Solid Waste Disposal (APES)

The material that makes up the highest proportion of MSW is

• plastic

• rubber, leather, and textiles

• paper and paperboard

• food

Which of the following best describes electronic waste?

• It accounts for over 10 percent of the waste stream.

• It is almost always recycled

• it contains few toxic components

• It is more expensive to recycle than to put in a landfill

Which material, wen placed in a landfill, is most likely to cause problems as a result of leaching into the surrounding soil?

• paper

• food matter

• glass

• aluminum

Household hazardous waste

• costs much less to recycle than regular waste

• is primarily generated by individual households

• should be disposed of in landfills intermixed with MSW

• can include items such as paint and oil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which legislation calls for listing hazardous waste to use in cradle-to-grave tracking?

• Resource Conservation and Recover Act

• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

• Hazardous and Sold Waste Amendments

• Superfund Act

Garbage produced by households and businesses

• hazardous waste
• school lunch
• municipal solid waste
• city water

Cannot be broken down by biological processes

• plant waste
• paper
• plastic
• yard waste

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting
• surface improvement and leachate
• leachate and methane production
• all of the above