Topic 7.3: Solid Waste Questions

Figure 1 shows the carbon impacts of City B's household waste in one year, by kind of waste.

A company sells a phone whose battery can be swapped easily and offers spare parts for years. Which circular economy principle is shown?

A waste-audit team in a large city empties a week of household bins onto a sorting belt and records what it finds. Identify two different materials the team is likely to find.

Figure 1 shows the carbon impacts of City A's household waste in one year, by kind of waste.

Which gives the waste hierarchy in order, from most preferred to least preferred?

A company designs a phone with a battery that can be replaced easily and sells spare parts for years. Identify one circular economy design principle shown here, and give a reason.

A river can break down the sewage of a small village, but not the sewage of a large town. Define the term pollution.

A city council collects bins from homes, shops and offices every week. Define the term municipal solid waste (MSW).

A factory releases chemicals into a river and also makes loud noise at night. State the two broad forms pollution can take.

Waste plans often use the waste hierarchy. Define the term waste hierarchy.

Figure 1 shows the carbon impacts of City C's household waste in one year, by kind of waste.

A school starts a compost heap for its food and garden waste. Define the term composting.

Many governments now have plans for a circular economy. Define the term circular economy.

A student says: "High-income countries usually produce less waste because they have better recycling." State whether the student is correct, giving a reason from waste data.

A landfill operator tests the liquid collected in pipes beneath the waste. Define the term leachate.

Figure 1 is a fact file on the waste produced in Riverside, a made-up farming town. Using Figure 1, identify one agricultural waste and one biohazardous waste produced in Riverside.

A school sorts a week of its waste into food scraps, paper and plastic packaging. Identify one reason why most plastics may be considered more serious pollutants than the food scraps and paper.

Beach cleaners on a Scottish island count cardboard, wood and plastic items. Identify one reason why most plastics may be considered more serious pollutants than the cardboard and wood.

The table shows the household waste made per person per day in two countries. | Country | Waste (kg per person per day) | |---|---| | A | 2.0 | | B | 0.5 | Calculate how many times more waste per person Country A makes than Country B.

A town sends all its waste to a landfill on the edge of a river valley. Outline one disadvantage of disposing of waste in landfill.