STM4663 Chapter3.1 ASK

Which sector does municipal solid waste come from?

• Primary Production

• Processing and Manufacturing

• Wholesale, Retail and Markets

• Households

What is the discipline associated with control of generation, storage, collection, transport or transfer, processing and disposal of solid waste materials?

• Waste minimization

• Recycling

• Solid waste management

• Waste recovery

We need to do _______ to reduce the quantity of waste.

• Prevention

• Re-use

• Preparing for re-use

• Disposal

Why is waste quantity estimation important in solid waste management?

• To understand how much and where food waste is occurring

• To inform which strategies and measures are most appropriate for reducing food waste

• To develop models of future trends in food waste generation

• All of the above

What information is important to make meaningful changes in reducing wasted food?

• Waste type and reason for loss

• Quantity of total waste generated

• When the material is generated

• All of the above

Tools that can be used to determine how much, when, and why wasted food is being generated?

• Design, implementation and monitoring

• Food waste prevention

• Food waste quantification

• All of the above

What can quantifying food waste in terms of weight help evaluate?

• Economic value

• Environmental impact

• Both economic value and environmental impact

• None of the above

Which method is NOT used for the disposal of solid waste?

• Composting

• Burning or incineration

• Recycling

• Burial or landfill

What can be used to determine the quantity of wasted food?

• Automated systems

• Paper tracking

• 
  Both automated systems and paper tracking

• None of the above

Why is food waste quantification important?

• Determine the economic value of wasted food

• Track when the material is generated

• Understand the magnitude and location of food waste

• Reduce traffic congestion