Waste Management Quiz

Define radioactive waste.

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

• A shallow pit, often lined with plastic, that is used to hold liquid or semisolid hazardous waste

• Waste that has substantial/potential threats to public health or the environment

• Materials from a nuclear reaction that emit radiation; contact with such particles may be harmful or lethal to people

What percentage of solid waste is buried in landfills?

• 46%

• 54%

• 59%

• 12%

Why is e-waste considered hazardous?

• They create further hazards and can result in serious threats to other species.

• Waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public

• Reducing waste at the source, producing less waste or decreasing its toxicity

• It is exchanged through clearinghouses where they are sold as raw materials for use by other industries.

Who sets the standards by which states are to manage hazardous waste?

• The Environmental Protection Agency

• The Airport Sponsor

• The Food And Drug Administration

• Put The Rest In Long-term, Safe Storage

What are the positives and negatives of recycling?

• positive- generates heat to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces, or producing electricity

• negative- costly and adds to the taxpayer burden in communities where recycling is funded through taxation

• negative- has a bad reputation stemming from past use of highly polluting and poorly regulated incinerators

• landfill

• positive- reprocesses discarded solid materials into new, useful products

What are the positives and negatives of incinerators?

• landfill

• recycling

• incineration

• composting

What are 3 types of waste?

• hazardous

• municipal

• industrial

• landfill

• able to decompose/break down naturally

What produces the most hazardous waste?

• industrial

• innovation

• manufacturing

• commercial

How is hazardous waste disposed of?

• waste that has substantial/potential threats to public health or the environment

• waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public

• It is exchanged through clearinghouses where they are sold as raw materials for use by other industries.

• They create further hazards and can result in serious threats to other species.

What are the positives and negatives of sanitary landfills?

• negative- they will eventually develop leaks and could emit toxic liquids

• positive- designed to eliminate/minimize environmental problems that plague older landfills.

• negative- has a bad reputation stemming from past use of highly polluting and poorly regulated incinerators

• negative- costly and adds to the taxpayer burden in communities where recycling is funded through taxation

• positive- generates heat to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces, or producing electricity