Municipal and Industrial Waste

What type of waste is generated when valuable minerals and metals, typically known as ore, are extracted?

• Mining

• Agricultural

• Industrial

• Municipal Solid Waste

What type of waste is generated by the raising of animals and the harvesting and processing of crops and trees?

• Mining

• Agricultural

• Industrial

• Municipal Solid Waste

What type of waste is generated by demolition and manufacturing?

• Mining

• Agricultural

• Industrial

• Municipal Solid Waste

What type of waste is generated by residential area, commercial businesses, and institutions? This type of waste is typically things that are no longer of use.

• Mining

• Agricultural

• Industrial

• Municipal Solid Waste

Which of the following is a method in which mining waste is generated?

• Waste generated by areas or municipalities, commercial businesses, and institutions.

• Waste generated by manufacturing and demolition.

• Waste generated by the raising of animals and the harvesting and processing of crops and trees.

• Large amounts of rock and soil are removed to locate ore.

Which of the following is a method in which agricultural waste is generated?

• Waste generated by areas or municipalities, commercial businesses, and institutions.

• Waste generated by manufacturing and demolition.

• Waste generated by the raising of animals and the harvesting and processing of crops and trees.

• Large amounts of rock and soil are removed to locate ore.

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Which of the following is a method in which industrial waste is generated?

• Waste generated by areas or municipalities, commercial businesses, and institutions.

• Waste generated by manufacturing and demolition.

• Waste generated by the raising of animals and the harvesting and processing of crops and trees.

• Large amounts of rock and soil are removed to locate ore.

Which of the following is a method in which municipal solid waste is generated?

• Waste generated by areas or municipalities, commercial businesses, and institutions.

• Waste generated by manufacturing and demolition.

• Waste generated by the raising of animals and the harvesting and processing of crops and trees.

• Large amounts of rock and soil are removed to locate ore.

According to the chart, how much municipal solid waste is generated by food?

• 9.1%

• 12.8%

• 14.6%

• 27%

According to the chart, how much municipal solid waste is generated by paper?

• 9.1%

• 12.8%

• 14.6%

• 27%