Where Does Garbage Go?

The United States is the top producer of municipal solid waste

• True

• False

What do the initials/acronym MSW refer to?

How much MSW does the article estimate that Americans generate each year?

• 268 million tons every year

• 100 million tons every year

• 789 billion tons every year

According to the article, where does most MSW in the US end up?

• Landfills

• Recycling Centers

• Waste to energy plants

According to the article, what percentage of MSW ends up in recycling centers?

• 52.5%

• 25.8%

• 8.9%

Locations where debris is sorted to separate useful materials are called

• Material Recovery Facilities

• Transfer Stations

• Landfills

• Recycling Centers

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Which of the following statements are true about landfills

• Landfills are designed to store waste, but not to break it down.

• Landfills are designed to break down waste, not store it.

• Garbage will decompose in a landfill, but the process is slow in this oxygen-free environment.

• Garbage will not decompose in a landfill.

• Garbage will decompose in a landfill, and the process is quick in this oxygen-free environment.

Recycling facilities generally focus on processing which of the following items?

• aluminum, plastics, paper and glass

• food and agricultural waste

• Both answers are correct.

According to the article, the majority of the MSW that gets recycled is which of the following?

• paper

• metals

• glass

Trash incinerators are large industrial furnaces designed to _________ municipal solid waste.

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