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Chapter 22: Recycling
      
  1.Which of the following is not true of landfills?  
  a.   They are expensive to maintain.  
  b.   They can develop leaks.  
  c.   They can never be filled completely.  
  d.   Some of the waste in them is hazardous.  
      
  2.The three main waste management methods are  
  a.   burying, burning, and forgetting.  
  b.   primary, secondary, and tertiary.  
  c.   reducing, reusing, and recycling.  
  d.   none of the above.  
      
  3.The most commonly recycled materials are  
  a.   computer parts, appliances, and automobile glass.  
  b.   aluminum and plastic containers.  
  c.   paper, glass containers, and steel.  
  d.   both b and c.  
      
  4.Recycling saves trees, lessens the need to mine ore, and conserves oil and gas. These items are all  
  a.   reusable resources.  
  b.   natural resources.  
  c.   renewable resources.  
  d.   recyclable resources.  
      
  5.Antifreeze, weed killers, and medicines fall into which category of hazardous waste?  
  a.   flammable  
  b.   corrosive  
  c.   toxic  
  d.   reactive  
      
  6.Having a garage sale is an example of what waste management method?  
  a.   rethink  
  b.   recycle  
  c.   reduce  
  d.   reuse  
      
  7.Which of the following can be recycled to make fleece clothing?  
  a.   computer discs  
  b.   plastic soft drink bottles  
  c.   glass light bulbs  
  d.   DVDs  
      
  8.Using less material and throwing away less material is called  
  a.   source reduction.  
  b.   the PAYT program.  
  c.   design for recyclability.  
  d.   recycling.  
      
  9.When an item is used for another purpose, ____ has occurred.  
  a.   reprocessing  
  b.   demanufacturing  
  c.   secondary reuse  
  d.   primary reuse  
      
  10.Which of the following products have been designed for recyclability?  
  a.   mirrors  
  b.   automobiles  
  c.   computers  
  d.   single-use cameras  

 

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