Field Waste Disposal UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How much waste can be produced by one Soldier? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Up to 100
lbs of waste per Soldier per day
Types of Waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Human waste
2. Garbage
3. Rubbish
4. Liquid waste
5. Hazardous waste
6. Regulated medical waste
Human waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Urine and feces
Garbage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waste generated by the preparation, cooking, and
serving of food (solid food waste)
Rubbish - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔combustible or noncombustible solid waste generated
from noninfectious operations
Liquid waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waste which comes from showers, sinks, kitchens,
etc.
Hazardous waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔wastes that are potentially harmful to human
health or the environment. These include used solvents, compressed gas cylinders (i.e. spray
paint), and contaminated soil from spilled fuel.
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔includes wastes with the
potential to cause infection and for which special precautions are prudent. This does not
include products used for personal hygiene (diapers, feminine sanitary products, etc.) that are
, saturated or dripping with blood. Trash receptacles placed in public areas containing personal
hygiene products are not regulated.
Distance requirements for latrines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- 100 feet or 30 meters away
from and downstream from water sources
- 100 yards away from unit dining area and downwind
- within reasonable distance from unit area (approx. 1 minute). Make it readily accessible to
someone with diarrhea or who needs to vomit.
Distance requirements for solid waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- at least 100' or
30m from and downstream of water sources and natural bodies of water
- 30' - 100' from unit dining areas. This is far enough to discourage pests from moving
between waste and food areas, but close enough not to place undue burden on personnel.
Disposal methods are based on: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- size of the unit
- gender makeup of the unit
- materials available to construct disposal devices
- duration of stay
- tactical situation
- ground water level
- soil conditions
Human waste disposal methods - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Burial method
2. Burning method
Burial method of human waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- used under normal
conditions, assuming water table is 7' or more below the surface and the soil is easily
excavated
- only if local regulations permit
- use with good sanitation practices
Burning method of human waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- use outside of US
(legally prohibited here)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How much waste can be produced by one Soldier? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Up to 100
lbs of waste per Soldier per day
Types of Waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Human waste
2. Garbage
3. Rubbish
4. Liquid waste
5. Hazardous waste
6. Regulated medical waste
Human waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Urine and feces
Garbage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waste generated by the preparation, cooking, and
serving of food (solid food waste)
Rubbish - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔combustible or noncombustible solid waste generated
from noninfectious operations
Liquid waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waste which comes from showers, sinks, kitchens,
etc.
Hazardous waste - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔wastes that are potentially harmful to human
health or the environment. These include used solvents, compressed gas cylinders (i.e. spray
paint), and contaminated soil from spilled fuel.
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔includes wastes with the
potential to cause infection and for which special precautions are prudent. This does not
include products used for personal hygiene (diapers, feminine sanitary products, etc.) that are
, saturated or dripping with blood. Trash receptacles placed in public areas containing personal
hygiene products are not regulated.
Distance requirements for latrines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- 100 feet or 30 meters away
from and downstream from water sources
- 100 yards away from unit dining area and downwind
- within reasonable distance from unit area (approx. 1 minute). Make it readily accessible to
someone with diarrhea or who needs to vomit.
Distance requirements for solid waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- at least 100' or
30m from and downstream of water sources and natural bodies of water
- 30' - 100' from unit dining areas. This is far enough to discourage pests from moving
between waste and food areas, but close enough not to place undue burden on personnel.
Disposal methods are based on: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- size of the unit
- gender makeup of the unit
- materials available to construct disposal devices
- duration of stay
- tactical situation
- ground water level
- soil conditions
Human waste disposal methods - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Burial method
2. Burning method
Burial method of human waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- used under normal
conditions, assuming water table is 7' or more below the surface and the soil is easily
excavated
- only if local regulations permit
- use with good sanitation practices
Burning method of human waste disposal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- use outside of US
(legally prohibited here)
