“An average American dumps 4.4 pounds of waste a day, and it is estimated that the U.S. produces 7.6 billion tons of industrial waste every year. Additionally, for more than 100 years, the entire world’s unwanted waste has been discarded in the land. As the trash inside landfills decomposes, it releases methane gas, which contributes to global warming and climate change. Moreover, landfills also cause negative vegetation changes because of the degraded quality of the soil.”
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