Question 1

Some scientists and economists estimate that we could eliminate up to 80% of the solid waste by applying integrated strategies that reduce,reuse,and recycle waste.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

​Although burial of hazardous waste is the last thing we should do,why then is this the most widely used method of dealing with our hazardous waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​politics 
B)  ​health 
C)  ​laziness 
D)  ​lower cost 
E)  complexity​ 
A)  ​politics 
B)  ​health 
C)  ​laziness 
D)  ​lower cost 
E)  complexity​

Question 3

Municipal solid waste can be burned in large ____________________,which is used to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces,or for producing electricity.​

Accepted Answer

waste-to-e

Question 4

EPA studies have found that 70% of all U.S.hazardous waste ____ have no liners and could threaten groundwater supplies.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sanitary landfills 
B)  ​deep-well disposal sites 
C)  ​open pit landfills 
D)  ​storage ponds 
E)  storage tanks​ 
A)  ​sanitary landfills 
B)  ​deep-well disposal sites 
C)  ​open pit landfills 
D)  ​storage ponds 
E)  storage tanks​

Question 5

​What process involves the use of bacteria and enzymes to destroy hazardous substances?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​phytoremediation 
B)  ​plasma gasification 
C)  ​bioremediation 
D)  ​incineration 
E)  composting​ 
A)  ​phytoremediation 
B)  ​plasma gasification 
C)  ​bioremediation 
D)  ​incineration 
E)  composting​

Question 6

Since 1976,the EPA has used the Toxic Substances Control Act to ban only 5 of the roughly 80,000 chemicals in use.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the four R's of waste reduction?​

Accepted Answer

Refuse: Don't use it
.Reduce:

Question 8

What is the primary reason many U.S.citizens,local governments,and environmental scientists oppose waste incineration?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It is more expensive than landfills. 
B)  ​It must burn a lot of trash to maintain profitability. 
C)  ​It is difficult to regulating incinerators. 
D)  It emits air pollutants.​ 
E)  It undermines waste reduction strategies like reduce and reuse.​ 
A)  ​It is more expensive than landfills. 
B)  ​It must burn a lot of trash to maintain profitability. 
C)  ​It is difficult to regulating incinerators. 
D)  It emits air pollutants.​ 
E)  It undermines waste reduction strategies like reduce and reuse.​

Question 9

Denmark ____ 54% of its municipal solid waste in state-of-the-art facilities that exceed European air pollution standards by a factor of 10.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​buries 
B)  ​incinerates 
C)  ​recycles 
D)  ​reuses 
E)  composts​ 
A)  ​buries 
B)  ​incinerates 
C)  ​recycles 
D)  ​reuses 
E)  composts​

Question 10

It can take 400 to 1,000 years to break down ____ that end up in landfills or the ocean.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​disposable coffee cups 
B)  ​batteries 
C)  ​glass bottles 
D)  ​plastic bags 
E)  aluminum cans​ 
A)  ​disposable coffee cups 
B)  ​batteries 
C)  ​glass bottles 
D)  ​plastic bags 
E)  aluminum cans​

Question 11

The original list from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)of 12 hazardous chemicals,called the ____________________,includes DDT and eight other chlorine-containing persistent pesticides,PCBs,dioxins,and furans.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The original list from the Stockholm Convention...

Question 12

​What is the result of using a pay-as-you-throw approach in San Francisco,California,USA?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The city lost 37 garbage pickup workers. 
B)  ​The city raised its taxes as a result of stringent recycling requirements. 
C)  ​The city recycled,composted,or reused 78% of its municipal solid waste (MSW). 
D)  ​The city created a severe littering problem. 
E)  The city became the most expensive place to live in the U.S.​ 
A)  ​The city lost 37 garbage pickup workers. 
B)  ​The city raised its taxes as a result of stringent recycling requirements. 
C)  ​The city recycled,composted,or reused 78% of its municipal solid waste (MSW). 
D)  ​The city created a severe littering problem. 
E)  The city became the most expensive place to live in the U.S.​

Question 13

​The fee-per-____ waste collection systems charge consumers for the amount of waste they throw away.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​unit 
B)  ​product 
C)  ​material 
D)  ​energy 
E)  bag​ 
A)  ​unit 
B)  ​product 
C)  ​material 
D)  ​energy 
E)  bag​

Question 14

Exchanging industrial hazardous wastes through clearinghouses might be a good way to reduce disposal of waste and pollution.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

From an environmental standpoint,refusing,reducing and reusing are preferred over recycling because they are ____ approaches that tackle the problem of waste production at the front end.​ more feasible

Accepted Answer

A)  ​waste prevention 
B)  ​integrated 
C)  ​management 
D)  ​green 
E)  ​more feasible 
A)  ​waste prevention 
B)  ​integrated 
C)  ​management 
D)  ​green 
E)  ​more feasible

Question 16

The Superfund Act was designed to make polluters pay for cleaning up hazardous waste,however taxpayers are now paying for the polluters,albeit to a lesser extent.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most of the solid waste in the United States comes from the industrial sector.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In newer ____________________ landfills,solid wastes are spread out in thin layers,compacted,and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In newer ____________________ landfills,solid wastes are spread...

Question 19

​Under what regulation are hazardous waste permit holders must use a cradle-to-grave system?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The Superfund Act 
B)  ​The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act 
C)  ​The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
D)  ​The Toxic Release Inventory Act 
E)  The Clean Air Act​ 
A)  ​The Superfund Act 
B)  ​The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act 
C)  ​The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
D)  ​The Toxic Release Inventory Act 
E)  The Clean Air Act​

Question 20

Closed-loop recycling is the same as secondary recycling.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Some scientists and economists estimate that we could eliminate up to 80% of the solid waste by applying integrated strategies that reduce,reuse,and recycle waste.

Although burial of hazardous waste is the last thing we should do,why then is this the most widely used method of dealing with our hazardous waste?

Municipal solid waste can be burned in large ____________________,which is used to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces,or for producing electricity.

EPA studies have found that 70% of all U.S.hazardous waste ____ have no liners and could threaten groundwater supplies.

What process involves the use of bacteria and enzymes to destroy hazardous substances?

Since 1976,the EPA has used the Toxic Substances Control Act to ban only 5 of the roughly 80,000 chemicals in use.

What are the four R's of waste reduction?

What is the primary reason many U.S.citizens,local governments,and environmental scientists oppose waste incineration?

Denmark ____ 54% of its municipal solid waste in state-of-the-art facilities that exceed European air pollution standards by a factor of 10.

It can take 400 to 1,000 years to break down ____ that end up in landfills or the ocean.

The original list from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)of 12 hazardous chemicals,called the ____________________,includes DDT and eight other chlorine-containing persistent pesticides,PCBs,dioxins,and furans.

What is the result of using a pay-as-you-throw approach in San Francisco,California,USA?

The fee-per-____ waste collection systems charge consumers for the amount of waste they throw away.

Exchanging industrial hazardous wastes through clearinghouses might be a good way to reduce disposal of waste and pollution.

From an environmental standpoint,refusing,reducing and reusing are preferred over recycling because they are ____ approaches that tackle the problem of waste production at the front end. more feasible

The Superfund Act was designed to make polluters pay for cleaning up hazardous waste,however taxpayers are now paying for the polluters,albeit to a lesser extent.

Most of the solid waste in the United States comes from the industrial sector.

In newer ____________________ landfills,solid wastes are spread out in thin layers,compacted,and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam.

Under what regulation are hazardous waste permit holders must use a cradle-to-grave system?

Closed-loop recycling is the same as secondary recycling.

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Some scientists and economists estimate that we could eliminate up to 80% of the solid waste by applying integrated strategies that reduce,reuse,and recycle waste.​

​Although burial of hazardous waste is the last thing we should do,why then is this the most widely used method of dealing with our hazardous waste?

Municipal solid waste can be burned in large ____________________,which is used to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces,or for producing electricity.​

EPA studies have found that 70% of all U.S.hazardous waste ____ have no liners and could threaten groundwater supplies.​

​What process involves the use of bacteria and enzymes to destroy hazardous substances?

Since 1976,the EPA has used the Toxic Substances Control Act to ban only 5 of the roughly 80,000 chemicals in use.​

What are the four R's of waste reduction?​

What is the primary reason many U.S.citizens,local governments,and environmental scientists oppose waste incineration?​

Denmark ____ 54% of its municipal solid waste in state-of-the-art facilities that exceed European air pollution standards by a factor of 10.​

It can take 400 to 1,000 years to break down ____ that end up in landfills or the ocean.​

The original list from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)of 12 hazardous chemicals,called the ____________________,includes DDT and eight other chlorine-containing persistent pesticides,PCBs,dioxins,and furans.​

​What is the result of using a pay-as-you-throw approach in San Francisco,California,USA?

​The fee-per-____ waste collection systems charge consumers for the amount of waste they throw away.

Exchanging industrial hazardous wastes through clearinghouses might be a good way to reduce disposal of waste and pollution.​

From an environmental standpoint,refusing,reducing and reusing are preferred over recycling because they are ____ approaches that tackle the problem of waste production at the front end.​ more feasible

The Superfund Act was designed to make polluters pay for cleaning up hazardous waste,however taxpayers are now paying for the polluters,albeit to a lesser extent.​

Most of the solid waste in the United States comes from the industrial sector.​

In newer ____________________ landfills,solid wastes are spread out in thin layers,compacted,and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam.​

​Under what regulation are hazardous waste permit holders must use a cradle-to-grave system?

Closed-loop recycling is the same as secondary recycling.​

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Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

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Some scientists and economists estimate that we could eliminate up to 80% of the solid waste by applying integrated strategies that reduce,reuse,and recycle waste.

Although burial of hazardous waste is the last thing we should do,why then is this the most widely used method of dealing with our hazardous waste?

Municipal solid waste can be burned in large ____________________,which is used to boil water and make steam for heating water or interior spaces,or for producing electricity.

EPA studies have found that 70% of all U.S.hazardous waste ____ have no liners and could threaten groundwater supplies.

What process involves the use of bacteria and enzymes to destroy hazardous substances?

Since 1976,the EPA has used the Toxic Substances Control Act to ban only 5 of the roughly 80,000 chemicals in use.

What are the four R's of waste reduction?

What is the primary reason many U.S.citizens,local governments,and environmental scientists oppose waste incineration?

Denmark ____ 54% of its municipal solid waste in state-of-the-art facilities that exceed European air pollution standards by a factor of 10.

It can take 400 to 1,000 years to break down ____ that end up in landfills or the ocean.

The original list from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)of 12 hazardous chemicals,called the ____________________,includes DDT and eight other chlorine-containing persistent pesticides,PCBs,dioxins,and furans.

What is the result of using a pay-as-you-throw approach in San Francisco,California,USA?

The fee-per-____ waste collection systems charge consumers for the amount of waste they throw away.

Exchanging industrial hazardous wastes through clearinghouses might be a good way to reduce disposal of waste and pollution.

From an environmental standpoint,refusing,reducing and reusing are preferred over recycling because they are ____ approaches that tackle the problem of waste production at the front end. more feasible

The Superfund Act was designed to make polluters pay for cleaning up hazardous waste,however taxpayers are now paying for the polluters,albeit to a lesser extent.

Most of the solid waste in the United States comes from the industrial sector.

In newer ____________________ landfills,solid wastes are spread out in thin layers,compacted,and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam.

Under what regulation are hazardous waste permit holders must use a cradle-to-grave system?

Closed-loop recycling is the same as secondary recycling.