Waste Terms

Waste Reduction

LandfillsHazardous

WasteMaterials Economy

$100 $100 $100 $100 $100

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$300 $300 $300 $300 $300

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500

What is surface impoundment?

A pond that has a sealed bottom

What is source reduction?

Any change in design, manufacture, purchase or use of materials to reduce their amount of toxicity before becoming a solid waste

What is the term for materials broken down by natural biological processes?

Biodegradable

A dark, brown, crumbly material made from

decomposed plant matter

Compost

The process of removing renewable and non-renewable

resources from the Earth

Extraction

Most of our trash is made

up of this recyclable product.

Paper

Grass clippings/leaves

Throwing your unwanted/

unfinished food into this helps

the environment.

composter

This plant has been used to monitor air pollution

Lichen

By planting one tree, this many pounds of carbon dioxide is

removed from the atmosphere annually

29 pounds

The percentage of waste in landfills that could be

recycled

70%

What is Leachate?

Water than come in contact with garbage

Where is the GARBAGE

ISLAND located?

West Pacific Gyre

What was used to help clean up the BP Oil Spill?

Bio-remediation

What type of gas is formed from decaying landfills?

Methane

1% of U.S. landfills are filled with this item, which

takes 500 years to decompose.

Disposable Diapers

Name a Household Hazardous waste

Paint, gas, air freshener cleaners of any kind

Name two characteristics of a hazardous

waste.

Toxic chemicals, poisonous, flammable,AndNot recyclable

Where are most hazardous wastes placed?

In a landfill

Suppose someone dumped left over motor oil on a driveway. What does it

contaminate?

Air, ground water, soil

What is the primary concern of mishandled hazardous waste?

It can make people sick

What are the five parts of the Materials Economy?

Extraction, Production, Distribution, Consumption, Disposal

What is the Golden Arrow of Consumption?

To Shop

What is perceived obsolesce?

Marketing to make you want to purchase things you really don’t need---You suck if you don’t have it

What is planned obsolesce?

Designed for the Dump

What is a disadvantage of incinerating waste?

Toxins in then toxins out in air

FINAL JEOPARDY

What does NIMBY stand for?

Not In My Backyard!