Eventually, it ends up in landfills and other “waste areas”; as garbage fills up these dump sites, even more problems occur. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, landfill gases are a natural result of the decomposition taking place there, but produce greenhouse gases 28-36 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide in regards to trapping atmospheric heat (EPA). This means every time someone’s lunch is thrown away, greenhouse gas emissions increase and our environment is put into even more danger. However, greenhouse gases are not the only result of landfill waste; due to the rising amount of trash piled into dumps every day, scientists have found large, flowing masses of trash in the world’s oceans called gyres. The earth has five major gyres, the largest being approximately the size of Texas (Kimantas). Trash accumulated by Davenport North and other schools across the nation contribute to wasted food, wasted money, and environmental impacts landfills tend to make - - but there is something we can do about
Eventually, it ends up in landfills and other “waste areas”; as garbage fills up these dump sites, even more problems occur. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, landfill gases are a natural result of the decomposition taking place there, but produce greenhouse gases 28-36 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide in regards to trapping atmospheric heat (EPA). This means every time someone’s lunch is thrown away, greenhouse gas emissions increase and our environment is put into even more danger. However, greenhouse gases are not the only result of landfill waste; due to the rising amount of trash piled into dumps every day, scientists have found large, flowing masses of trash in the world’s oceans called gyres. The earth has five major gyres, the largest being approximately the size of Texas (Kimantas). Trash accumulated by Davenport North and other schools across the nation contribute to wasted food, wasted money, and environmental impacts landfills tend to make - - but there is something we can do about