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10/21/2024 9:24 PM
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT –
COLLECTION Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Pass.
1. Municipal Collection
2. Contract Collection
3. Private Collection - answer✔Type of Collection
1. Normal time for accumulation of the amount that can be placed in a container
2. Time it takes for fresh garbage to putrefy and emit foul odors
3. Length of a fly breeding cycle - answer✔Maximum Period in the Collection of Solid Waste
Curbside or Alley Pick-up - answer✔It is the quickest and most economical point of collection.
It is the most common type of collection. It costs one-half as much as backyard collection. The
city designates the containers to be used and specify when the containers must be placed at the
curb or alley. The crew consists of a driver and two collectors.
Set-out and set-back Method - answer✔It eliminates most of the disadvantages of the curb
method but requires the collector to enter private property. The set-out crew carries full
containers from the residential storage to the curb or alley before the collection vehicle arrives.
The collection crew loads the refuse in the same manner as the curb method. The set-back crew
returns the empty cans.
Backyard Pickup - answer✔This is accomplished by the use of tote barrels. The collector enters
the resident's property, dumps the container into a tote barrel, carries it to the truck, and dumps it.
The collector may collect refuse from more than one house before returning.
Daily Routine Method - answer✔Simplest method of Truck Routing
1. The homeowners know when the refuse will be picked up.
2. The route size can be adjusted for the load to maximize crew and truck utilization.
10/21/2024 9:24 PM
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT –
COLLECTION Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Pass.
1. Municipal Collection
2. Contract Collection
3. Private Collection - answer✔Type of Collection
1. Normal time for accumulation of the amount that can be placed in a container
2. Time it takes for fresh garbage to putrefy and emit foul odors
3. Length of a fly breeding cycle - answer✔Maximum Period in the Collection of Solid Waste
Curbside or Alley Pick-up - answer✔It is the quickest and most economical point of collection.
It is the most common type of collection. It costs one-half as much as backyard collection. The
city designates the containers to be used and specify when the containers must be placed at the
curb or alley. The crew consists of a driver and two collectors.
Set-out and set-back Method - answer✔It eliminates most of the disadvantages of the curb
method but requires the collector to enter private property. The set-out crew carries full
containers from the residential storage to the curb or alley before the collection vehicle arrives.
The collection crew loads the refuse in the same manner as the curb method. The set-back crew
returns the empty cans.
Backyard Pickup - answer✔This is accomplished by the use of tote barrels. The collector enters
the resident's property, dumps the container into a tote barrel, carries it to the truck, and dumps it.
The collector may collect refuse from more than one house before returning.
Daily Routine Method - answer✔Simplest method of Truck Routing
1. The homeowners know when the refuse will be picked up.
2. The route size can be adjusted for the load to maximize crew and truck utilization.
