1
Municipal solid waste consists mostly of paper waste produced by city government offices.
(A)
True
(B)
False
2
Sealing waste within a landfill is one type of waste treatment.
(A)
True
(B)
False
3
Sanitary landfill technology prevents waste from accumulating.
(A)
True
(B)
False
4
A landfill is a long-term storage site but is not a technology for treating or transforming
waste.
(A)
True
(B)
False
5
Many city parks are built above former landfills.
(A)
True
(B)
False
6
Leachate is contaminated rainwater or other liquid which picks up pollutants as it moves
through a landfill.
(A)
True
(B)
False
7
Methane, produced by organic matter, is relatively harmless in the environment.
(A)
True
(B)
False
8
Incineration reduces the volume of waste, converting it to ash, but the waste does not
completely disappear.
(A)
True
(B)
False
9
Incineration is a preferable method of waste treatment because it transforms toxic
materials to nontoxic ash.
(A)
True
(B)
False
10
If your company wants to minimize waste, the best first step is a recycling program.
(A)
True
(B)
False
11
Increasing household recycling rates would stop resource depletion.
(A)
True
(B)
False
12
All materials placed in recycling barrels are recycled into other products.
(A)
True
(B)
False
13
Plastic beverage bottles are recycled into plastic for more beverage bottles.
(A)
True
(B)
False
14
Composting helps to reduce the volume of input to the municipal solid waste stream.
(A)
True
(B)
False
15
Compostable bioplastic breaks down quickly in backyard composters.
(A)
True
(B)
False
16
Iron ore is considered a renewable resource.
(A)
True
(B)
False
17
Steel is the most widely recycled material.
(A)
True
(B)
False
18
Modern landfills are called sanitary landfills because
(A)
they use methods to prevent leaks into surrounding soil and water
(B)
they use treatment methods to convert wastes into harmless compost
(C)
they treat waste using methods which kill bacteria
(D)
once deposited, waste is never touched by humans
19
One of the problems with incineration is
(A)
ozone
(B)
urban heat island effect
(C)
dioxins
(D)
increased volume
20
Plastic is made primarily from
(A)
petroleum
(B)
chemicals
(C)
composite materials
(D)
minerals
21
The recycling logo on a plastic container indicates
(A)
the container is made at least partially from recycled material
(B)
the material in the container can be recycled
(C)
the type of plastic used
22
The gas emitted by buried matter in landfills is primarily composed of
(A)
nitrogen
(B)
methane
(C)
dioxins
(D)
carbon dioxide
23
The Basel Convention is
(A)
a ban on ozone-depleting chemicals
(B)
a limit to greenhouse gases, including from landfills
(C)
a ban on the disposal of toxic chemicals
(D)
a ban on hazardous waste exports to developing countries
24
The largest volume of waste is in the category of
(A)
municipal solid waste
(B)
industrial waste
(C)
construction and demolition waste
(D)
hazardous waste