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[Show more]bioaccumulation 
An increase in the concentration of a chemical in specific organs or tissues at a level higher than would normally be expected. Compare biomagnification. 
 
 
 
biodegradable 
Capable of being broken down by decomposers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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biodegradable pollutant 
Material...
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An increase in the concentration of a chemical in specific organs or tissues at a level higher than would normally be expected. Compare biomagnification. 
 
 
 
biodegradable 
Capable of being broken down by decomposers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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biodegradable pollutant 
Material...
E-cycle 
The amount of time it takes discarded electronic equipment to break down 
 
 
 
E-waste 
Discarded electronic equipment such as computers, cell phones, television sets, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Up-Cycle 
The process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materia...
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The amount of time it takes discarded electronic equipment to break down 
 
 
 
E-waste 
Discarded electronic equipment such as computers, cell phones, television sets, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Up-Cycle 
The process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materia...
solid waste 
any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or a gas 
 
 
 
industrial solid waste 
produced by mines, farms, and industries that supply people with goods and services 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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municipal solid waste (MSW) 
often called "garbage" or "trash;"...
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any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or a gas 
 
 
 
industrial solid waste 
produced by mines, farms, and industries that supply people with goods and services 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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municipal solid waste (MSW) 
often called "garbage" or "trash;"...
Solid Waste 
any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or a gas-two types: industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste 
 
 
 
Industrial Solid Waste 
waste produced by mines, agriculture, industries that supply people with goods and services 
 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Was...
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any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or a gas-two types: industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste 
 
 
 
Industrial Solid Waste 
waste produced by mines, agriculture, industries that supply people with goods and services 
 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Was...
About how much of the world's waste does the US produce? 
33% 
 
 
 
solid waste 
any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or a gas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What is the single largest category of United States solid waste? 
mining 
 
 
 
Industrial solid waste 
scrap metal, plast...
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33% 
 
 
 
solid waste 
any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or a gas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What is the single largest category of United States solid waste? 
mining 
 
 
 
Industrial solid waste 
scrap metal, plast...
What is waste? 
Waste is an unwanted or undesired material or substance. 
- Other words: rubbish, trash, junk, garbage 
 
 
 
What are the three categories of waste? 
Municipal solid waste - every day trash 
 
Special waste- it is one kind of waste from one kind of activity (example: medical waste i...
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Waste is an unwanted or undesired material or substance. 
- Other words: rubbish, trash, junk, garbage 
 
 
 
What are the three categories of waste? 
Municipal solid waste - every day trash 
 
Special waste- it is one kind of waste from one kind of activity (example: medical waste i...
1940 had a peak of 2,000 lbs waste person/year. why? 
a lot heating of the home with coal, therefore coal ash was added into trash 
 
 
 
1960s had on average 712 lbs person/year. why? 
more people in the world, 100 million. increase resulted from styrofoam plates and plastic forks used on daily bas...
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a lot heating of the home with coal, therefore coal ash was added into trash 
 
 
 
1960s had on average 712 lbs person/year. why? 
more people in the world, 100 million. increase resulted from styrofoam plates and plastic forks used on daily bas...
Cradle-to-Cradle Accounting 
responsibility for disposing of or reusing a product after it becomes obsolete is knows as 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Waste 
solid materials discarded by homes, offices, retail stores, relatively small portion of solid waste produced. example: a person throws away their toot...
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responsibility for disposing of or reusing a product after it becomes obsolete is knows as 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Waste 
solid materials discarded by homes, offices, retail stores, relatively small portion of solid waste produced. example: a person throws away their toot...
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 
more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away 
 
 
 
Identify the 5 major contributors to MSW 
paper, food scraps, yard waste, plastics, and metals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What is a landfill? 
A method for final dis...
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more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away 
 
 
 
Identify the 5 major contributors to MSW 
paper, food scraps, yard waste, plastics, and metals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What is a landfill? 
A method for final dis...
Quote of Chapter 21 
"Follow nature's example, realize waste's potential." 
- Gunter Pauli 
 
 
 
What are solid waste and hazardous waste, and why are they problems? 
- Solid waste contributes to pollution and includes valuable resources that could be reused or recycled. 
- Hazardous waste cont...
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"Follow nature's example, realize waste's potential." 
- Gunter Pauli 
 
 
 
What are solid waste and hazardous waste, and why are they problems? 
- Solid waste contributes to pollution and includes valuable resources that could be reused or recycled. 
- Hazardous waste cont...
Solid Waste 
Durable goods, non-durable goods, containers and packaging, food scraps, yard trimmings, and misc inorganic wastes 
 
 
 
The majority of non-hazardous waste generated within the U.S. each year is 
Manufacturing (59%) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The first American law passed to influen...
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Durable goods, non-durable goods, containers and packaging, food scraps, yard trimmings, and misc inorganic wastes 
 
 
 
The majority of non-hazardous waste generated within the U.S. each year is 
Manufacturing (59%) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The first American law passed to influen...
Who regulates waste? 
The EPA (environmental protection agency) 
- nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste 
- households create ordinary garbage, while industrial and manufacturing processes create solid and hazardous wastes 
 
 
 
What is the history of waste? 
Evolution: 
- thrown...
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The EPA (environmental protection agency) 
- nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste 
- households create ordinary garbage, while industrial and manufacturing processes create solid and hazardous wastes 
 
 
 
What is the history of waste? 
Evolution: 
- thrown...
Solid Waste Disposal: Early Civilizations 
- Not a problem 
- Few people 
- Mostly organic, converted to useful material 
- Ecosystems could handle/ recycle matter 
 
 
 
Solid Waste Disposal: 500BC 
-Athens was 1st city to ban open dumping 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Solid Waste Disposal: 1300AD 
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- Not a problem 
- Few people 
- Mostly organic, converted to useful material 
- Ecosystems could handle/ recycle matter 
 
 
 
Solid Waste Disposal: 500BC 
-Athens was 1st city to ban open dumping 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Solid Waste Disposal: 1300AD 
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Approximately 70% of the world's electronic waste (ewaste) ends up 
 
a. in landfills 
b. recycled 
c. shipped to India 
d. shipped to China 
e. incinerated 
d. shipped to China 
 
 
 
Critics of recycling are most likely to claim 
 
a. It isn't worth the effort. 
b. There is no solid-waste proble...
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a. in landfills 
b. recycled 
c. shipped to India 
d. shipped to China 
e. incinerated 
d. shipped to China 
 
 
 
Critics of recycling are most likely to claim 
 
a. It isn't worth the effort. 
b. There is no solid-waste proble...
Municipal/Household waste 
200 million metric tons 
- two-thirds of a ton per person/year or 4.5 pounds per day 
- twice as much as Europe 
 
 
 
Municipal solid waste production 
Total waste generation = 236.2 million tons/year 
Per capita generation = 4.5 pounds/person/day 
 
** per capita generat...
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200 million metric tons 
- two-thirds of a ton per person/year or 4.5 pounds per day 
- twice as much as Europe 
 
 
 
Municipal solid waste production 
Total waste generation = 236.2 million tons/year 
Per capita generation = 4.5 pounds/person/day 
 
** per capita generat...
What did RCRA outlaw? 
Resource and Conservation Recovery Act Outlawed common methods of waste disposal and set standards for sanitary landfills, Waste disposal in open dumps 
have 2 main elements: tracking and permitting 
Resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA) 1976, 
all hazardous wastes acc...
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Resource and Conservation Recovery Act Outlawed common methods of waste disposal and set standards for sanitary landfills, Waste disposal in open dumps 
have 2 main elements: tracking and permitting 
Resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA) 1976, 
all hazardous wastes acc...
Hazardous or toxic waste 
Anything that threatens human health or environment. Anything that is toxic, corrosive, or flammable. 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Waste 
MSW. Garbage produced directly by homes, schools, or work. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Industrial Solid Waste 
Garbage produced indirectly by...
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Anything that threatens human health or environment. Anything that is toxic, corrosive, or flammable. 
 
 
 
Municipal Solid Waste 
MSW. Garbage produced directly by homes, schools, or work. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Industrial Solid Waste 
Garbage produced indirectly by...
What are municipal wastes? 
everyday items that get thrown away by people or industry; batteries, clothing, furniture, cans/bottles, newspapers 
 
 
 
Figure 9.1 Cross section of a typical landfill and leachate-collection system - be able to draw 
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What is the definition of so...
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everyday items that get thrown away by people or industry; batteries, clothing, furniture, cans/bottles, newspapers 
 
 
 
Figure 9.1 Cross section of a typical landfill and leachate-collection system - be able to draw 
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What is the definition of so...
Leachate 
liquids you drain from a landfill 
 
 
 
Pay as You Throw 
policy where residents are charged by the bag or by the pound to dispose of leaves and grass clippings; encourages recycling and composting; reduces solid waste going to landfills 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Recycling 
use of reco...
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liquids you drain from a landfill 
 
 
 
Pay as You Throw 
policy where residents are charged by the bag or by the pound to dispose of leaves and grass clippings; encourages recycling and composting; reduces solid waste going to landfills 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Recycling 
use of reco...
Why do hazardous substances require special handling? 
They cause harm to organisms and the environment 
 
 
 
What are hazardous substances found in? 
Medicines, cleaners, pesticides and gasoline. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Heavy Metals 
Found in many products and can be hazardous as they accumul...
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They cause harm to organisms and the environment 
 
 
 
What are hazardous substances found in? 
Medicines, cleaners, pesticides and gasoline. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Heavy Metals 
Found in many products and can be hazardous as they accumul...
3 major topics 
Solid waste and how we dispose of it, Shrinking the waste stream, and Hazardous and toxic wastes 
 
 
 
U.S. produces how much solid waste annually? 
~11 B tons 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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How much of our waste is agricultural waste (crop residues, manure, mostly recycled into the s...
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Solid waste and how we dispose of it, Shrinking the waste stream, and Hazardous and toxic wastes 
 
 
 
U.S. produces how much solid waste annually? 
~11 B tons 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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How much of our waste is agricultural waste (crop residues, manure, mostly recycled into the s...
solid waste 
any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or gas 
 
 
 
industrial solid waste 
98.5% of US solid waste, from mining, oil and natural gas production, agriculture, industrial activities 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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municipal solid waste (MSW, garbage) 
1.5% of US solid wast...
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any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or gas 
 
 
 
industrial solid waste 
98.5% of US solid waste, from mining, oil and natural gas production, agriculture, industrial activities 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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municipal solid waste (MSW, garbage) 
1.5% of US solid wast...
Solid and Hazardous waste 
... 
 
 
 
where does solid waste come from? 
The largest amounts of solid waste come from agriculture and mining wastes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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what poses a greater threat and why? 
However, municipal solid waste (MSW) poses a greater waste management challenge becau...
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... 
 
 
 
where does solid waste come from? 
The largest amounts of solid waste come from agriculture and mining wastes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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what poses a greater threat and why? 
However, municipal solid waste (MSW) poses a greater waste management challenge becau...
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