TRUE ADVISOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Xeriscaping - ANS Landscaping in a style which requires little or no irrigation and produces
less waste.
Waste -to- energy (WTE) - ANS The conversion of recovered solid waste into a usable form of
energy usually through combustion at extremely high temperature
Waste stream - ANS Waste material output of a facility
Waste reduction - ANS The combined efforts of waste prevention, reuse, composting, and
recycling practices.
Waste generation - ANS The amount (weight or volume) of materials and products that enter
the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place.
Waste characterization/ waste analysis - ANS Sorting, identification, measurement by
weight/volume of solid waste materials into categories for the purposes of determining best
management practices and developing cost- effective recycling and composting programs.
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,Waste analysis - ANS Analysis of a facility's processes, waste stream, recycling activities and
disposal costs. The waste audit is used to process detailed information on a solid waste
management system and recommend beneficial changes.
Vendor - ANS Third party organization that supply goods, services, or materials
Upstream - ANS Materials generated before the point of consumption
Upcycling - ANS Recycling of materials that retains the majority of the materials integrity and
energy value, while creating a new item or material that will be employed in a long, useful life
or purpose.
Universal waste - ANS A category of waste material not designated as "hazardous waste" but
containing materials that need to be prevented from free release into the environment.
12 master categories of commodities/discard - ANS 1. Reusable
2. Paper
3. Plant trimming
4. Putrescible / food
5. Polymers
6. Wood
7. Ceramics
8. Textiles
9. Soils
10. Metals
11. Glass
12. Chemicals
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,Triple bottom line - ANS An addition of social and environmental values to the traditional
economic measures of a corporation or organization's success. Triple Bottom Line accounting
attempts to describe the social and environmental impact of an organization's activities, in a
measurable way, to its economic performance in order to show improvement
or to make evaluation more in-depth.
RE-DESIGN
C 1: RIGHT SIZE COLLECTION CONTAINERS AND SERVICE LEVELS - ANS INTENT: To ensure
container volume, amount, and number of pick-ups for each material type is accurate and
appropriate to the generation of materials.
RE-DESIGN
C 1: RIGHT SIZE COLLECTION CONTAINERS AND SERVICE LEVELS - ANS REQUIREMENTS:
Evaluate all containers to ensure appropriate size and schedules are in place. Implement a
strategy for the periodic review of these containers and adjust container sizes and pick-up
frequencies with service provider accordingly.
RE-DESIGN
C 2: RESTRUCTURE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AGREEMENTS FOR
ZERO WASTE - ANS INTENT: To incentive all parties to reduce waste through solid waste
collection agreements.
RE-DESIGN
C 2: RESTRUCTURE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AGREEMENTS FOR
ZERO WASTE - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review solid waste collection agreements for ALL
vendors handling waste and reusable/recyclable materials. Identify and implement
modifications to at least one agreement that incentivizes the reduction of waste to landfill,
incineration (WTE) and the environment.
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, RE-DESIGN
C 3: REVIEW ALL 9 POINTS OF GENERATION - ANS INTENT: To ensure thorough review of all
aspects of waste generation in every area of the facility.
RE-DESIGN
C 3: REVIEW ALL 9 POINTS OF GENERATION - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review all applicable
points of generation for opportunities to ensure each material meets highest and best use in
that area as compared to baseline practices.
RE-DESIGN
C 4: COMPLETE REVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN - ANS INTENT: To design out or eliminate wasting
in the supply chain
RE-DESIGN
C 4: COMPLETE REVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review purchasing records
and supply chain agreements to determine opportunities to design out or eliminate wasting
from vendors. Take at least one action that reduces waste from a vendor.
REDUCE
C 1: DOCUMENT MATERIALS REDUCED BY COMMODITY - ANS INTENT: To ensure reduction in
materials are documented from an established baseline to quantify the benefits of ongoing
reduction efforts.
REDUCE
C 1: DOCUMENT MATERIALS REDUCED BY COMMODITY - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Identify at
least one material that is being reduced and collect documentation of the material volumes
from a determined baseline period that is representative of ongoing operations. Establish a
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Xeriscaping - ANS Landscaping in a style which requires little or no irrigation and produces
less waste.
Waste -to- energy (WTE) - ANS The conversion of recovered solid waste into a usable form of
energy usually through combustion at extremely high temperature
Waste stream - ANS Waste material output of a facility
Waste reduction - ANS The combined efforts of waste prevention, reuse, composting, and
recycling practices.
Waste generation - ANS The amount (weight or volume) of materials and products that enter
the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place.
Waste characterization/ waste analysis - ANS Sorting, identification, measurement by
weight/volume of solid waste materials into categories for the purposes of determining best
management practices and developing cost- effective recycling and composting programs.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Waste analysis - ANS Analysis of a facility's processes, waste stream, recycling activities and
disposal costs. The waste audit is used to process detailed information on a solid waste
management system and recommend beneficial changes.
Vendor - ANS Third party organization that supply goods, services, or materials
Upstream - ANS Materials generated before the point of consumption
Upcycling - ANS Recycling of materials that retains the majority of the materials integrity and
energy value, while creating a new item or material that will be employed in a long, useful life
or purpose.
Universal waste - ANS A category of waste material not designated as "hazardous waste" but
containing materials that need to be prevented from free release into the environment.
12 master categories of commodities/discard - ANS 1. Reusable
2. Paper
3. Plant trimming
4. Putrescible / food
5. Polymers
6. Wood
7. Ceramics
8. Textiles
9. Soils
10. Metals
11. Glass
12. Chemicals
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Triple bottom line - ANS An addition of social and environmental values to the traditional
economic measures of a corporation or organization's success. Triple Bottom Line accounting
attempts to describe the social and environmental impact of an organization's activities, in a
measurable way, to its economic performance in order to show improvement
or to make evaluation more in-depth.
RE-DESIGN
C 1: RIGHT SIZE COLLECTION CONTAINERS AND SERVICE LEVELS - ANS INTENT: To ensure
container volume, amount, and number of pick-ups for each material type is accurate and
appropriate to the generation of materials.
RE-DESIGN
C 1: RIGHT SIZE COLLECTION CONTAINERS AND SERVICE LEVELS - ANS REQUIREMENTS:
Evaluate all containers to ensure appropriate size and schedules are in place. Implement a
strategy for the periodic review of these containers and adjust container sizes and pick-up
frequencies with service provider accordingly.
RE-DESIGN
C 2: RESTRUCTURE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AGREEMENTS FOR
ZERO WASTE - ANS INTENT: To incentive all parties to reduce waste through solid waste
collection agreements.
RE-DESIGN
C 2: RESTRUCTURE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AGREEMENTS FOR
ZERO WASTE - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review solid waste collection agreements for ALL
vendors handling waste and reusable/recyclable materials. Identify and implement
modifications to at least one agreement that incentivizes the reduction of waste to landfill,
incineration (WTE) and the environment.
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, RE-DESIGN
C 3: REVIEW ALL 9 POINTS OF GENERATION - ANS INTENT: To ensure thorough review of all
aspects of waste generation in every area of the facility.
RE-DESIGN
C 3: REVIEW ALL 9 POINTS OF GENERATION - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review all applicable
points of generation for opportunities to ensure each material meets highest and best use in
that area as compared to baseline practices.
RE-DESIGN
C 4: COMPLETE REVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN - ANS INTENT: To design out or eliminate wasting
in the supply chain
RE-DESIGN
C 4: COMPLETE REVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Review purchasing records
and supply chain agreements to determine opportunities to design out or eliminate wasting
from vendors. Take at least one action that reduces waste from a vendor.
REDUCE
C 1: DOCUMENT MATERIALS REDUCED BY COMMODITY - ANS INTENT: To ensure reduction in
materials are documented from an established baseline to quantify the benefits of ongoing
reduction efforts.
REDUCE
C 1: DOCUMENT MATERIALS REDUCED BY COMMODITY - ANS REQUIREMENTS: Identify at
least one material that is being reduced and collect documentation of the material volumes
from a determined baseline period that is representative of ongoing operations. Establish a
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
