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Current studies show that about 40% of food in the US is wasted.
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How does recycling produce less waste?
Less stuff ends up in landfills.
What percentage of Canadian garbage ends in landfills?
85%
How much paper ends up in landfills?
25%
What does energos mean?
Energos is the name of a company that specializes in making energy from waste. This form of recycling not only creates energy but also helps to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills.
Is most of the trash that ends up in landfills is dangerous?
true
Where does much of the trash that is generated by americans end up?
The trash Americans generate ends up in landfills. Landfills are becoming full and it is a problem to decide what to do with all the trash.
An industrial waste duct is graded at 2.5 percent It begins a 29 foot run at an elevation of 81.5 feet and ends at a waste holding tank What will the elevation of the pipe be at the holding tank?
the answer is 69.9 feet
How much waste does the US produce in a year?
the us wastes about over 356 billion pounds and 96.4 billion is ediable. . Fresh produce, milk, grain products and sweeteners made up two-thirds of the waste. A more recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that Americans generate roughly 30 million tons of food waste each year, which is about 12 percent of the total waste stream. All but about 2 percent of that food waste ends up in landfills; by comparison, 62 percent of yard waste is composted. Of course, eliminating food waste won't solve the problems of world hunger and greenhouse-gas pollution. But it could make a dent in this country and wouldn't require a huge amount of effort or money. The Department of Agriculture estimated that recovering just 5 percent of the food that is wasted could feed four million people a day; recovering 25 percent would feed 20 million people.
Where do drains end?
House drain ends at the city sewer. City sewer ends at the waste treatment plant. Waste treatment ends at the nearest river.
What happens when you throw paper away?
When you throw paper away, it usually ends up in a landfill where it can take years to decompose. This contributes to environmental pollution and waste accumulation. Recycling paper is a more sustainable option as it conserves resources and reduces the amount of waste going to landfills.
How are wastes recycled?
Wastes are recycled by collecting materials like paper, glass, plastic, and metal, sorting them, and then processing them into new products. Recycling helps to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and conserves natural resources by reusing materials.
What are the disadvantages of paper?
Well, most are made of Trees, witch ruins our nation's invariment and alot of it ends up in landfills.
