FREE Solid Waste Management Certification Question and Answers

Question 1

Passed to limit ocean dumping of any wastes that would adversely affect human health or the marine environment.
- Waste sources regulated in this act include runoff from land, point source discharges, dumping of dredged materials, operational discharges from ships and off-shore platforms, and accidental spills.

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1972 Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)

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1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund Act)

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America Trash Timeline 1600's and 1700's

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Progressive Era (1900-1920s)

Question 2

Legislation responsible for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- One of the EPA's major responsibilities is to determine the environmental impact of a project. As civil engineers, we will have to write Environmental Impact Statements (EIS's) and preform environmental assessments (EAs) to identify a project's impact on the environment

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1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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1976 resource conservation and recovery act (NCRA)

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material recycling facility (MRF)

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greenwood Chemical Co. (1 Of 3)

Question 3

Several amendments to RCRA were passed to protect groundwater.
- Imposed new regulations on underground storage tanks, developed new landfill liner standards for double liners, leachate collection systems, groundwater monitoring, and leak detection systems.

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1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA)

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municipal solid waste (msw)

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1969 national environmental policy act (nepa)

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1976 Resource conservation And Recovery Act (rcra)

Question 4

Addresses the problem of hazardous waste as well as specifies guidelines for nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
- Subtitle D of RCRA is the municipal solid waste section and overviews standards used today in the building of landfills.
- Subtitle C deals directly with hazardous wastes

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1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

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1920 mineral leasing act

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1980 comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cercla)

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1970 national environmental policy act (nepa)

Question 5

Just south of Jefferson County (Louisville, KY) was a 23 acre site in which A.L. Taylor took in industrial waste.
He would excavate pits on the site, empty the contents into the pits and recycle the drums.

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Valley of the Drums

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Silent Spring

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Early History of Solid Waste

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Mitamata Bay

Question 6

MSW (EPA definition)—otherwise known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food waste, newspapers, and appliances.
Not included are materials that also may be disposed of in landfills but are not generally considered MSW, such as construction and demolition materials, municipal wastewater treatment sludges, and non-hazardous industrial wastes.

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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

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Biofuel

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Integrated waste management

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Material Recycling Facility (mrf)

Question 7

Through regulation, reducing, reusing, recycling, recovering, rethinking, and renovation we could have zero pollution and avoid landfills, and incineration.

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The 7 Rs Golden Rule

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The 1 Rs Golden Rule

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The 2 Rs Golden Rule

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The 93 Rs Golden Rule

Question 8

‥ Mixed waste contains both radioactive and hazardous waste components. As a result, both treatment and regulation are complex.
Mixed wastes are regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Atomic Energy Act (AEA).
In general, the requirements of RCRA and AEA are consistent and compatible. However, in cases where requirements of the two acts are found to be inconsistent, the AEA takes precedence.
‥ The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the US Department of Energy (DOE) regulate the radioactive portion of mixed waste under AEA authority, while EPA regulates the hazardous waste portion of mixed waste under RCRA authority.

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Mixed Waste

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Cement Kiln Dusts

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Early History Of Solid Waste

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Listed Wastes

Question 9

Accepts comingled recyclable materials separate from the MSW stream (Technically Recycling)

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Clean MRF

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Characteristic Wastes

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Dirty Mrf

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Mixed Waste

Question 10

Environmental conservation became a national platform during the industrial revolution in the US and citizens became increasingly concerned about urbanization and the utilization of resources.
The movement urged the establishment of state and national parks and forests, wildlife refuges, and national monuments intended to preserve natural features

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Conservation Movement (1890-1900)

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Progressive Era (1900-1920s)

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Greenwood chemical co. (1 of 3)

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Conservation Movement (1885-1888)