Question 1

While roughly a third of all ____ produced in the United States is thrown away,only about 2.5% of this waste is composted.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​paper 
B)  ​food 
C)  ​clothing 
D)  ​wood 
E)  shrubbery​ 
A)  ​paper 
B)  ​food 
C)  ​clothing 
D)  ​wood 
E)  shrubbery​

Question 2

The fastest growing solid waste in the world is from ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  automobiles​ 
B)  ​tires 
C)  ​diapers 
D)  ​carpet 
E)  electronics​ 
A)  automobiles​ 
B)  ​tires 
C)  ​diapers 
D)  ​carpet 
E)  electronics​

Question 3

The United State is the only industrialized nation that can export its electronic waste legally simply because it has not ratified the Basel Convention.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The type of waste produced by mines,agriculture,and industries that supply people with goods and services is called _________________________.​

Accepted Answer

industrial

Question 5

The availability of oil and petrochemicals effectively stalled the development of bioplastics.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why can the U.S.legally transport its electronic waste when other countries cannot?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is the only industrialized nation that exports directly to recycling centers. 
B)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is exempted from most international laws. 
C)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it can afford the safety measures needed for safe transport. 
D)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is the only industrialized nation that has not ratified the Basel Convention. 
E)  The United States can export its e-waste legally because it has previous trade agreements with some countries.​ 
A)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is the only industrialized nation that exports directly to recycling centers. 
B)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is exempted from most international laws. 
C)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it can afford the safety measures needed for safe transport. 
D)  ​The United States can export its e-waste legally because it is the only industrialized nation that has not ratified the Basel Convention. 
E)  The United States can export its e-waste legally because it has previous trade agreements with some countries.​

Question 7

The bottoms and sides of ____ have strong double liners and containment systems that collect the liquids.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​open dumps 
B)  ​recycling centers 
C)  ​waste incinerators 
D)  ​single-pickup systems 
E)  sanitary landfills​ 
A)  ​open dumps 
B)  ​recycling centers 
C)  ​waste incinerators 
D)  ​single-pickup systems 
E)  sanitary landfills​

Question 8

_____________________ are chemical substances that persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and other organisms.​

Accepted Answer

Persistent

Question 9

Enacting laws will not provide incentives for recycling e-waste and plastics.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is possible to contribute to health problems for people in China,India,or Africa when discarding a cell phone or other electronic device in the United States​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What approach do most analysts call for in approaching our waste problems?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​waste management 
B)  ​waste reduction 
C)  ​integrated waste management 
D)  ​reusing 
E)  recycle​ 
A)  ​waste management 
B)  ​waste reduction 
C)  ​integrated waste management 
D)  ​reusing 
E)  recycle​

Question 12

Cities that make money by recycling and that have higher recycling rates tend to use a ____ for both recyclable and non-recyclable materials​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fee structure 
B)  ​subsidy incentive 
C)  ​multi-pickup system 
D)  ​single-pickup system 
E)  integrated-pickup system​ 
A)  ​fee structure 
B)  ​subsidy incentive 
C)  ​multi-pickup system 
D)  ​single-pickup system 
E)  integrated-pickup system​

Question 13

The use of bacteria and enzymes to convert toxic or hazardous substances to harmless compounds is called ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The use of bacteria and enzymes to...

Question 14

An estimated 82% of the Guiyu (China)area's children younger than age 6 suffer from lead poisoning as direct result of electronic waste.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

​In 2000,delegates from 122 countries completed a global treaty to control 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs)that contain ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​DDT 
B)  ​ozone 
C)  ​chlorofluorocarbons 
D)  ​methane gas 
E)  mercury​ 
A)  ​DDT 
B)  ​ozone 
C)  ​chlorofluorocarbons 
D)  ​methane gas 
E)  mercury​

Question 16

Every year,the United States generates enough municipal solid waste to fill a bumper-to-bumper convoy of garbage trucks long enough to circle the earth's equator almost six times.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A 2009 EPA study concluded that ____________________ emit more air pollutants than modern waste-to-energy incinerators.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A 2009 EPA study concluded that ____________________...

Question 18

The U.S.contains only 4.5% of the world's people,but produces approximately 25% of the world's solid waste.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People in many less developed countries make their living by removing and selling items from open-pit landfills.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to some estimates,the North Pacific Garbage Patch occupies an area at least the size of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Ireland 
B)  ​Europe 
C)  the Mediterranean Sea​ 
D)  ​Texas 
E)  several square kilometers​ 
A)  ​Ireland 
B)  ​Europe 
C)  the Mediterranean Sea​ 
D)  ​Texas 
E)  several square kilometers​

While roughly a third of all ____ produced in the United States is thrown away,only about 2.5% of this waste is composted.

The fastest growing solid waste in the world is from ____.

The United State is the only industrialized nation that can export its electronic waste legally simply because it has not ratified the Basel Convention.

The type of waste produced by mines,agriculture,and industries that supply people with goods and services is called _________________________.

The availability of oil and petrochemicals effectively stalled the development of bioplastics.

Why can the U.S.legally transport its electronic waste when other countries cannot?

The bottoms and sides of ____ have strong double liners and containment systems that collect the liquids.

_____________________ are chemical substances that persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and other organisms.

Enacting laws will not provide incentives for recycling e-waste and plastics.

It is possible to contribute to health problems for people in China,India,or Africa when discarding a cell phone or other electronic device in the United States

What approach do most analysts call for in approaching our waste problems?

Cities that make money by recycling and that have higher recycling rates tend to use a ____ for both recyclable and non-recyclable materials

The use of bacteria and enzymes to convert toxic or hazardous substances to harmless compounds is called ____________________.

An estimated 82% of the Guiyu (China)area's children younger than age 6 suffer from lead poisoning as direct result of electronic waste.

In 2000,delegates from 122 countries completed a global treaty to control 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs)that contain ____.

Every year,the United States generates enough municipal solid waste to fill a bumper-to-bumper convoy of garbage trucks long enough to circle the earth's equator almost six times.

A 2009 EPA study concluded that ____________________ emit more air pollutants than modern waste-to-energy incinerators.

The U.S.contains only 4.5% of the world's people,but produces approximately 25% of the world's solid waste.

People in many less developed countries make their living by removing and selling items from open-pit landfills.

According to some estimates,the North Pacific Garbage Patch occupies an area at least the size of ____.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 16: Solid and Hazardous Waste

While roughly a third of all ____ produced in the United States is thrown away,only about 2.5% of this waste is composted.​

The fastest growing solid waste in the world is from ____.​

The United State is the only industrialized nation that can export its electronic waste legally simply because it has not ratified the Basel Convention.​

The type of waste produced by mines,agriculture,and industries that supply people with goods and services is called _________________________.​

The availability of oil and petrochemicals effectively stalled the development of bioplastics.​

Why can the U.S.legally transport its electronic waste when other countries cannot?​

The bottoms and sides of ____ have strong double liners and containment systems that collect the liquids.​

_____________________ are chemical substances that persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and other organisms.​

Enacting laws will not provide incentives for recycling e-waste and plastics.​

It is possible to contribute to health problems for people in China,India,or Africa when discarding a cell phone or other electronic device in the United States​

What approach do most analysts call for in approaching our waste problems?​

Cities that make money by recycling and that have higher recycling rates tend to use a ____ for both recyclable and non-recyclable materials​

The use of bacteria and enzymes to convert toxic or hazardous substances to harmless compounds is called ____________________.​

An estimated 82% of the Guiyu (China)area's children younger than age 6 suffer from lead poisoning as direct result of electronic waste.​

​In 2000,delegates from 122 countries completed a global treaty to control 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs)that contain ____.

Every year,the United States generates enough municipal solid waste to fill a bumper-to-bumper convoy of garbage trucks long enough to circle the earth's equator almost six times.​

A 2009 EPA study concluded that ____________________ emit more air pollutants than modern waste-to-energy incinerators.​

The U.S.contains only 4.5% of the world's people,but produces approximately 25% of the world's solid waste.​

People in many less developed countries make their living by removing and selling items from open-pit landfills.​

According to some estimates,the North Pacific Garbage Patch occupies an area at least the size of ____.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

Filters

While roughly a third of all ____ produced in the United States is thrown away,only about 2.5% of this waste is composted.

The fastest growing solid waste in the world is from ____.

The United State is the only industrialized nation that can export its electronic waste legally simply because it has not ratified the Basel Convention.

The type of waste produced by mines,agriculture,and industries that supply people with goods and services is called _________________________.

The availability of oil and petrochemicals effectively stalled the development of bioplastics.

Why can the U.S.legally transport its electronic waste when other countries cannot?

The bottoms and sides of ____ have strong double liners and containment systems that collect the liquids.

_____________________ are chemical substances that persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and other organisms.

Enacting laws will not provide incentives for recycling e-waste and plastics.

It is possible to contribute to health problems for people in China,India,or Africa when discarding a cell phone or other electronic device in the United States

What approach do most analysts call for in approaching our waste problems?

Cities that make money by recycling and that have higher recycling rates tend to use a ____ for both recyclable and non-recyclable materials

The use of bacteria and enzymes to convert toxic or hazardous substances to harmless compounds is called ____________________.

An estimated 82% of the Guiyu (China)area's children younger than age 6 suffer from lead poisoning as direct result of electronic waste.

In 2000,delegates from 122 countries completed a global treaty to control 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs)that contain ____.

Every year,the United States generates enough municipal solid waste to fill a bumper-to-bumper convoy of garbage trucks long enough to circle the earth's equator almost six times.

A 2009 EPA study concluded that ____________________ emit more air pollutants than modern waste-to-energy incinerators.

The U.S.contains only 4.5% of the world's people,but produces approximately 25% of the world's solid waste.

People in many less developed countries make their living by removing and selling items from open-pit landfills.

According to some estimates,the North Pacific Garbage Patch occupies an area at least the size of ____.