BOOOOOOO! ARE YOU SCARED NOW?
Scary facts about landfills:
Food scraps are the second largest component of the nationwaste stream. (as per the orange county solid waste in 2005)
Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moom ( per justlivegreener.com)
Food scraps are the second largest component of the nationwaste stream. (as per the orange county solid waste in 2005)
Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moom ( per justlivegreener.com)
Fresh Kill Landfill
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The Fresh Kill Landfill of the shore of Staten Island can be seen
from outer space
from outer space
Report from the EPA regarding Landfills and pollution
http://www.epa.gov/lmop/
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food waste and Landfilled
Food waste dumped on landfill sites produces methane, the powerful greenhouse
gas that is 25 times more damaging to the environment than C02 and a major contributor to climate change
Food waste dumped on landfill sites produces methane, the powerful greenhouse
gas that is 25 times more damaging to the environment than C02 and a major contributor to climate change