Waste REVIEW (Env)

What is a potential environmental risk of landfills?

• They produce clean energy

• They reduce the amount of waste

• They can contaminate groundwater

• They provide recreational space

Today, waste is buried in the ground or piled up in large, carefully engineered mounds called

• surface impoundments

• incinerators

• material recovery facilities

• sanitary landfills

What is the main characteristic of hazardous waste?

• It is always biodegradable

• It is always solid

• It poses substantial threats to public health or the environment

• It can be recycled easily

Which of the following is an example of e-waste?

• Cell phones

• Old newspapers

• Food scraps

• Plastic bottles

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Which of the following is an example of medical waste?

• Old furniture

• Yard waste

• Plastic containers

• Sharps and bandages

What is the main goal of waste management?

• To create more landfills

• To reduce, reuse, and recycle waste to protect the environment

• To produce more waste

• To increase the amount of hazardous waste

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of incineration?

• It is a quick way to get rid of waste

• Toxic ash must be disposed of

• It can generate electricity

• It reduces waste volume significantly

Waste from nuclear power plants and hospital lab machines is called

• Chemical waste

• Nuclear waste

• Medical waste

• Municipal solid waste

A number of closed landfills have been converted into

• farms

• shopping malls

• recreation areas

• schools

Pesticides, paint, and motor oil are examples of

• nuclear waste

• chemical hazardous waste

• e-waste

• municipal solid waste

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