EVS Final

electronic

e-waste is — waste and consists of discarded tvs, cell phones, computers and other devices

solid, 80

e-waste is the fastest growing — waste problem in the US, most e-waste ends up in landfills even though #% of it can be recycled and reused and should not be going to landfills

cheap, regulations, toxic

much of US e-waste is shipped to other countries where labor is — and there are few environmental —, often leading many people to be exposed to — chemicals in the recycling process

illegally

much of the world’s e-waste is — exported to other countries for recycling and disposal

municipal solid waste

— — — is the combined solid waste produced by homes and workplaces other than factories

buried, burned

in developed countries most MSW is — in landfills or — in incinerators

management

waste — is when we attempt to control wastes in ways that reduce their environmental harm without seriously trying to reduce the amount of waste produced

reduction

waste — is when we produce less waste and pollution and the wastes we do produce are considered to be potential resources that we can reuse recycle or compost

3

there are # integrated waste priorities

pollution, prevention, eliminate, harmful, longer

the first integrated waste priority is primary — and waste — this involves changing industrial processes to — the use of harmful chemicals, use less of a — product, make products that last — and are recyclable, reusable or easy to compare

reuse, compost

the second priority is secondary pollution and waste prevention so we want to —, repair, recycle, —, and buy products that are reusable an recycle able

management, toxicity, bury, dilution

the third priority is waste — we want to treat waste to reduce —, incinerate waste, — waste in landfills, release waste into environment for dispersal or —

reduce

consume less and live a simpler lifestyle

reuse

rely more on items that we can use repeatedly instead of on throwaway items, and buy necessary items secondhand or borrow or rent them

recycle

separate and recycle paper, glass, cans, plastics, metal, and other items, and buy products made from recycled materials

input, prevention

reduce, reuse, recycle are in that order because the first two are preferred because they are — or — approaches and tackle the waste product head on

energy, sustainably

recycling is an important aspect of protecting the environment because it helps to reduce — use and live more —

92, 95

recycling aluminum uses #% less energy and produces #% less air pollution than smelting new aluminum, aluminum is one of the easiest things to recycle

energy, water, air, 5

recycling paper uses 60-68% less —, uses 50% less —, produces 74% less — pollution, and creates # times more jobs

laziness, misunderstanding of what is recyclable, lack of access

why don’t more people recycle?

subsidies, fee, bag, buyers

to make recycling programs more effective would be to increase gov’t — and tax breaks for recycling companies, increase the use of — per — waste collection system, laws to require companies to recycle materials used by —

1 PET, 2HDPE, they make plastic water bottles and milk jugs

What two plastics are most widely recycled because they are the easiest and most economical to recycle?  What common items are made out of them?

94

#% of Americans have access to a plastics recycling program