Municipal Waste In America

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In the United States, of 324 million people, there is more than 700,00 tons of garbage produced daily. That is enough garbage to fill almost 60,000 garbage trucks. In 2013, Americans developed 254 million tons of garbage and that is horrifying. In countries such as New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland produce mostly municipal solid waste. Municipal waste comes from homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses, these are things we use every day that gets thrown away.

With all of the waste that is being collected, is causing some serious issues to our environment. This comes from the lack of recycling, not recycling properly, and not disposing of things properly because some waste is toxic. Landfills are overflowing, global warming is

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