Not only is there a pressing shortage of new landfill sites, but waste materials sent to landfills also represent a loss of resources, causing the degradation of the surrounding environment and producing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas (Scott and Watt 2001). The best approach to waste management is to avoid producing waste in the first place, instead of finding ways
of treating it or getting rid of it (Ceballos-Lascurain 2001). In other words, cleaner production followed by reuse and then recycle are the key strategies to both minimizing primary resource consumption and landfill demand (Scott and Watt 2001). One way of doing this is by using biodegradable practices or bio-convertible material as much as possible (Ceballos-Lascurain 2001).