3000 B.C. – The first landfill is developed when Knossos, Crete digs large holes for refuse. Garbage is dumped and filled with dirt at various levels.
2000 B.C. – China develops methods of Composting/Recycling, and recycling bronze for later use.
500 B.C. – Athens, Greece develops new law claiming garbage must be dumped at least one mile from the city.