Solid Waste Quiz

Makes up most of the municipal solid waste

• paper
• plastic
• manufacturing waste
• leachate

A liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste

• oil
• leachate
• fertilizer
• battery acid

Garbage produced by households and businesses

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

Cannot be broken down by biological processes

• plant waste
• paper
• plastic
• yard waste

An example of something that is biodegradable is

• a leaf in a compost pile
• a plastic milk jug in a landfill
• a polystyrene burger container in a trash can
• All of the above

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting
• surface improvement and leachate
• leachate and methane production
• all of the above

Hazardous waste is:

• corrosive
• ignitable
• toxic
• all of these

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

• landfills
• open dumping 
• incineration
• recovery 

A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:

• recovery
• incineration
• leachate
• source reduction 

The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and:

• industrial waste 
• radioactive waste 
• wastewater
• green waste