Matching
Please match each term in the left-hand column to the statement that it best exemplifies.
Premises:
Disposal sites that seal in trash at the top and bottom to prevent its release into the atmosphere; the sites are lined on the bottom, and trash is dumped in and covered with soil daily
The first of the waste-reduction four R’s: choose not to use or buy a product if you can do without it
Places where trash, both hazardous and nonhazardous, is simply piled up
Waste that is toxic, flammable, corrosive, explosive, or radioactive
Reprocessing items to make new products
The third of the waste-reduction four R’s: use a product more than once for its original purpose or for another purpose
Everyday garbage or trash (solid waste) produced by individuals or small businesses
Incapable of being broken down under normal conditions
Any material that humans deem to be unwanted
Allowing waste to biologically decompose in the presence of oxygen and water, producing a soil-like mulch
Unwanted computers and other electronic devices, such as televisions and cell phones, that are discarded
Facilities that burn trash at high temperatures
Water that carries solutes (often contaminated) that can percolate through soil
The second of the waste-reduction four R’s: make choices that allow you to use less of a resource by, for instance, purchasing durable goods that will last or can be repaired
Industrial parks in which industries are physically positioned near each other for “waste-to-feed” exchanges; the waste of one becomes the raw material for another
Capable of being broken down by living organisms
Responses:
nondegradable
refuse
leachate
open dumps
reduce
recycle
waste
incinerators
biodegradable
e-waste
composting
hazardous waste
eco-industrial parks
municipal solid waste (MSW)
reuse
sanitary landfills
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
Disposal sites that seal in trash at the top and bottom to prevent its release into the atmosphere; the sites are lined on the bottom, and trash is dumped in and covered with soil daily
The first of the waste-reduction four R’s: choose not to use or buy a product if you can do without it
Places where trash, both hazardous and nonhazardous, is simply piled up
Waste that is toxic, flammable, corrosive, explosive, or radioactive
Reprocessing items to make new products
The third of the waste-reduction four R’s: use a product more than once for its original purpose or for another purpose
Everyday garbage or trash (solid waste) produced by individuals or small businesses
Incapable of being broken down under normal conditions
Any material that humans deem to be unwanted
Allowing waste to biologically decompose in the presence of oxygen and water, producing a soil-like mulch
Unwanted computers and other electronic devices, such as televisions and cell phones, that are discarded
Facilities that burn trash at high temperatures
Water that carries solutes (often contaminated) that can percolate through soil
The second of the waste-reduction four R’s: make choices that allow you to use less of a resource by, for instance, purchasing durable goods that will last or can be repaired
Industrial parks in which industries are physically positioned near each other for “waste-to-feed” exchanges; the waste of one becomes the raw material for another
Capable of being broken down by living organisms
Premises:
Disposal sites that seal in trash at the top and bottom to prevent its release into the atmosphere; the sites are lined on the bottom, and trash is dumped in and covered with soil daily
The first of the waste-reduction four R’s: choose not to use or buy a product if you can do without it
Places where trash, both hazardous and nonhazardous, is simply piled up
Waste that is toxic, flammable, corrosive, explosive, or radioactive
Reprocessing items to make new products
The third of the waste-reduction four R’s: use a product more than once for its original purpose or for another purpose
Everyday garbage or trash (solid waste) produced by individuals or small businesses
Incapable of being broken down under normal conditions
Any material that humans deem to be unwanted
Allowing waste to biologically decompose in the presence of oxygen and water, producing a soil-like mulch
Unwanted computers and other electronic devices, such as televisions and cell phones, that are discarded
Facilities that burn trash at high temperatures
Water that carries solutes (often contaminated) that can percolate through soil
The second of the waste-reduction four R’s: make choices that allow you to use less of a resource by, for instance, purchasing durable goods that will last or can be repaired
Industrial parks in which industries are physically positioned near each other for “waste-to-feed” exchanges; the waste of one becomes the raw material for another
Capable of being broken down by living organisms
Responses:
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