There are 7.125 billion people in the world. There are 3.25 million people in the United States. They live in homes regardless of the size, but not everyone has a place to call home. 564,708 people in the United States are homeless. They live on the streets and disturb the peace. They ask for food or money when people rush through the city. A simple solution to the homeless problem in America is to force them to live in landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. has 3,091 active landfills and over 10,000 old municipal landfills. This would be enough space for each homeless person in the U.S. The average human throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. Each human will produce enough garbage for every homeless person.
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Each day people throw away childhood toys or leftovers, but they have a spark of guilt. People feel as if they are wasting things, but with the homeless living in landfills, people can feel better about throwing things away. The homeless can find everything they need in landfills, and they don't even need money. Garbage will now be appreciated instead of forgotten, and everyone will be doing a charitable act. They will be giving to families in need. Used tissues and rusty razors can help the homeless have acceptable hygiene. People throw things thinking they are used up, but people can use these things more than once.
Besides more food and better hygiene, the homeless will have shelter. Finding a place to sleep can be hard and not all places are comfortable. At night a bench can be cold and uncomfortable. A landfill provides infested mattress and blankets. People throw away these perfectly good mattresses. It's like having a real bed and room. The homeless can use shredded documents as a pillow. Compared to metal, a million pieces of papers can feel pleasant against the
Each day people throw away childhood toys or leftovers, but they have a spark of guilt. People feel as if they are wasting things, but with the homeless living in landfills, people can feel better about throwing things away. The homeless can find everything they need in landfills, and they don't even need money. Garbage will now be appreciated instead of forgotten, and everyone will be doing a charitable act. They will be giving to families in need. Used tissues and rusty razors can help the homeless have acceptable hygiene. People throw things thinking they are used up, but people can use these things more than once.
Besides more food and better hygiene, the homeless will have shelter. Finding a place to sleep can be hard and not all places are comfortable. At night a bench can be cold and uncomfortable. A landfill provides infested mattress and blankets. People throw away these perfectly good mattresses. It's like having a real bed and room. The homeless can use shredded documents as a pillow. Compared to metal, a million pieces of papers can feel pleasant against the