Waste Disposal and Recycling

Recyclable materials are categorized as metal, glass, paper, and ________.

• wood

• plastic

• rubber

• hazardous waste

Rainwater falling on a dump dissolved chemicals from the wastes, forming a polluted liquid called

• acid

• pollutant

• leachate

• incineration

Once a landfill is full, it is covered with a ________ cap to keep rainwater from entering the waste.

• solid

• granite

• porcelain

• clay

The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products is called _________.

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The wastes produced in homes, businesses, schools, and in the community are called

• sanitary landfill

• municipal solid waste

• incineration

• recycling

Which of the methods below is used for the disposal of solid waste?

• burning

• burying

• recycling

• dump it

______________ solid waste includes empty packaging, paper, food scraps, agricultural and industrial waste, and construction debris.

• neighborhood

• municipal

• county

• business

One safe way to handle solid waste is to bury it in

• the woods

• sanitary landfills

• the ocean

• an incinerator

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

The burning of solid waste is called

• hazardous waste

• leachate

• incineration

• recycling

Any substance that causes pollution

• biodegradable

• municipal solid waste

• sanitary landfill

• pollutant

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