Question

How much solid trash is produced by USA urban areas per day?
(A) 8 lac tons
(B) 7 lac tons
(C) 9 lac tons
(D) 2 lac tons

Answer 1

Solid waste suggests any garbage, refuse, slime from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution management facility and other abandoned materials including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material.

Complete answer:
The total municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2017 was 267.5 million tons or 4.51 pounds per person per day of the solid waste developed, nearly 67 million tons were converted and 27 million tons were composted.
Option A- 8 lac tons: This option is not correct according to recent research.
Option B- 7 lac tons: This option is right.
Generation
The total eternity of municipal solid waste in 2017 was 267.8 million tons of MSW, approximately 5.7 million tons more than the amount generated in 2015. The municipal solid waste developed in 2017 boosted to 4.51 pounds per person per day. This is a rapid increase from the 262.1 million tons produced in 2015 and the 208.3 million tons in 1990.
Option C- 9 lac tons: This option is also wrong.
Option D- 2 lac tons: This option is also wrong.

So, option B is correct.

Note: Solid waste strategy in the United States is governed at formulating and committing proper mechanisms to orderly manage solid waste. For the solid waste policy to be helpful, inputs should come from stakeholders, including citizens, businesses, community-based institutions, non-governmental institutions, government agencies, universities, and other research institutions.