WorksheetsWaste Management
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Most municipal solid waste in the United States will end up in a(n) _____.
a. recycling center
b. open dump
c. waterway
d. landfill
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
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
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
What is true about incineration as a waste management method?
a. It cannot be used for hazardous waste.
b. It can be used to generate electricity.
c. It produces more air pollution than landfilling.
d. 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
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
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
Resource experts agree that recycling is the most effective way to reduce solid waste.
True
False
Most of the world’s electronic waste, including old computers and cell phones, is recycled in less developed countries under unsafe conditions.
True
False
