Vocab
The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products is call what?
What is Recycling
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
There are the three Solid Disposal Methods. Name one except from recycling.
What is Burning or burying
Where would people not want to build a hazardous waste facilities in their neighborhood?
What is it can cause greenhouse gases and affect the air they breathe.
A blue bin lets you know that this goes in there.
What is recyclables
Materials that can be broken down and recycled by bacteria and other decomposers is called what?
What is Biodegradable
What refers to finding another use for an object rather than discarding it?
What is Reuse
Hazardous wastes that are not disposed in carefully designed landfills may be broken down by what?
What is Organisms.
What is the best way to manage hazardous waste?
What is to produce less of them in the first place.
A green bin lets you know that this goes in there.
What is paper and cardboard.
Any substance that causes pollution is what?
What is a Pollutant
What refers to creating less waste from the beginning?
What is Reduce
What is landfills
What percentage of our food is wasted daily that can contribute to hazardous waste?
What is 30 - 40 %.
A brown bin lets you know that this goes in there.
What is a food waste.
Food waste can be broken down to form this.
What is compost
Of the 3R's, the one most important and most cost effective.
What is Reducing
Trash and recyclables not properly disposed of, and dumped in landfills put this gas into the environment.
What is greenhouse gases
Explosive wastes can react very quickly when exposed to what?
What is air or water.
A black bin lets you know that this goes in there.
What is trash.
Taking inventory and collecting data about food that we throw away
What is audit
What can not be recycled out of these:
A. Styrofoam
B.Glass
C. Metals
What is Styrofoam.
Where are the four groups pf recyclables?
What is plastic metal, glass, cartoons
A person can be exposed to hazardous wastes by what?
What is breathing, eating, drinking, or touching them.
A coffee mug made of porcelain will go in this color bin
What is black.