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GATE ES 2025 | Question: 18

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:22:09 +0000

Plastic wastes may be burnt to generate fuel oil and fuel gas.

Plastic wastes along with bitumen may be used for road/pavement construction.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) are the most common plastics for recycling.
Plastics made of branched monomers can be easily recycled.
Choose the correct option(s) from the following in the plastic waste management

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:21:19 +0000

According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, $2016$, choose the correct option(s) from the following

Bio-medical waste generated should be taken to a common bio-medical waste management facility except for rural areas where common facility is not available.
Bio-medical waste generated should not be taken out of the hospital premise as it may contain dangerous pathogenic organisms.
The red bag containing the human anatomical wastes like amputated body parts, cotton and bandages contaminated with body fluids, etc. should be treated using autoclave or hydroclave to kill the pathogenic organisms.
Increasing operational temperature of an autoclave from $121^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ (pressure $15$ psi ) to $149{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ (pressure $52$ psi ), the residence time requirement for treating bio-medical waste will be reduced by $15$ minutes.

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:24:12 +0000

As per the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) guidelines 2004, the maximum size of microplastics is __________.

Tue, 23 May 2023 03:12:37 +0000

Which of the following is NOT a designated waste category under Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, $2016$ of Government of India?

Tue, 23 May 2023 03:12:35 +0000

Match the following

Plastic type	Common applications
P. High-density polyethylene (HDPE)	(i) Garbage bags, bubble packaging
Q. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)	(ii) Pharmaceutical bottles, Styrofoam cups
R. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	(iii) Water bottles
S. Polystyrene (PS)	(iv) Geomembrane for landfill liner

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:05:59 +0000

Which one of the following statements correctly defines the concept of 'Extended Producer's Responsibility'?

The responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound disposal of the product after the end of its life
The responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound manufacturing process for the product
The responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound management of the product from manufacturing stage until it is sold in the market
The responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life