Recycling
What is the process of converting waste materials into reusable materials called?
Recycling
Which of the methods below is used for the disposal of solid waste? answer choices :burning ,burying , recycling ,dump it
burning ,burying , and recycling
How many tons of plastic are produced each year?answer choices:100 million,200 million, 300 million ,1 billion
Food is a hot commodity! If we produce food that doesn’t get eaten, what else is wasted? A- Wildlife B- Habitat C-Water D- All of the above
D
Sanitary landfills have __________ to prevent leachate from getting into groundwater. liners ,collection systems , daily layers of soil , garbage
liners
What is the third "R" in the waste management hierarchy that involves processing waste materials into new products?
Recycle
One safe way to handle solid waste is to bury it in.... answer choices :the woods , sanitary landfills , the ocean , an incinerator
sanitary landfills
answer choices:10 , 25 , 40 , 50
50
What percent of food never gets eaten worldwide? 30% ,50% ,10% ,85%
30%
Bacteria in landfills perform anaerobic respiration as they decompose materials very slowly. answer choices: methane,leachate ,CO2 , oxygen
menthane
When you cut back on the amount of trash you create you _____ the amount of trash you produce.answer choices :Reuse , Reduce , Recylce
Reduce
The burning of solid waste is called... answer choices: hazardous waste, leachate , incineration, recycling
incineration
answer choices: 15 minutes , 1 day , 5 years, 1000 years
1000
What food gets tossed the most? Fruits, Veggies & Tubers ,Milk ,Hamburgers ,Cereal
Fruits, Veggies & Tubers
Which soil is best to have under a landfill? answer choices: sand, silt , clay, loam
clay
Where does your trash go after you throw it away?answer choices :The trash company or A landfill
landfill
The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products is called _________. answer choices: recycling , reducing , reusing, adaptation
recycling
answer choice : it is rigid ,is is flexible , it is expensive, it is cheap and versatile.
it is cheap and versatile
What food, when wasted, represents the biggest waste of energy? Milk , Poultry , Corn ,Beef
TRUE OR FALSE: Waste is a uniquely human problem
True
What can be recycled? answer choices:plastic , glass ,metals ,paper , and electronics
plastic , glass ,metals ,paper , and electronics
solid waste includes empty packaging, paper, food scraps, agricultural and industrial waste, and construction debris. answer choices: neighborhood , municipal , county , business
municipal
answer choices :2, 5 ,10 , 6
6
How much money does the average American spend on food per year that never makes it into meals? $222 , $325 , $456 ,$500
$456
leachate and methane production