Day: July 16, 2020

Landfills

Landfills

The average American generates about 4.4 pounds of trash per day, or about 1,600 pounds per year. A nationwide landfill capacity study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1995 estimated that at the current disposal rate of nearly 1.5 pounds per person per day, landfills will reach capacity between 2010 and 2015. We […]

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