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Vocabulary
Section 1: Municipal and Industrial Waste
Section 2: Minimizing Solid Waste
Section 3: Hazardous Waste
Agree or Disagree and Explain
100

any unwanted material or substance

What is waste

100
waste that comes from the production of consumer goods.
What is industrial waste
100

preventing waste generation

What is source reduction

100
ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic
What is hazardous waste
100
Corrosive substances are those that can easily catch fire under certain conditions
What is ignitable
200

non-liquid waste that comes from homes

What is municipal solid waste

200

paper, yard debris, food scraps, and plastic

What are examples of municipal solid waste

200

reduce packaging, reduce use of nonbiodegradable plastics

What is waste reduction

200

industry, mining, households, small businesses, agriculture, utilities...

What creators of hazardous waste

200

Plant based approach on waste management

What is phytoremediation

300

Computers and laptops

What are some E-waste

300
bubble wrap, blocks of styrofoam, and packing peanuts
What is packaging
300
composting and recycling
What is waste recovery
300
lead, chromium, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, tin, and copper
What are heavy metals
300

From waste generation to disposal

What is Cradle to grave

400
conversion of organic waste into mulch through natural decomposition
What is composting
400

know the schedule, follow rules

What can I do

400
collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items
What is recycling
400

most common method of disposing of hardous waste that use land

What is landfills

400

Households currently are the largest source of unregulated hazardous waste.

What is under your kitchen sink

500
decomposes or breaks down in a reasonable amount of time
What is biodegradable
500
expensive, creates hazardous waste, and emissions
What is incineration
500

Using cans for gardening

What is reuse

500

Liquid waste is safely disposed int deep ground

What are deep well injection

500
Low-level radioactive wastes are more common than high-level radioactive wastes.
What is around you right now