Ch 19 Waste

makes up most of the municipal solid waste

• leachate

• manufacturing waste

• paper

• municipal solid waste

• plastic

a liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste

• leachate

• manufacturing waste

• paper

• municipal solid waste

• plastic

garbage produced by households and businesses

• leachate

• manufacturing waste

• paper

• municipal solid waste

• plastic

cannot be broken down by biological processes

• leachate

• manufacturing waste

• paper

• municipal solid waste

• plastic

makes up more than half of the total waste produced

• leachate

• manufacturing waste

• paper

• municipal solid waste

• plastic

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.

• ALL the options

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting

• surface improvement and leachate

• leachate and methane production

• ALL these options

passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal

• Superfund Act

• deep-well injection

• incineration

• hazardous waste

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

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

• Superfund Act

• deep-well injection

• incineration

• hazardous waste

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

pumping wastes below groundwater level

• Superfund Act

• deep-well injection

• incineration

• hazardous waste

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)