Title: Exam 4
Course: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management > Section: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management

Q: Before a material can be classified as a hazardous waste, it must first be  _________.
- a determined toxic substance
- a solid waste
- in a confined area
- recovered and tested
A: a solid waste

Q: The EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines _______.
- promote the use of materials recovered from solid waste
- list 61 products which federal procuring agencies are require to purchase
- define sustainable materials management as a systematic approach to using and reusing materials productively over their life cycles
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: Full Cost Accounting (FCA) includes which of the following?
- A method of accounting for landfills versus recycling
- Budget-based methodology
- Up-front, overhead, and future costs
- Costs at the very beginning of a program or service
A: Up-front, overhead, and future costs

Q: Communities using Full Cost Accounting for municipal solid waste enjoy certain benefits which include _____.
- correctly set tipping fees
- data that is entered at no cost to the hauler
- services that can be requested
- All of the above
A: correctly set tipping fees

Q: Zero Waste efforts benefit businesses by all of the following EXCEPT _____.
- saving money
- reducing liability
- reducing staff
- reducing greenhouse gas emissions
A: reducing staff

Q: Zero Waste philosophy differs from the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act in that it does NOT _____.
- place Reduce as the best alternative in its hierarchy
- encourage Reuse
- encourage Recycling
- encourage incineration for volume reduction
A: encourage incineration for volume reduction

Q: The EPA is considered a ___________because Congress authorizes them to write environmental directives and then administer those subsequent laws and executive orders.
- governing agency
- regulatory agency
- communications agency
- All of the above
A: regulatory agency

Q: According to the EPA, if a community implements a Pay-as-You-Throw (PAYT) program it is good for each of its three bottom lines. Please explain who and how it affects each of the three. (2 pts each)