What Is the MOST Appropriate Way to Handle Hazardous Waste

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the MOST appropriate way to handle hazardous waste?

• A) Incinerate it, as burning eliminates all toxic waste.
• B) Landfill it, as leachate contains the hazardous waste and prevents it from contaminating ground water.
• C) Dump it in the ocean, as the volume of water dilutes the waste, essentially making it nonhazardous.
• D) Send it to developing countries in Africa, as they have developed methods of extracting the valuable components of such waste without causing harm to the workers.
• E) None of the above is an appropriate way to handle hazardous waste.