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1

The amount of municipal solid waste produced per person per day in the US has decreased in the last 25 years.
A)True
B)False
2

Paper accounts for approximately what percent of the solid waste stream in the US
A)35
B)45
C)55
D)65
3

The number of landfills in the US has declined in the last 25 years.
A)True
B)False
4

Mining generates more solid waste in the US than industrial and municipal solid waste generation.
A)True
B)False
5

Improvements to landfill design include
A)Larger size
B)Reducing the amount of yard clippings allowed
C)Leachate collection systems
D)All of the above
6

In Japan and Switzerland the most common waste disposal methods are
A)Landfills and incineration
B)Landfills and recycling
C)Recycling and incineration
D)None of the above
7

No environmental problems are generated from the incineration of municipal solid wastes.
A)True
B)False
8

Incinerator ash usually contains which of the following chemicals
A)Heavy metals
B)Organic compounds
C)VOCs
D)All of the above
9

The cheapest method of municipal solid waste disposal in the US at the current time is
A)Incineration
B)Land disposal
C)Recycling
D)None of the above
10

Composting uses _________ processes to transform organic material into compost
A)Industrial
B)Chemical
C)Natural
D)None of the above
11

Banning the sale of one-time-use beverage containers would
A)Reduce litter
B)Save energy
C)Save money
D)All of the above
12

One technological problem with plastic recycling is that
A)People do not like to recycle
B)Different types of plastics cannot be recycled together
C)The technology to recycle plastics does not exist
D)All of the above





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