1.All of the following should be included in a request for a proposal EXCEPT:

 

 

basic services.

 

 

terms of agreement.

 

 

hazardous materials.

 

 

cost of service.

2.The initial cost of a solid waste facility is important to the municipality and is known as the:

 

 

capital cost.

 

 

municipal cost.

 

 

general obligation cost.

 

 

financial cost.

3.__________ can use revenue bonds to finance capital projects.

 

 

Cities

 

 

Municipal governments

 

 

Federal legislation

 

 

State governments

4.All of the following are used to test for hazardous materials EXCEPT:

 

 

radioactivity.

 

 

reactivity.

 

 

bioconcentration.

 

 

environmental justice.

5.If a municipality decides to contract for solid waste services, an agreement will be required that can be referred to as any of the following EXCEPT:

 

 

Service agreement

 

 

Franchise agreement

 

 

Contract agreement

 

 

Conditional agreement

6.The most environmentally sound disposal scheme for hazardous materials is (the) __________ and __________ to nonhazardous substances.

 

 

solid waste; conversion

 

 

destruction; conversion

 

 

hazardous material breakdown; conversion

 

 

landfill issues; conversion

7.In order to be effective, solid waste engineers must be competent in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

 

 

public communications.

 

 

regulations.

 

 

civility.

 

 

technology.

8.__________ is to place collection services out to bid and let the municipality bid against private companies.

 

 

Public ownership

 

 

Competitive service delivery

 

 

Basic service providing

 

 

Basic service bidding

9.The means for understanding questions of material and product use and waste production is to conduct a:

 

 

flow control assessment.

 

 

combustion life cycle assessment.

 

 

financing assessment.

 

 

life cycle assessment.

10.__________ is a product-centered approach to environmental protection.

 

 

Product stewardship

 

 

Life cycle management

 

 

Product liability

 

 

Product life cycle

11.A community wants to construct a hazardous waste incinerator for household hazardous waste. The cost of the facility is expected to be $4,000,000. The cost of operating this facility is estimated to be about $20,000 per year plus salaries of $100,000 annually. The insurance on the facility will be $3,000 per year. What is the annual cost of this facility to the community? Assume that the facility will have a useful life of around 15 years.

 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

 

12.Your community has decided to construct a hazardous waste facility for incinerating hazardous waste. What types of contracts would you use for securing solid waste services? What elements would you include in your request for proposal?

 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

 

Worrell, W. A., &Vesilind, P. A. (2012).Solid waste engineering (2nd ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

 

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