Chapter 12. Environment & You

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Talking Trash

Backstory: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the United States generated approximately 254 tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in 2013. The following pie chart divides MSW into the various materials generated. You may notice that materials such as paper, glass, metals, and plastics can all be recycled, while food can be composted. This would potentially leave only about 33% for discard in landfills with most of this attributable to wood and yard trimmings. This clearly implies that if everyone were to recycle all unwanted trash effectively, the 254 tons per year could be decreased substantially.

Credit: © U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Activity

Activity: Using the table below, keep a daily logbook counting the number of items you discard as trash for each category (if applicable). If a piece of trash has more than one component—such as cardboard and plastic packaging—count one piece for each component. Calculate the percentage of each material type by dividing the totals for each material by the total for all materials combined. Your instructor may assist the class in finding the average number of items in each category for the entire class. Use the information to answer the questions.

Question 12.1

Material Day #1 Day #2 Day #3 Day #4 Day #5 Day #6 Day #7 7-Day Total
Paper AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Food AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Yard Trimmings AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Plastics AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Metals AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Rubber, leather, and textiles AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Wood AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
Glass AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD
TOTALS AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD AC4b2rEenF5mZdDD

  1. Question 12.2

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  2. Question 12.3

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  3. Question 12.4

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  4. Question 12.5

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  5. Question 12.6

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  6. Question 12.7

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