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1.) The reason for the fast growth of electronic waste include
a. falling prices
b. All of the above
c. changes in media (tapes, software, MP3)
d. Rapid changes in technology
2.) What is the most common form of waste management in the US today?
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a. Hog-Feeding
b. Sanitary Landfill
c. Recovery
d. Combustion
Solution Explanation
Sanitary landfill is the most common form of waste management in the US today. Sanitary landfills
are sites where waste is isolated from the environment until it is safe. It is considered when it has
completely degraded biologically, chemically and physically.
3.) Which of the following doesn't describe a problem associated with

modern landfills?
a. Buried materials decompose in 3 years

b. Explosive gases are produced by landfills
c. All of the above
d. Chemicals leaking out of the stored waste pollute wells or groundwater supplies.
Buried materials decompose in 3 years doesn
4.) The common types of waste collection trucks include
a. Side loaders
b. Rear loaders
c. All of the above
d. Front loaders
5.) _______ consists largely of combustible components of municipal waste

such as plastics and biodegradable waste.
a. Anaerobic digestion
b. Refuse-derived fuel
c. Bio-drying
d. Plasma Arc Waste Disposal
6.) The World Bank Report What a Waste: A Global Review of Solid Waste
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d. the different types of Municipal Solid Waste
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7.) What is the validity of the statement - The current, global, economic
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25 26 cannot
27 be sustained
28 29 with the
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and consumption patterns. Globally, we are extracting more resources to
34produce 35 goods36than the
37 planet38can replenish.
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a. None of the above
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8.) Effective application of economic incentive measures and private sector

resources in solid waste management requires______to design and manage
such schemes.
a. human resources
b. private sector
c. informal sector Certified Waste Management Professional
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9.) A European concept that uses solid waste to generate electricity
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a. Catalytic Incineration
b. None of the above
c. Energy Retrieval
d. Mass Burn
A European concept that uses solid waste to generate electricity is mass burn. This concept is
referred to as waste-to-energy facilities because they harness the heat produced from burning the
waste.
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10.) The methane found in landfills is a gas that
a. is a major contaminant of groundwater supplies

b. must be pumped to the surface in leachate pipes.
c. is produced when waste reacts with oxygen.
d. maybe captured and used to produce energy
The methane found in landfills is a gas that maybe captured and used to produce energy. Landfill
gas (LFG) is a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic material in landfills. LFG is
comprised of roughly 50 percent methane (the primary component of natural gas), 50 percent
carbon dioxide (CO2) and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds.
11.) neoliberalism is based on_____ and_________
a. rapid urbanization
b. establishing open-borders to international trade markets.
c. both 1 & 2
d. expanding free-trade agreements
12.) Turkey's waste collection coverage rate is
a. 0.8
b. 0.65
c. 0.77
d. 0.5
13.) The age of Sanitation began in
a. Ancient Times
b. Modern Era
c. Industrial revolution
d. Middle Ages
14.) Most of the recovery of materials from municipal solid waste is in paper
which accounts for about ----- of all material recovered.
a. 0.62
b. 0.57
c. 0.49
d. 0.68
Most of the recovery of materials from municipal solid waste is in paper which accounts for about
57% of all material recovered.
15.) Which country on the list is the world's leader in innovative recycling?
a. Canada
b. Brazil
c. Japan
d. China
Japan is the world
16.) The disadvantage of using Barges for waste collection include

______&_______
a. requirement of established roadways

b. not being appropriate for land transport
c. both 1& 2
d. high cost to operate and maintain
17.) What is the validity of the statement - Countries which do not have the
production capacity to manufacture high quality products can import waste
to stimulate their economy.
b. Valid
c. Depends upon the waste type
d. Invalid
18.) ______and________ are the most well-known places which use Envac
Automated Waste Collection System
a. Korea
b. both 1 & 2
c. Roosevelt Island
d. Disney World
19.) What is the validity of the statement - As of 2013, Turkey imposes no

landfill tax

b. Depends upon the waste type
c. Invalid
d. Valid
20.) Every year developing nations spend over______ on managing their

wastes
a. US$46 billion
b. US$100 billion
c. US$200 billion
d. US$150 billion
21.) We can make waste management more effective by
a. releasing industrial emissions to atmosphere

b. reducing our trash output
c. using more disposable items
d. by discarding recylable items
22.) ________is the reduction of the environmental impact from the

production and consumption of these goods, from final raw material
extraction to last use and disposal.
a. Zero waste
b. Resource efficiency
c. Waste hierarchy
d. Polluter pays principle
23.) A sustainable waste management system will help create opportunities

for new jobs and new business ventures. This is a ______ benefit
a. Social
b. both 1&2
c. Economic
d. Inter-generational Equity
24.) Proper waste management will aid in reducing the negative impact of
waste on health. This is a _______ benefit
a. Social
b. Economic
c. None of the above
d. Environmental
25.) What is the validity of the statement - The management of waste is a key
component in a business' ability to maintaining ISO14001 accreditation.
a. Invalid
c. Valid
d. None of the above
26.) Which of the material is the least likely to get recycled?
a. Aluminium cans
b. Copper wire
c. Glossy paper
d. Old synthetic carpet
Old synthetic carpet is the least likely to get recycled.
27.) ________ from waste is the conversion of non-recyclable waste

materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes,
including combustion, gasification, pyrolyzation, anaerobic digestion, and
landfill gas recovery.
a. Resource Recovery
b. Pyrolysis
c. Energy recovery
d. Incineration
28.) The open dump upgrade in Samoa helped in
a. Local empowerment
b. both 1&2
c. Environmental improvement
d. reducing waste
29.) _________argues that “environmental inequality reinforces and, at the

same time reflects, other forms of hierarchy and exploitation along lines of
class, race and gender.”Arguing that the detrimental effects of hazardous
waste trade affect the disadvantaged more than others, critics of global
waste trade suggest that the implications of dumping hazardous waste has
significant consequences for People of Color, women, and low-income
people in particular.
a. Henry Giroux
b. Dorceta Taylor
c. Lawrence Summers
d. Peter Newell
30.) The disadvantages of Space waste disposal include
a. A high number of launches would be required

b. All of the above
c. international agreements on the regulation of such a program would need to be established
d. potential for catastrophic failure of a launch vehicle
31.) _____defines Neoliberal policy as “Neoliberalism ...removes economics

and markets from the discourse of social obligations and social costs. ...As
a policy and political project, neoliberalism is wedded to the privatization of
public services, selling off of state functions, deregulation of finance and
labor, elimination of the welfare state and unions, liberalization of trade in
goods and capital investment, and the marketization and commodification
of society.”
a. Peter Newell
b. Lawrence Summers
c. Henry Giroux
d. Dorceta Taylor
32.) ______ remain the dominant processing mode for waste in developing
countries.
a. Pyrolysis
b. Incineration
c. open waste dumps
d. recycling
33.) _______ is when the local authority or municipality decides on a

maximum number of bags or containers of garbage, with collection paid for
by taxes. Additional bags or containers are available for purchase should
the user exceed the permitted amount
a. Variable-rate pricing
b. Partial-unit pricing
d. Full-unit pricing
34.) The advantage for using Truck for waste collection include ______
a. being appropriate for transporting waste long distances

b. further support to the secondary materials markets (i.e., recycling).
c. requirement of few workers
d. ease in carrying large loads
35.) What is e-waste?
a. Obsolete electronical waste

b. Waste from nuclear power generation
c. Hazardous chemical waste
d. Eco friendly waste
E-waste is obsolete electronical waste. It is a term for electronic products that have become
unwanted, non-working or obsolete, and have essentially reached the end of their useful life.
Because technology advances at such a high rate, many electronic devices become “trash” after a
few short years of use.
36.) What is the validity of the statement - Waste management is closely

connected to many areas such as urban development, water, energy and
food security, etc.
b. Valid
c. Invalid
d. Depends upon the waste type
37.) About how many kg's of waste do we dispose everyday?
a. 2.27 kg/day
b. 3.14 kg/day
c. 3.97 kg/day
d. 1.95 kg/day
About 2.27 kg/day of waste we dispose everyday.
38.) What is the validity of the statement - An ideal electronic waste

recycling plant combines dismantling for component recovery with
increased cost-effective processing of bulk electronic waste.
a. Depends upon the waste type
c. Valid
d. Invalid
39.) Multiple factors affect which countries produce waste and at what
magnitude which include
a. level of integration into the global economy.

b. All of the above
c. geographic location
d. degree of industrialization
40.) What is the validity of the statement - Biodrying may be used as part of
the production process for refuse-derived fuels.

b. Invalid
c. Depends upon the waste type
d. Valid
41.) ________is a process in which organic material is heated in vacuum to

lower its boiling point and to avoid adverse chemical reactions.
a. Incineration
b. Vacuum pyrolysis
c. Energy recovery
d. gasification
42.) Secure landfills require all but one of the following
a. Financial guarantee for post-closure activities

b. Groundwater monitoring
c. Leachate collecting system
d. Single liners
A secure landfill is a carefully engineered depression in the ground (or built on top of the ground,
resembling a football stadium) into which wastes are put.
43.) The most common method of waste disposal in Turkey is
a. gasi?cation
b. landfill
c. Plasma Arc Waste Disposal
d. pyrolysis
44.) _____begins with design, then proceeds through manufacture,

distribution, use and then follows through the waste hierarchy's stages of
reuse, recovery, recycling and disposal.
a. life-cycle
b. Polluter pays principle
d. Zero waste
45.) Which of the following is not a material in MSW?
a. Agricultural Waste
b. Wood Waste
c. Glass and Plastic
d. Food Waste
Agricultural waste is not a material in MSW.
46.) Into which containers are sharp objects like needles disposed of?
a. Containers lined with black bags

b. Red pails
c. Yellow hard plastic containers
d. Containers lined with green bags
Sharp objects like needles are disposed of in yellow hard plastic containers.
47.) Which highly toxic chemicals were treated on Rhodes peninsula?
a. Dioxins
b. Battery acid
c. Benzines
d. Chlorofluorocarbons
Dioxins were treated on Rhodes peninsula. Dioxins are a group of polyhalogenated organic
compounds that are significant environmental pollutants.
48.) What does the Basel Convention control?
a. Trade in recycled materials

b. Production of excess packaging
c. Operation of landfill sites
d. Export of hazardous wastes
The Basel Convention control Export of hazardous wastes. It is an international treaty that was
designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to
prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs).
49.) Common waste produced during Ancient times include
a. greenhouse gas
b. ashes
c. gold
d. timber
50.) Once called "The Green City in Sun" ------ is now called "The Stinking
City in Sun" due to the odour of uncollected garbage
a. Woburn
b. Nairobi
c. Hong Kong
d. Beijing
Once called "The Green City in Sun" Nairobi is now called "The Stinking City in Sun" due to the
odour of uncollected garbage.
51.) Dealing with waste management in Kefalonia is a very important task

because of the_______&_________
a. both 1&2
b. high Mediterranean temperatures
c. infrastructure consideration
d. large volumes of waste produced by tourists
52.) What is the validity of the statement - Zero waste can represent an
economical alternative to waste systems
a. Invalid
c. Valid
d. None of the above
53.) Today more than____ of the world’s population lives in cities. a. 0.35
b. 0.7
c. 0.4
d. 0.5
54.) Economic cost of waste include
a. Health of Humans
b. Global Warming
c. costs to municipal governments
d. burden on marginalized groups
55.) The "fringe effect" was present in
a. Industrial revolution
b. Ancient Times
c. Middle Ages
d. Modern Era
56.) What is the validity of the statement - Waste management cannot be

considered distinct from other global issues such as resource
sustainability.
a. Depends upon the waste type
b. Valid
d. Invalid
57.) The measures required for a successful collaboration include
a. developing human resources

b. defining clear roles of relevant agencies in developing countries
c. All of the above
d. developing self-financing schemes
58.) _______ is a disposal method in which solid organic wastes are

subjected to combustion so as to convert them into residue and gaseous
products.
a. Pyrolysis
b. Resource Recovery
c. Incineration
d. Biological reprocessing
59.) local authorities and specialist contractors endorse _______as the

safest and most environmentally friendly method of transporting large
volumes of waste whether municipal, contaminated land remediation or
industrial and commercial waste.
a. Transfer Stations
b. Rail
c. Barges
d. Trucks
60.) According to the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, the

management of municipal waste is under the responsibility of ________ as a
regional management approach by the Ministry of Environment and
Urbanization
a. private companies
c. municipalities
d. informal workers
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3.) Which of the following doesn't describe a problem associated with

a. Buried materials decompose in 3 years

Buried materials decompose in 3 years doesn

4.) The common types of waste collection trucks include

5.) _______ consists largely of combustible components of municipal waste

a. how to treat municipal solid waste

8.) Effective application of economic incentive measures and private sector

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10.) The methane found in landfills is a gas that

a. is a major contaminant of groundwater supplies

11.) neoliberalism is based on_____ and_________

12.) Turkey's waste collection coverage rate is

13.) The age of Sanitation began in

Japan is the world

16.) The disadvantage of using Barges for waste collection include

a. requirement of established roadways

19.) What is the validity of the statement - As of 2013, Turkey imposes no

a. None of the above

20.) Every year developing nations spend over______ on managing their

21.) We can make waste management more effective by

a. releasing industrial emissions to atmosphere

22.) ________is the reduction of the environmental impact from the

23.) A sustainable waste management system will help create opportunities

26.) Which of the material is the least likely to get recycled?

27.) ________ from waste is the conversion of non-recyclable waste

28.) The open dump upgrade in Samoa helped in

29.) _________argues that “environmental inequality reinforces and, at the

30.) The disadvantages of Space waste disposal include

a. A high number of launches would be required

31.) _____defines Neoliberal policy as “Neoliberalism ...removes economics

33.) _______ is when the local authority or municipality decides on a

a. being appropriate for transporting waste long distances

35.) What is e-waste?

a. Obsolete electronical waste

36.) What is the validity of the statement - Waste management is closely

37.) About how many kg's of waste do we dispose everyday?

About 2.27 kg/day of waste we dispose everyday.

38.) What is the validity of the statement - An ideal electronic waste

a. level of integration into the global economy.

a. None of the above

41.) ________is a process in which organic material is heated in vacuum to

42.) Secure landfills require all but one of the following

a. Financial guarantee for post-closure activities

43.) The most common method of waste disposal in Turkey is

44.) _____begins with design, then proceeds through manufacture,

45.) Which of the following is not a material in MSW?

Agricultural waste is not a material in MSW.

a. Containers lined with black bags

47.) Which highly toxic chemicals were treated on Rhodes peninsula?

48.) What does the Basel Convention control?

a. Trade in recycled materials

49.) Common waste produced during Ancient times include

51.) Dealing with waste management in Kefalonia is a very important task

54.) Economic cost of waste include

55.) The "fringe effect" was present in

56.) What is the validity of the statement - Waste management cannot be

57.) The measures required for a successful collaboration include

a. developing human resources

11.) neoliberalism is based on_ and_____