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Plastic Waste Management

Assignment- Week 7
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Plastics are referred “green” if they exhibit which of the following properties?

a. Source renewability

b. Biodegradability after end of the life

c. Environmentally friendly processing

d. All the above

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 2:
A major characteristic of a bio-based product is?

a. The product is biodegradable

b. The product degrades to form a biomass
c. The raw material is at least partly derived from biomass (plants)
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 3:
Which of the following is an advantage of bioplastics?

a. Bioplastics do nothing to change consumer behaviour regarding their use of plastic

products

b. They can interfere with or damage standard plastic recycling process

c. Reduces or eliminates GHG during its production

d. They interfere with standard plastic recycling process

Correct Answer: c
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QUESTION 4:
Compostable plastic is one that meets which of the following characteristics?

a. The same rate of degradation as other organic waste

b. Negative impact on flora and fauna

c. 50 % conversion to CO 2 , water and biomass through the action of microorganisms

d. Mineralization in a time period less than 500 days

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 5:
Which types of synthetic polymers are incorporated with light-sensitive chemical additives to
enhance its biodegradability in specific environment?

a) Oxy-degradable plastics

b) Photo-biodegradable plastics

c) Starch based plastic

d) Water soluble polymers

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 6:
The plastic additives which promote oxidation processes that break the plastic down into
brittle, low-molecular-weight fragments are?

a) Ferrocene concentrates

b) Diketone concentrates

c) Carbonyl concentrates

d) Prodegradant concentrates

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 7:
The vegetative root that is used as an ingredient of a mushroom based plastic replacement
material is?

a. Paraben

b. Mycelium

c. Lignin

d. Casein

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 8:
Which of the following biodegradable polyester is Synthetic and Renewable?

a. PHA
b. PHB
c. PLA
d. PBAT

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 9:
Which of the following is one of the methods of disposal of bioplastics?

a) Landfilling

b) Feedstock recycling

c) Composting

d) All the above

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 10:
Bioplastics are an assimilation of which of these characteristics?

a. Bio based material & Water solubility

b. Bio based material & Biodegradability

c. Water solubility & Biodegradability

d. Bio based material, Biodegradability & Water solubility

Detailed Solution: b
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QUESTION 11:
All the biodegradable plastics are compostable.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 12:
Bioplastic refers solely to biodegradable or compostable plastics made from natural materials
a. True
b. False
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Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 13:
Photo-biodegradable plastics are a part of bioplastics.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 14:
Bagasse products have good thermal property which can sustain temperature from -25°C to
220°C.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a
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QUESTION 15:
Products containing prodegradant concentrates (PDCs) are biodegradable

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: b

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