Solid Waste Management Quiz

What is defined as solid waste?

• Non liquid, non-soluble materials ranging from municipal garbage to industrial wastes that contain complex & sometimes hazardous substances

• Only municipal garbage

• Only industrial wastes

• Only biodegradable materials

What are the sources of solid waste?

• Agriculture

• Fisheries

• Household

• Commerce and industry

What are the types of municipal solid waste?

• Household waste

• Construction and demolition debris

• Sanitation residue

• Waste from streets

What is hazardous waste?

• Waste that may contain toxic substances

• Waste that is always biodegradable

• Waste that is only generated from households

• Waste that is safe for the environment

What does biomedical waste mean?

• Any waste generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals

• Only waste from hospitals

• Waste that is always hazardous

• Waste that can be recycled

What are the health hazards of solid waste?

• Epidemic outbreaks

• No health hazards

• Only minor illnesses

• Improved health conditions

What is the waste management concept of the 3Rs?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

• Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

• None of the above

What is the trench method in waste disposal?

• A method where refuse is compacted with excavated earth

• A method where waste is burned

• A method where waste is buried without any treatment

• A method where waste is recycled

What is incineration?

• A disposal method where solid organic wastes are subjected to combustion

• A method of recycling waste

• A method of burying waste

• A method of composting waste

What is the purpose of composting?

• To convert refuse and night soil/sludge into compost

• To burn waste

• To bury waste

• To recycle plastic