29 Questions
What is the main factor that influenced the composition of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) during the 1950s?
Urbanization and the popularization of oil and natural gases
In solid waste management policies, what question should be answered when determining who will collect the waste?
What type of solid waste is to be collected?
Why is it advised to collect solid waste frequently in areas with high-density and high-putrescible content, especially during warm weather?
To prevent disease transmission carried by vectors
Which type of solid waste collection involves private residents contracting private firms for waste removal services?
Private Collection
During the 1960s and 1970s, which items became more abundant in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)?
Cans, bottles, plastics containers, appliances, and tires
What was a common practice for waste collection in the 1940s according to the provided text?
Scrap metals were collected by scavengers casually
What is the primary container for liquids when encapsulating hazardous waste?
55-gal steel drum
What is a major concern for hazardous waste transporters as mentioned in the text?
Operator training
What should workers wear for handling hazardous waste according to the text?
Gloves, face masks, and coveralls
How can future use of handling equipment be controlled according to the text?
By registering the equipment
What is one of the options mentioned for encapsulating hazardous waste?
$55$-gallon steel drum
What must a person do to be accredited as a waste transporter by the DENR?
Register online and pay fees to the EMB Regional Office
What is one way to reduce waste materials according to the text?
Substituting toxic materials with nontoxic ones
Why is reusing products preferable to recycling according to the text?
Reusing items avoids the need for them to be reprocessed
Which of the following is NOT an example of reducing waste mentioned in the text?
Increasing the use of disposable items
What is an example of reusing products as mentioned in the text?
Donating outdated goods to charity
What kind of hazards are associated with hazardous substances according to the text?
Short term acute hazards like acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption
Which method aims to reduce the mass of waste according to the text?
Designing products with longer lives and easy repairability
What type of facilities accept and treat commercial or industrial hazardous wastes from other hazardous waste generators using thermal treatment technologies?
Thermal treatment facilities
Which facilities accept only inert hazardous waste residues for final disposal from other hazardous waste generators?
Sanitary landfills
What do facilities that recycle or reprocess hazardous waste do, which are not generated or produced at the facility?
Use as fuel for production
Which type of facilities transform the physical and/or chemical characteristics of received hazardous wastes by physicochemical or thermal treatment for disposal?
Thermal treatment facilities
What is the main characteristic of facilities that accept and treat hazardous wastes, not generated or produced at the facility, using immobilization, encapsulation, polymerization, or similar processes?
They generate new hazardous wastes
Which type of facilities recover valuable materials from hazardous waste and produce compost by biological treatment of hazardous wastes?
Recycling centers
Which type of facilities are used to solidify inorganic sludge, ash, and other inorganic hazardous waste?
E-2
What type of facilities are used for the physicochemical treatment of waste acid, waste alkali, or waste solution containing cyanide or chromium?
E-3
Which facilities are specifically designed for the thermal decomposition of waste containing cyanide?
E-4
What facilities are used for the chemical treatment of infectious waste?
E-6
Where can liquid hazardous waste be stored according to the provided information?
F-3
Explore the historical background of solid waste management with a focus on hazardous waste management from the 1940s to the 1970s. Learn about the evolution of waste composition over this period due to various factors like culture, society, income levels, and technology.
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