Solid Waste
This landfill drawback is made by rainwater.
What is leachate?
Buying paper that has been generated from old paper products is an example of
What is recycle?
This term describes the process of burning waste materials at high temperatures to reduce their volume.
What is incineration?
This type of farming uses few chemicals and often relies on natural fertilizers like compost or manure.
What is organic/regenerative/sustainable farming?
This important environmental issue refers to waste left in public spaces. Reduction of this will not solve our global issues with waste.
What is a litter?
This causes the slow down of decomposition in landfills.
What is a lack of oxygen?
Using waste as a building material (For example, home builders in New Mexico have used glass bottles and old tires as the primary materials for building homes.) is an example of
What is reuse?
True or False: Incineration completely eliminates all waste.
What is false?
In the demographic transition model, this stage has high birth and death rates and a stable population size.
What is Stage 1?
Plastic bottles take this number of years to breakdown in a landfill.
What is a 1,000?
Buying durable goods – ones that are well-built (they will last longer, save money in the long run and save landfill space) is an example of
One byproduct of incineration that can be used to generate electricity or heat is this form of energy.
What is thermal energy?
A large, single-crop farm is called this and often requires more pesticides and fertilizers.
What is a monoculture?
This landfill drawback is generated by anaerobic bacteria.
What is methane or CH4?
Avoiding over-packaged goods, especially ones packed with several materials such as foil, paper, and plastic is an example of
What is reduce?
Incineration helps reduce the amount of waste sent to this type of site where garbage is buried.
What is a landfill?
In ecology, this is the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over time.
What is carrying capacity?
This is an undesired potential side effect of the build up of methane in a landfill.
What is an explosion?
Using products in different ways (Use a coffee can to pack a lunch; use plastic microwave dinner trays as picnic dishes) is an example of
What is reusing?
Name one environmental concern about incineration.
What is air pollution (or the release of toxic gases like dioxins)?
Overusing chemical fertilizers can lead to this environmental problem in nearby waterways.