Self Evaluation Quiz - Waste Management
It’s easy to flush a toilet or take out the trash without paying any attention to where your waste is going – and if it’s being disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. How much do you know about waste management?
- 1.Kofiase, a suburb of Mampong has an average solid waste generation rate of 0.35kg/cap/day and an estimated population of 2,000. What is the annual waste generation rate of the community?
- A.
700kg per annum
- B.
0.7tons per annum
- C.
256tons per annum
- D.
256kg per annum
- 2.Which of the following statements best describes the composition of waste?
- A.
The proportions of different items that make up the waste
- B.
The proportions of waste from different sources that are discarded
- C.
the amount of organic material present in the waste
- D.
The proportion of recoverable materials present in the waste
- 3.The average waste generation rate of Mampong, is known to be 0.7kg/cap/day. This means that
- A.
0.7kg of waste is produced at Mampong in a day
- B.
One household in Mampong produces 0.7kg of waste in a day
- C.
0.7kg of waste is collected from Mampong in a day
- D.
One person in Mampong produces 0.7kg of waste in a day
- 4.A sample of waste weighs 2.5kg after drying at 105°C for 24 hours. If the waste weighed 3.2kg prior to drying, what is the moisture content of the waste?
- A.
28%
- B.
22%
- C.
72%
- D.
78%
- 5.Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the preparation of food is generally referred to as
- A.
Refuse
- B.
Litter
- C.
Garbage
- D.
Rubbish
- 6.The composition of waste that ends up at a disposal site cannot be affected by changes in the standard of living and economic status of the waste producers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The pollution potential of waste can be deduced from its composition.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.As the level of development of a country increases, it is expected that the proportion of paper and organic waste in the municipal solid waste stream would also increase.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A measure of household waste generation rates always provide an accurate estimate of the amount of waste that reaches the final disposal site.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Waste with high moisture content is not suitable for incineration.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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