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ICE BREAKER!!!  1. DO YOU USE REUSABLE BAGS?  2. DO YOU DRINK WATER FROM A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE?  3. DO YOU RECYCLE ON A DAILY BASIS?  4. DO YOU KNOW.

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Presentation on theme: "ICE BREAKER!!!  1. DO YOU USE REUSABLE BAGS?  2. DO YOU DRINK WATER FROM A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE?  3. DO YOU RECYCLE ON A DAILY BASIS?  4. DO YOU KNOW."— Presentation transcript:

1 ICE BREAKER!!!  1. DO YOU USE REUSABLE BAGS?  2. DO YOU DRINK WATER FROM A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE?  3. DO YOU RECYCLE ON A DAILY BASIS?  4. DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO DISPOSE OF BATTERIES OR HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS PROPERLY?

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15 Waste in landfills form methane, a greenhouse gas. Causes leaching, a process by which solid waste enters soil and ground water and contaminating them. Health risk to sanitary workers.

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17 Mercury toxicity from eating fish. Contains carcinogens, which causes cancer. Stream runoff, in groundwater that supplies drinking water, or in floodwaters, as happened after Hurricane Katrina.

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20 1.How is hazardous waste classified? A.Apples & Oranges B. Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, and Toxicity C. Household Cleaning Products & Motor Oil D. Stuff That Blows Up & Burns People’s Faces Off

21 2. WHICH COMMUNITY HAD TO BE EVACUATED AFTER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DECLARED IT A FEDERAL DISASTER SITE BECAUSE THE CITIZENS WERE LIVING WITH HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION ? A. Brooklyn (New York, NY) B. French Quarter (New Orleans, LA) C. Love Canal (Niagra Falls, NY) D. Disneyland Park (Anaheim, CA

22 3.WHAT PROGRAMS ARE UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT? AA. SOLID WASTE PROGRAM BB. HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM CC. UNDERGROUD STORAGE TANK PROGRAM DD. A & B EE. ALL OF THE ABOVE

23 4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPACTS OF SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE? AA. Production of methane BB. Leaching CC. Mercury Toxicity in Fish DD. Cancer Causing carcinogens EE. All of the Above

24 5. WHAT ARE THE 3 R’S? AA. Relocate, Rewind, & Relax BB. Rock, Roll, & Roll CC. There’s no such thing as three R’s.  D. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

25 4. WHAT ITEM CANNOT BE RECYCLED IN THE BLUE BIN? AA. CARDBOARD BB. PLASTIC CC. CLOTHES DD. GLASS

26 REFERENCES  http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/strategy-papers/waste- disposal/impacts-of-municipal-solid-waste http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/strategy-papers/waste- disposal/impacts-of-municipal-solid-waste  http://www.epa.gov/waste/laws-regs/rcrahistory.htm  http://jeanpierrecollazo.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/landfill. jpg http://jeanpierrecollazo.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/landfill. jpg  http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/strategy-papers/waste- disposal/impacts-of-municipal-solid-waste http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/strategy-papers/waste- disposal/impacts-of-municipal-solid-waste  Schneider, M. J. (2011). Introduction To Public Health. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett

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