Humans create a lot of waste, but when you throw something away, how much do you know about where it goes or how it’s handled? This article is the last in a five-part series that explores what happens to the tons of materials we discard. Few environmental lessons have taken hold as strongly in the United States as the imperative […]
Humans create a lot of waste, but when you throw something away, how much do you know about where it goes or how it’s handled? This article is the fourth in a five-part series that explores what happens to the tons of materials we discard. In the U.S., there are two primary methods of garbage disposal — landfilling and incineration. […]
Humans create a lot of waste, but when you throw something away, how much do you know about where it goes or how it’s handled? This article is the third in a five-part series that explores what happens to the tons of materials we discard. Despite the proliferation of plastics in the last century, biodegradable organic material is still the […]
Humans create a lot of waste, but when you throw something away, how much do you know about where it goes or how it’s handled? This article is the second in a five-part series that explores what happens to the tons of materials we discard. Around half of the garbage generated in the United States ends up in the landfill […]
Humans create a lot of waste, but when you throw something away, how much do you know about where it goes or how it’s handled? This article is the first in a five-part series that explores what happens to the tons of materials we discard. We call it many things: garbage, trash, rubbish, waste. The recycling industry calls it “municipal […]