Sources and Types of Solid Waste

Waste is any material that is not needed by the

• (A) owner

• (B) producer

• (C) processor

• (D) all of the above

Which of the following is true?

• (A) there is no real waste in nature

• (B) the apparent waste from one process becomes input to another

• (C) all processes of production and consumption produce waste

• (D) all of the above

Most disposable wastes are in the form of

• (A) solids

• (B) liquids

• (C) slurries

• (D) all of the above

The simplest and most common method used in the cities is to collect and dump the waste in a ___ .

• (A) landfill

• (B) river

• (C) ocean

• (D) any of the above

Feature(s) of Zero Waste Management is (are):

• (A) Separation of garbage at the source

• (B) Separate collection of each kind

• (C) Involvement of the community in all activities

• (D) all of the above

The term ‘Municipal Solid Waste’ is used to describe which kind of solid waste?

• a) Hazardous

• b) Toxic

• c) Non hazardous

• d) Non toxic

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) contains a wide variety of materials.

• a) True

• b) False

The term Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is generally used to describe:

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• (a) Wastes from industrial processes, construction and demolition debris

• (b) Wastes from Private homes, commercial establishments and institutions.

• (c) Mining wastes

• (d) Agricultural wastes

The most serious environmental effect posed by hazardous wastes is ……….

• (a) Air pollution

• (b) Contamination of groundwater

• (c) Increased use of land for landfills.

• (d) None of these

1. Which of the below is not an idea behind solid waste management?

• a) Control of waste generation

• b) Storage and collection

• c) Disposal

• d) Stop waste generation