ENVS LT 6.1 Solid Waste Review

Makes up most of the municipal solid waste

• paper
• plastic
• manufacturing waste
• leachate

Garbage produced by households and businesses

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.

• landfill

• incinerator

• compost heap

• aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items?

• composting
• incineration
• leachate
• recycling 

What is typical "household" waste?

• hazardous waste

• municipal solid waste

• agricultural waste

Potentially explosive or chemically reactive

• hazardous waste

• municipal solid waste

• agricultural waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Leftover rock and ore from mineral extraction.

• hazardous waste

• municipal solid waste

• agricultural waste

• mining waste

When someone uses something again, it is called _________________.

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

When waste is broken down to make something new, it is called ____________________.

• reducing

• reusing

• recycling

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• wood

• plastic

• glass

• soda