2. QUESTION: Review
All of the following are three main components of waste management except:
Minimizing the amount of waste we generate
Recovering waste materials and finding ways to recycle them
Disposing of waste safely and effectively
All of these are components of waste management
    
Answer: d

3. QUESTION: Review Within a sanitary landfill, waste is…
     
Poured into deep wells
Stored in large piles and then burned
Buried in the ground or piled up in large, carefully engineered mounds
Put onto barges and shipped overseas
Answer: c

4. QUESTION: Review
What are some ways we can reduce the amount of items entering the waste stream?
Donate used items to charity
Buy groceries in bulk
Buy rechargeable batteries
All of the above are ways to reduce the waste stream
Answer: d

5. QUESTION: Review
Industrial ecology is defined by all of the following EXCEPT:
Redesigning industrial systems to reduce resource inputs
Examining the entire life cycle of a given product  
Minimizing physical inefficiency
Maximizing economic efficiency
Answer: b

6. QUESTION: Review By EPA definition, hazardous waste can be: Ignitable
Hot
Large
Moveable
Answer: a

7. QUESTION: Review
Which of the following are disposal methods for hazardous waste?
Landfills
Surface impoundments
Injection wells
All of the above are disposal methods
Answer: d

8. QUESTION: Review Radioactive waste ….
Is dangerous, but is not persistent in the environment
Is not harmful to the environment, but is persistent
Is dangerous to human health and is persistent
Is not dangerous to human health, but is dangerous to the environment
Answer: c

9. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Should the government subsidize recycling programs, even if they operate at a loss?
a) Yes; it is worth it to increase recycling
b) Yes, because I’d get more money from bringing in recyclable materials
c) No; subsidies are never a good idea
d) No; I don’t recycle anyway
Answer: any

10. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Reducing packaging cuts down on the waste stream. Should the federal government mandate that manufacturers use less packaging?
a) Yes; we must reduce our waste stream
b) Yes, but only for products that do not need the extra packaging
c) No; let industries determine how much packaging they want to use
d) No, but charge the consumer more for the increased packaging
Answer: any

11. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
The red line representing per-capita generation of waste since 1990 can best be explained by:
Increased recycling and source reduction
Each person creating more waste
Increased waste generation
Increased per-capita waste generation
Answer: a

12. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Which statement is false for this figure?
Less waste is going to landfills
Recycling plays a smaller role than in 1985
Combustion is increasing
Composting is increasing
Answer: b