Wastes and Landfills

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

Solid waste includes all of the following except;

• newspaper and soda bottles

• food scraps and yard clippings

• ozone and carbon dioxide

• junk mail and milk cartons

Leachate is a substance that

• is produced in a compost pile

• is a byproduct of bacterial digestion

• is produced by incinerators

• contains dissolved toxic chemicals

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?

• It reduces the material sent to landfills

• It produces energy in the form of heat

• It can be used to produce electricity

• It neutralizes all of the toxic materials

Most of the municipal solid waste in the United States is

• stored in landfills

• recycled

• incinerated

• none of the above

___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

• hazardous waste

• politics

• sewage

• water runoff

Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that

• use more materials

• are more durable

• are difficult

• are disposable

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Leachate is a ______________

• A liquid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A gas that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A solid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A chemical that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

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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

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Solid wastes generated by households and commercial establishments end up in___________

• Dustbin

• Landfills

• Drainage