DIFFICULT

 Which type of bag is general waste put into?

o A. Containers lined with black bags.
o B. Containers lined with clear bags.
o C. Sharps containers.
o D. Containers lined with yellow bags.
 How is clean, unbroken or broken glass waste to be disposed of?
o A. Into containers lined with black bags.
o B. Into containers lined with clear bags.
o C. Into a cardboard box lined with a black bag and taped. For small quantities, put
into sharps containers.
o D. Into containers lined with yellow bags.
 Which statement describes one type of biomedical waste?
o A. Materials that may be poisonous, toxic, or flammable and do not pose disease-
related risk.
o B. Waste that is saturated to the point of dripping with blood or body fluids
contaminated with blood.
o C. Waste that does not pose a disease-related risk.
 Biohazardous waste can be one of the following.
o A. Hazardous chemicals
o B. Controlled substances
o C. Cultures, Stock, or Specimens of Microorganisms, Live or Attenuated Vaccines,
and Human/Animal Cell Culture
 Unidentified chemical waste can be disposed together with the other chemicals.
True or False?
o A. True
o B. False
 Which of the following is the cheapest way to dispose of waste?
o A. Landfills
o B. Recycling
o C. Incineration
 Incinerators dispose of waste by:
o A. Burning trash
o B. Re-processing used goods to make raw materials
o C. Burying trash under layers of soil
o D. Sending trash into the oceans
 Which of the following is NOT an environmental problem caused by landfills?
o A. Methane released into the atmosphere
o B. Large amounts of carbon dioxide released
o C. Contamination of soil and water supply
  Which of the following is a problem caused by incinerators?
o A. Methane released into the atmosphere
o B. Pollution of soil and water
o C. Air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions
 Medical Waste is a subset of what type of waste?
o A. Residual
o B. Municipal
o C. Hazardous

MEDIUM

 When trash is burned in an incinerator, it is completely destroyed and no waste is

still present.
o A. True
o B. False
 The sum total of all the waste produced by individuals, industries, mining, and
agriculture is referred to as
o A. Trash
o B. Municipal Solid Waste
o C. Waste Stream
 Material that is synthetic or not able to be broken down is called
o A. Biodegradable
o B. Non-biodegradable
o C. Trash
o D. Hazardous Waste
 Which of the following is not a method for handling non-biodegradable solid
waste?
o A. Burning
o B. Recycling
o C. Burying
o D. Composting
 Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a
liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and
groundwater.
o A. Liquid waste
o B. Leachate
o C. Trashed effluent
o D. Runoff
 _______________ is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste,
construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste.
o A. Sanitary Landfill
 o B. Waste Pit
o C. Open Dump
o D. Dumpster
 _____________ is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to
create new products.
o A. Reducing
o B. Recycling
o C. Repurposing
o D. Composting
 The first step in waste management is _____________..
o A. Incineration
o B. Recycling
o C. Reuse
o D. Reduction
 Most recycling focuses on four major categories of products. Which one of these is
NOT one of them?
o A. Paper
o B. Chemicals
o C. Plastic
o D. Glass
 Hazardous materials are discarded liquids and solids that are _______________.
o A. Fatal to humans or laboratory animals in low doses
o B. Explosive
o C. Toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic
o D. Any of these qualities

EASY

 A closed modern landfill can just be left alone after it is full.

o A. True
o B. False
o C. I don’t know
 Modern Landfills are built so that the water runoff never needs to be monitored for
pollutants.
o A. True
o B. False
o C. I don’t know
 Which of the following will not break down (decompose) in a Landfill?
o A. Food
o B. Clothing
o C. Plastic bottles
 What are the 3 Rs? (3 points) Reduce Reuse Recycle
 What is the ideal disposal method for plastic bottles?
o A. Landfill
o B. Recycle
o C. Reuse
o D. Compost
 What is the ideal disposal method for potato peels?
o A. Landfill
o B. Recycle
o C. Reuse
o D. Compost
 What is the ideal disposal method for old clothes?
o A. Landfill
o B. Recycle
o C. Reuse
o D. Compost
 What is the ideal disposal method for used toys?
o A. Landfill
o B. Recycle
o C. Reuse
o D. Compost