Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding solid waste and disposal?
a. Americans today dispose of almost 100 million tons of municipal solid waste—
more commonly known as trash or garbage—each year.
b. The amount of waste each person produces has risen over the past few years.
c. Only about one-third of households recycle their wastes.
d. In 2015, there were about 550 active landfills in the United States.
c
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Viewing stress as the interaction of a thinking person and an event is known as the
A. psychoanalytical theory. B. person-event paradigm. C. interactional stress theory. D. stress and coping paradigm.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Karl Marx suggested human society will move toward the final stage of a classless society through a socialist revolution. 2. The term vested interests refers to those people or groups who will profit in the event of social change. 3. Most people welcome the building of landfills, prisons, nuclear power plants, bike trails, and group homes for the developmentally disabled right behind their home. 4. The Luddites were factory owners that made huge profits in England during the Industrial Revolution.
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A. survey B. field C. secondary analysis D. historical