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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 WHERE TO DISPOSE OF BATTERIES OR HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS PROPERLY?
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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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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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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
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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
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3.WHAT PROGRAMS ARE UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT? AA. SOLID WASTE PROGRAM BB. HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM CC. UNDERGROUD STORAGE TANK PROGRAM DD. A & B EE. ALL OF THE ABOVE
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4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPACTS OF SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE? AA. Production of methane BB. Leaching CC. Mercury Toxicity in Fish DD. Cancer Causing carcinogens EE. All of the Above
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5. WHAT ARE THE 3 R’S? AA. Relocate, Rewind, & Relax BB. Rock, Roll, & Roll CC. There’s no such thing as three R’s. D. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
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4. WHAT ITEM CANNOT BE RECYCLED IN THE BLUE BIN? AA. CARDBOARD BB. PLASTIC CC. CLOTHES DD. GLASS
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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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