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0 3Rs of Waste Management

Chapter Completion Quiz
1) What are the 3Rs of environmental waste management?
[] Reduce, Reciprocate, Reserve
[] Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
[] Reduce, Redistribution, Reuse
[] Resilience, Reception, Reintroduction

2) What is meant by recycling?

[] It is a process to change waste materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful
materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from
incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste
[] To use an item again after it has been used. This includes conventional reuse where the item is used
again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a different function. In contrast,
recycling is the breaking down of the used item into raw materials which are used to make new items.
[] Introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
[] Separation process consisting in the separation of a substance from a matrix.

3) What is not a purpose of recycling?

[] Reduce air and water pollution
[] Increase the revenue of raw material mining extraction industry
[] Prevent waste of useful material
[] Reduce energy use

4) What is meant by reusing?

[] Ensuring that all material are immediately destroyed following initial use to increase the user experience
[] To use an item again after it has been used. This includes conventional reuse where the item is used
again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a different function. In contrast,
recycling is the breaking down of the used item into raw materials which are used to make new items.
[] Increasing the consumption of raw material to develop the raw material extraction industry
[] It is a process to change waste materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful
materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from
incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste

5) What are the benefits of reducing use (select all applicable)?

[] Increase efficiency (output/input) of a process
[] Reduce landfills
[] Increase the consumption of raw material to develop the raw material extraction industry
[] Maximize the amount of material recycled