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Landfills – Is There a Solution for Landfill Problems

Craig Starner — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:56:00 +0000

Ever wonder where your trash goes after it's picked up at your front door? More than likely, it is taken to landfills, where it is packed down and stored underground. Hopefully, the majority of the trash will decompose, but there are some materials that will be buried in the landfills forever. Here's how you can make trash disposal safer in your area.

UK Running Out of Landfill Space

Craig Starner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:45:06 +0000

Based on a recent report from the Local Government Association in the United Kingdom, Britain as a whole will exhaust landfill space by 2018 unless much more effort is put into increasing recycling rates.

Use Of Landfills as a Source of Alternative Energy

Craig Starner — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:48:18 +0000

Waste disposal is both necessary and harmful and is one of the most expensive global problems. Today, waste is either land filled or incinerated, but land filling waste cause extreme problems for the environment and health. Like so many other things, landfills have a role in finding alternative forms of energy.