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Solid Waste
Waste
Hazardous Waste
Waste Reduction
Recycling and Composting
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What is solid waste?
What is any solid or semi-solid material that is discarded
100
what is sewage?
What are any materials rinsed down a drain or flushed down a toilet
100

what is hazardous waste?

What is a discarded substance that can't be used also that is or contains a flammable, corrosive, reactive, and/ or toxic substance

100

what are two ways to reduce the amounts of waste?

Conversion or Donate

100
what is one concern with recycling?
What is still need energy -prices of recycle determined by market -cross contamination not yet solved -people must know how to sort their garbage
200
what are the types of solid waste?
What is Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal
200

We’re a member of ReFed and World Wildlife Fund’s U.S. Food Waste Pact, which means we’re committed to reducing our food waste by 50% by 20

2030

200
Four names of WHIMIS categories
What is Flammable, corrosive, reactive, toxic and infectious
200

What is Order writer

What is They help decrease food waste by ordering with care and precision. Should we order one case or two? That’s their decision! 

200
What are the advantages of recycling?
What is less raw materials are used -encourages greater responsibility -reduces the prices of waste management -decreases amount of waste in the system
300
What are the materials of Municipal solid waste
What is paper, organic waste, metal, glass, plastic, other
300

What is Recycling Bins

What is Throw in Plastic, paper, or glass, but clean them out before you do! They look like trash cans, but these are usually blue!

300
what is a persistent pesticide?
What is a pesticide that doesn't breakdown and remains in the environment for a long time
300

What is FIFO

What is When stocking the shelf, pay attention to the month, year, and day! First in, First Out is what I always say! 

300
What is composting?
What is a process in which organisms such as worms, insects, and bacteria decompose organic matter
400

Number or percentage of stores with organic diversion programs, such as composting or animal feed?

455 stores or 84%

400

What does EPA stand for?

What is Environmental Protection Agency

400

Which products can contribute to hazardous waste by the way they are made or discarded

What are electronic devices, batteries, cleaning products, fabrics and plastics

400

What is OUR Center

What is Outreach United Resource Center

400
What are the advantages of composting?
What is rich in nutrients for plants -decreases amount of waste entering landfills -makes people more aware of waste they generate
500

what are the effects hazardous substances have on the health of organisms and the environment?

What is toxicity, duration of exposure, amount of exposure, and route of exposure Or Death

500

What is the three-part strategy we use to minimize food waste in our stores and keep waste that cannot be avoided out of landfills?

Decrease, Donate, Divert (in that order of priority.)