Test 4 study guide

nonliquid waste that comes from homes, institutions, and small businesses

• municipal solid waste

• sanitary landfill

• industrial waste

• leachate

liquid that results when substances from trash dissolve in waster as rainwater percolates downward

• municipal solid waste

• sanitary landfill

• industrial waste

• leachate

waste that comes from the production of consumer goods, mining, agriculture, and petroleum extraction and refining

• municipal solid waste

• sanitary landfill

• industrial waste

• leachate

places where waste is buried in the ground or piled up in large, carefully engineered mounds

• municipal solid waste

• sanitary landfill

• industrial waste

• leachate

is any unwanted material or substance that results from a human activity or process

• waste

• incineration

• hazardous waste

solid or liquid waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, flammable, or corrosive

• waste

• incineration

• hazardous waste

is a controlled process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures

• waste

• incineration

• hazardous waste

reducing the amount of waste, which lowers cost of disposal and recycling; conserves resources and produces less pollution

• biodegradable

• material recovery facility (MRF)

• composting

• recycling

• source reduction

a material that decomposes or breaks down naturally

• biodegradable

• material recovery facility (MRF)

• composting

• recycling

• source reduction

conversion of organic waste into mulch or humus through natural biological processes of decomposition

• biodegradable

• material recovery facility (MRF)

• composting

• recycling

• source reduction