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Illinois Solid Waste Site Operator Certification Exam
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Plastic with an SPI code of #1 - Answer-PET
Florida is one of the states with a bottle bill (T/F) - Answer-
False
The major fraction of MSW in the US is managed by: -
Answer-landfills
In Alachua County and Gainesville, the following are
collected weekly from the curb by contracted waste
collectors: - Answer-recyclables, garbage for disposal,
yard trash
Scrap tire stockpiles can present an environmental
problem because of: - Answer-mosquitoes, fires
Waste collected from Alachua County and Gainesville is
managed by: - Answer-Transport to a transfer station in
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the County, followed by transport to the New River Solid
Waste Association Class I landfill.
example of a white good - Answer-freezer
cullet - Answer-term for crushed glass
The largest component of component of MSW in the
United States is: - Answer-paper
For residential waste collection, it is the responsibility of
the homeowner to contract with a waste hauler to provide
collection. (T/F) - Answer-False
Per capita MSW generation continues to increase every
year in the US according to US EPA statistics: (T/F) -
Answer-False
plastic with an SPI symbol of #2 - Answer-HDPE
The total amount of MSW produced annually in the US is
approximately: - Answer-250 million tons
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For commercial waste collection, it is the responsibility of
the business to contract for waste collection. (T/F) -
Answer-True
According to the EPA, in 2013, Americans generated
about ______ million tons of trash and recycled and
composted about 87 million tons of this material,
equivalent to a 34.3 percent recycling rate. - Answer-254
What does BAN stand for? - Answer-Basal Action Network
The amount of MSW produced per capita per day in the
US is approximately: - Answer-4.5 lb/person-day
Which chemical contained in WEEE is most likely to cause
a discarded device to fail TCLP? (WEEE = Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) - Answer-lead
Per capita generation of MSW is greater for the OECD
countries compared to the rest of the world. (T/F) (OECD
= Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development) - Answer-True
Illinois Solid Waste Site Operator Certification Exam
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Plastic with an SPI code of #1 - Answer-PET
Florida is one of the states with a bottle bill (T/F) - Answer-
False
The major fraction of MSW in the US is managed by: -
Answer-landfills
In Alachua County and Gainesville, the following are
collected weekly from the curb by contracted waste
collectors: - Answer-recyclables, garbage for disposal,
yard trash
Scrap tire stockpiles can present an environmental
problem because of: - Answer-mosquitoes, fires
Waste collected from Alachua County and Gainesville is
managed by: - Answer-Transport to a transfer station in
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the County, followed by transport to the New River Solid
Waste Association Class I landfill.
example of a white good - Answer-freezer
cullet - Answer-term for crushed glass
The largest component of component of MSW in the
United States is: - Answer-paper
For residential waste collection, it is the responsibility of
the homeowner to contract with a waste hauler to provide
collection. (T/F) - Answer-False
Per capita MSW generation continues to increase every
year in the US according to US EPA statistics: (T/F) -
Answer-False
plastic with an SPI symbol of #2 - Answer-HDPE
The total amount of MSW produced annually in the US is
approximately: - Answer-250 million tons
, 3|Page
For commercial waste collection, it is the responsibility of
the business to contract for waste collection. (T/F) -
Answer-True
According to the EPA, in 2013, Americans generated
about ______ million tons of trash and recycled and
composted about 87 million tons of this material,
equivalent to a 34.3 percent recycling rate. - Answer-254
What does BAN stand for? - Answer-Basal Action Network
The amount of MSW produced per capita per day in the
US is approximately: - Answer-4.5 lb/person-day
Which chemical contained in WEEE is most likely to cause
a discarded device to fail TCLP? (WEEE = Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) - Answer-lead
Per capita generation of MSW is greater for the OECD
countries compared to the rest of the world. (T/F) (OECD
= Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development) - Answer-True
