Solid Waste Management Overview

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What is the best way to decrease waste generation?

Increase the consumption of raw materials

Stop the recovery and reuse of waste materials

Promote improper disposal of waste

Limit the consumption of raw materials (correct)

When did the upsurge in solid waste disposal problems start?

During the Renaissance period

At the onset of the Industrial Revolution (correct)

During the Technological Revolution

During the Stone Age

What was the primary aim of the first urban sanitary laws passed in the UK and U.S.?

To improve crop production

To prohibit throwing solid wastes into water bodies (correct)

To control air pollution

To regulate industrial production

What toxic elements may leach into water sources from mining waste?

Arsenic, copper, and other toxic elements Signup and view all the answers

Why has implementing waste reduction strategies in modern society been challenging?

Because it's proven to be difficult Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the key impacts of the Industrial Revolution on waste generation?

Created an upsurge in solid waste disposal problems Signup and view all the answers

What is the discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and disposal of solid wastes?

Solid Waste Management Signup and view all the answers

Which method of municipal solid waste disposal was NOT commonly recognized at the beginning of the 20th century?

Recycling Signup and view all the answers

Who was the author of the first book published on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management in 1906?

B.Parsons Signup and view all the answers

Which city, under the leadership of Mayor La Guardia, was one of the pioneers in sanitary landfilling?

New York City Signup and view all the answers

What is a sanitary landfill?

An engineered ditch with impermeable lining to limit leaching Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is NOT part of the interdisciplinary process encompassing solid waste management?

History Signup and view all the answers

What is solid waste?

Hazardous refuse generated from domestic, industrial, commercial, or institutional sources Signup and view all the answers

How did waste disposal become a problem for early societies?

Due to the increase in population causing a rise in solid waste generation Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 19th century regarding solid waste management?

It highlighted the importance of proper waste management to prevent diseases Signup and view all the answers

How did littering in medieval times contribute to a significant health crisis?

It resulted in the breeding of rats leading to the bubonic plague epidemic Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of world's greenhouse gases are generated in the manufacturing of products that end up in landfills as trash?

44% Signup and view all the answers

Why was waste disposal not a problem for primitive societies?

Because their population was small and did not generate significant amounts of waste Signup and view all the answers