waste

A dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.

• compost

• brown sugar

• saw dust

• non-biodegradable

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

If your shirt is partly cotton and partly polyester, what part is biodegradable?

• cotton

• polyester

• both a and b

• none of the above

A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.

• landfill

• incinerator

• compost heap

• aquifer

capable of being broken down by biological processes, such as the action of bacteria

• biodegradable
• leachate
• recycling
• solid waste

Garbage produced by households and businesses

• hazardous waste
• school lunch
• municipal solid waste
• city water

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

a liquid that has passed through solid waste and has extracted dissolved or suspended materials from that waste, such as pesticides in the soil

• leachate
• solid waste
• recycling
• compost

what is a superfund site ?

• A variety of options that minimize waste including the three R's of waste prevention (reduce, reuse, and recycle),

• landfill

• A site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up.

• A site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up.

what is the Pollution Prevention Act?

• An Act about the conversion of material from one or more products into a new product.

• Formed in 1990, and was the first U.S. environmental law to focus on the reduced generation of pollutants at their point of origin rather than the reduction of pollutants or repair of damage caused by such substances.

• An ACT that protects air pollution

• An Act that protects water pollution established in 1998 that dictates the guidelines about how to manage plastics plastic waste.

What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)?

• Formed in 1990, and was the first U.S. environmental law to focus on the reduced generation of pollutants at their point of origin rather than the reduction of pollutants or repair of damage caused by such substances.

• AN Act about any discarded chemical that threatens human health or the environment, includes household waste such as oil.

• An Act about toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up.

• An Act about an example of plastic that has great recycling potential but is currently not recycled appreciably.

What is bioremediation?

• bacteria and microorganisms clean up pollution.

• learning about how to clean waste naturally.

• A way to recycle plastics bio-chemically

• A way to re-mediate water and air pollution.