Environmental Science Waste Management

Most municipal solid waste in the United States will end up in a(n) _____.

• a. recycling center

• b. open dump

• c. waterway

• d. landfill

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Waste _____ is an approach that focuses on controlling waste in order to limit its harmful impacts on the environment.

• reduction

• management

• integration

• refusal

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What is a good way for a manufacturer of goods to reduce solid waste production?

• a. Pass on the true manufacturing costs to the consumer.

• b. Use fee-per-bag waste collection systems that charge consumers to throw waste away.

• Change industrial processes to eliminate or reduce the use of harmful chemicals.

• d. Develop products that are easy to repair, reuse, remanufacture, compost, or recycle

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Which of the following is one advantage of using a landfill?

• discourages waste production

• does not release greenhouse gases

• operates at low cost

• prevents groundwater contamination

How much solid waste is produced per day per person in the US?

• 4.4 pounds

• 4.4 tons

• 4.4 grams

• 4.4 ounces

What is true about incineration as a waste management method?

• It cannot be used for hazardous waste.

• It can be used to generate electricity.

• It produces more air pollution than landfilling.

• It reduces demand for burnable waste.

Electronic waste _____.

• a. is effectively banned from being shipped across borders

• b. must be recycled in the United States by law

• c. is mainly sent to China for recycling

• d. is unregulated in the European Union

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Mrs. Brown asks her class to consider the problem of pollution contaminating the local waterways. What is the first step to solving this problem?

• test the water to measure success

• determine the source contamination

• reduce contributing pollution sources

• treat the waterway to restore its health

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In order to help cut down on the amount of waste that we throw away, conservationists developed a marketing slogan to help create a more sustainable life with less waste in landfills. It's called the "Three R's". Which of these is NOT one of the 3 R's?

• Recover

• Recycle

• Reduce

• Reuse

More-developed countries such as the United States produce most of the world’s solid waste.

• True

• False

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