Each day, every man, woman and child in the United States produces 4.5 pounds of waste—enough to fill a 8'x8'x8' room. Where does it go? What do we do with it?
> What Can We Recycle? > Why recycle?
> What Can We Recycle?
> Why recycle?
> More fun facts...
From Maine to Florida, Alaska to California (Hawaii too!), waste—how we dispose of it, how we collect it and how we recycle it—is in the news. > ‘Big Dig,’ Big Deal > "Taxpayers won on Casella Deal"
Collecting, disposing and recycling solid waste is a complex business that affects how we live and the environment we live in.
> 3r's > What Goes Into A Landfill? > Home—where the recycling is > 4th-7th grade—"No Bones About It"—24 pages, filled with recycling information, fun to read > Waste Should Be "Waste"
> 3r's
> What Goes Into A Landfill?
> Home—where the recycling is
> 4th-7th grade—"No Bones About It"—24 pages, filled with recycling information, fun to read
> Waste Should Be "Waste"
> Making Paper
> See more...
> Cornell University's Waste Management Institute
> New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
> Maine Energy
> Take a virtual tour of the Clinton County Landfill
> FCR
> New England Organics
> Waste News www.wastenews.com
> EPA Office of Solid Waste epa.gove/osw
