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Which of the following is a reason why glass reuse in the US has decreased?
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reusable bottles must be thicker so transport is costlier
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incineration of medical and municipal solid wastes such as paper accounts for 70-95 percent of the known human emissions of the toxic substance
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PCBs
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What factors should be considered to make an ideal sanitary landfill?
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all of the above should be considered
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Which of the following materials is produced by decomposing organic matter in landfills, could be called ... off"?
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methane
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integrated waste management employs all of the following except
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using disposable diapers instead of cloth diapers
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the term for crushed glass containers which can then be melted and used my manufacturers to make products is..
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cullet
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of the following, which is the primary method of waste disposal in the USA
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landfilling
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bioremediation:
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involves the use of either microorganisms or plants to clean up a contaminated area
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which of the following would encourage recycling
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decreasing taxes on recycled material
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all of the following are problems associated with incineration except
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an increased possibility of gas explosions
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plastics are the fastest growing component of solid waste, largely due to the contribution of
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packaging
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incineration of municipal solid waste suggest that it may not be the best solution of the future........
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incineration contributes to air pollution
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converting organic waste into soil conditioners and valuable plant nutrients occurs through:
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composting
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which of the following correctly identifies one of the goals of waste prevention
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increase reuse of products
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the reuse of glass bottles in the US has declined bc
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it is not economically favorable
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CHoose the statement that correctly describes planned obsolesce and or perceived obsolence
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planned is designed for the dump while perceived convinvces us to throw away our stuff bc its "last year"
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who pays for the clean up of toxic dump sites on the superfun national priorities list
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all of hte above
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disposing of E- waste in developing countries includes all of the following except
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escalating biodiversity
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which of the following is the greatest component of municipal solid waste in the USA
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paper
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which of the following federal laws specifically deals w the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites
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CERCLA
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one reason that only a small percentage of plastic is recycled is that
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there are thousands of different kinds of plastic commonly found in consumer products
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which of the following hazardous wastes is incorrectly paired with a source of a waste
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mercury- metal refining
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which of the following doesnt contribute to municipal solid waste production
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agriculture
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regulations that directly deal with the disposal of hazardous waste material in the United states include which of the following?
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only RCRA
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which of the following acts contains provisions that address reducing the amount of pollution at the point of orgin, rather than mitigating the damage caused by the production and release of pollutants into the environment
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pollution prevention act
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which of the following correctly describes sanitary landfills
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if operated properly they dont pollute surrounding areas
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which of the following statements is true regarding biological treatments of hazardous waste
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plants are limited in their ability to treat hazardous waste bc they cannot remove contaminants taht are deeper than their roots reach
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tires
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can be recycled into rubberized asphalt and used to cover road way surfaces
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a good example of dematerialization would be
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the lighter weight of alluminum cans compared to 30 years ago
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the area in the US that had the distinction of being the first ever declared a national emergecy area because
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love canal,NY
