Be careful! Its Hazardous

Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal

• Superfund Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

Passed in 1980 to set aside money for cleanup of hazardous waste sites

• Superfund Act

• No Child Left Behind

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Pumping wastes below groundwater level

• recycling

• incineration

• deep-well injection

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material

• solid waste

• hazardous waste

• plant waste

Often generates wastes that are more toxic than the original substance

• composting

• recycling

• incineration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is handled?

• Superfund Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• Hazardous Waste Act

Hazardous waste is:

• corrosive

• ignitable

• toxic

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT:

• landfills

• open dumping

• recovery

Which item should you NOT put in your compost pile?

• food scraps

• autumn leaves

• plastic

Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment?

• They do not decompose or break down naturally

• They leak toxic chemicals

• They contain poisons for wildlife

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4