Solid Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering solid waste management, natural capital, energy security, ecosystem services, and environmental impact assessments.

Strategies for sustainable management of solid domestic waste include persuading people to __________ waste before collection.

segregate

Currently, the principal energy resources for the world's economy exist in __________ reserves, making their use unsustainable.

finite

The element commonly used in the production of batteries for renewable energy storage due to its high electrochemical potential is __________.

Lithium

Exporting hazardous waste from more economically developed countries to less economically developed countries for disposal is an example of environmental __________.

injustice

Nuclear power is not categorized as a renewable energy source because __________ is a finite resource that is not replenished.

uranium

A __________ economy is an approach to resource consumption which encourages the use of items for as long as possible and then recycling them once they no longer provide value.

circular

The overall solid domestic waste production is __________ mainly due to the growing size of the human population.

increasing

The size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not decreasing over time mainly because the litter discharged into the ocean is an example of __________ waste.

non-biodegradable

Sustainable yield is the increase in natural __________ that can be exploited each year without depleting the original stock or its replenishment potential.

capital

If a resource is not valued for money but for its beauty or mere existence, it has an __________ value.

intrinsic

Forests are an example of __________ natural capital that if properly managed can provide natural income.

renewable

The extensive zone in the Pacific Ocean filled with plastic marine debris is called the __________.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Dead and decaying plant matter that can be used on a small scale by gardeners to recycle garden waste is called __________.

compost

The three-word sustainability campaign represented by the standard recycling symbol is __________.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

A risk associated with landfill sites is potential explosion caused by __________ gas produced during anaerobic decomposition.

methane

Among paper, plastics, synthetic fibres, and aluminum, the material categorized as biodegradable waste is __________.

paper

The total amount of per capita food losses and waste by industries across the given regions is __________ $kg/year$.

$$1100$$

For North America and Oceania, given $48,675$ thousand kg of food waste and a population of $389.4$ million, the volume of food waste is __________ kg per capita.

$$125$$

The most effective way to manage pollution is by changing human __________ to reduce the production and release of pollutants.

behaviour

The material that makes up the largest proportion of solid domestic waste (SDW) in Australia is __________.

organic matter

Uranium can be considered a natural capital that is dynamic because its __________ has changed over time.

value

Excessive greenhouse gas emissions that lead to ice melting threaten the natural service known as the Earth's __________.

albedo

The stock of the renewable resource threatened by excessive irrigation in agriculture is __________.

groundwater

Soil is identified as an example of __________ natural capital.

non-renewable

A detailed study undertaken prior to a development project to assess environmental, social, and economic impacts is an __________.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Timber extracted from a forest at a rate that allows it to be replaced by natural growth is an example of natural __________.

income

Natural capital is defined as a store of natural resources that can produce a sustainable source of goods and __________.

services

For a forest with $200,000\,m^3$ growth, $50,000\,m^3$ lost to bush fires, and $100,000\,m^3$ destroyed by pests, the sustainable natural income is __________ $m^3$.

$$50,000$$