1. Waste Generation and Waste Disposal
Chapter 16
Waste Generation and Waste Disposal

5. Municipal Solid Waste
__________collected
by municipalities from

7. Composition of Municipal Solid Waste
____- paper
____- organic materials (yard waste, food scraps, wood)
____- plastic
____- durable goods (appliances, tires)

8. E-Waste
________________________ televisions, computers, cell phones that contain toxic metals.

9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
____________- waste minimization or prevention

10. _______________- reusing something like a disposable cup more than once

11. _____________- materials are collected and converted into raw materials and then used to produce new objects

15. Composting
______________ - organic material that has decomposed under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material.

18. Landfills
_____________________- engineered ground facilities designed to hold MSW with as little contamination of the surrounding environment as possible.
__________________- the water that leaches through the solid waste and removes various chemical compounds with which it comes into contact.

21. Incineration
___________- the process of burning waste materials to reduce its volume and mass and sometimes to generate electricity and heat.

24. Hazardous Waste
____________________- liquid, solid, gaseous, or sludge waste material that is harmful to humans or ecosystems.
___________________________ for hazardous waste must be staffed with specially trained personnel.
Hazardous waste must be ________________________________________.

25. Laws
_____________________________________- designed to reduce or eliminate hazardous waste. Also know as “cradle-to-grave” tracking.
RCRA ensures that ___________________ is tracked and properly disposed of.

26. Laws
_______________________________________________________________- also know as “Superfund”.
Puts a tax on the ________________________industries. This revenue is used to cleanup abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites where a responsible party cannot be found.
Requires the _________________________to respond directly to the release of substance that may pose a threat to __________________________________________

28. Brownfields
____________________________________that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded.
Examples:

31. Integrated Waste Management
A method that seeks to develop as many options as possible, to ___________________________________.
__________________________________________________________ are some ways IWM is utilized.