Waste Management and Environmental Concepts

Hazardous waste is:

• corrosive
• ignitable
• toxic
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Grass clippings are considered to be:

• Inorganic wastes

• E wastes

• Hazardous wastes

• Organic wastes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items?

• composting
• incineration
• leachate
• recycling 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What are the 3 R's of Waste Management?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Reproduce, Reduce, Recycle

• Redistribute, Reduce, Recycle

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

the environment.

• reduction

• b. management

• c. integration

• d. refusal

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

• a. recycling center

• b. open dump

• c. waterway

• d. landfill

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

• a. discourages waste production

• b. does not release greenhouse gases

• c. operates at low cost

• d. prevents groundwater contamination

Among the following, which object can be recycled?

• Concrete

• Compost

• Glass

• Soil

What is the term for a place where trash is simply piled up without proper liners or caps?

• open dump

• sanitary landfill

• municipal solid waste facility

• compost facility

The following is an example of reducing:

• bringing newspapers to a recycling center.

• using plastic bags as small garbage bags.

• designing packaging that uses less material.

• all of these are good examples of reducing.