Waste Management Quiz

What is waste?

• Unwanted or excess material
• Useless or worthless substance
• Disposed or unnecessary material
• Discarded or no longer useful material or substance

Which is NOT a type of waste?

• Paper

• Compost

• Liquid

• Plastic

Why should we dispose hazardous waste safely?

• To save money on waste disposal.
• To increase pollution levels.
• To promote the spread of diseases.
• To prevent harm to human health and the environment.

What does PPE stand for?

• Personal Protective Equipments
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Protective Personal Equipment

What is sustainable waste management?

• Dumping waste materials in landfills
• Throwing waste materials in the ocean
• Process of reducing, reusing, and recycling waste materials
• Burning waste materials to generate energy

What are the 5 r's?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replenish, and Reclaim
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot, and Rethink
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replenish, and Replenish
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Recover

What does reducing waste mean?

• Throwing away all waste
• Ignoring waste completely
• Using more resources
• Minimizing waste and maximizing resource efficiency.

How can businesses reuse their materials?

• By throwing them away and buying new materials.
• By implementing recycling programs, using recycled materials, and repurposing or refurbishing materials.
• By burning them and releasing harmful pollutants into the air.
• By burying them in landfills and contributing to environmental pollution.

Repairing products instead of throwing them away is NOT a way to save money and help the environment

• True

• False

Resource recovery occurs after the four steps

• True

• False