Methods Of Disposal

Question 1

Methods (7)

Answer 1

Unregulated
Recycling
Incineration
Recovery
Landfill
Submergence
Trade

Question 2

Unregulated - what

Answer 2

Dumped in unofficial disposal sites

Question 3

Unregulated - problems (4)

Answer 3

Damage to ecosystems
Contamination of ground + surface water
Air pollution - burning
Insects, vermin, scavenging animals = air + water borne diseases

Question 4

Recycling - what (2)

Answer 4

Waste is reprocessed into new products
1% of urban pop (15m) survive by scavenging recyclables

Question 5

Recycling - good (3)

Answer 5

Less waste disposed
Reduced demand for raw materials = decreases environmental impacts
Priding recyclable products = less energy

Question 6

Recycling- bad (2)

Answer 6

Requires separate collections
Build new facilities to process the waste

Question 7

Recovery- what (2)

Answer 7

Selective extraction of disposed materials for a specific next use
Use waste instead of producing new products

Question 8

Recovery - good (3)

Answer 8

Less landfill
Fewer natural resources exploited
Material ps returned to the economy

Question 9

Recovery - bad

Answer 9

Informal recycling + processing the materials for reuse or sale = GHG emissions is burned improperly

Question 10

Landfill GOOD (6)

Answer 10

Proper regulations
Capacity = sealed = recreational usage
Good use of abandoned quarries
Easily managed
Methane = vented = fuel
Relatively safe

Question 11

Landfill BAD (5)

Answer 11

Ugly + smelly
Attracts vermin, flies and scavenging birds
High transport costs = congestion = air pollution
Leaching
Wind blows = litter

Question 12

Incineration good (4)

Answer 12

Volume reduced by 90%
Used to produce energy
Reduces toxicity of waste
Inactivate disease agents

Question 13

Incineration bad (5)

Answer 13

Expensive
Air pollution = co2
Incinerator creates ash = has to be disposed
Capacity limitations
Unpopular with locals

Question 14

Submergence - what

Answer 14

Illegal dumping of waste in oceans

Question 15

Submergence (2) - UNITED NATIONS REPORTED….

Answer 15

Companies dumped radioactive waste off the coast of Somalia - taking advantage of weak governance
Damages oceans ecosystems

Question 16

Trade - what

Answer 16

Waste moved between countries

Question 17

Global waste trade

Answer 17

International trade of waste between countries for further treatment, disposal or recycling

Question 18

Trade of waste HOW

Answer 18

HICs pay NEEs/LICs to take hazardous waste

Question 19

Trade - critics (4)

Answer 19

Inadequate regulations create lots of problems:
Damage to local environments
Facilities aren’t safe
Workers process toxic waste with bare hands = illness or death

Question 20

WEEE

Answer 20

waste electrical and electronic equipment

Question 21

WEEEs in the trade (4)

Answer 21

50 million tons of WEEEs from US + Europe
Given to Asia and Africa
Heavy metals + toxins leak
Waterways and groundwater contaminated = poisons locals