Litter isn’t just what people toss out of the car window as they drive along or leave at the park on a picnic table. It has to do with the garbage that they place into a landfill on a regular basis. Sadly, only about 20% of what people do place into the trash can to be picked up can’t be reused or recycled.
Therefore, it is very important for people to change their ways. Developing a plan of action for recycling can dramatically reduce what ends up in our landfills. It can also help you to cut down on overall household expenses in ways that you never thought possible. Keep in mind that what goes into our landfills can remain there for decades. It can seep into the soil and then be taken with run off into the sources of water.
Too often people see the landfill as the solution to garbage pollution. The fact that these areas are outside of town means most people fail to see them and all that is there. They don’t see all of the household items and trash that have been brought to those areas. Even with compacting the volume of waste materials is overwhelming. At the same time there are various types of toxins created from all of it.
They include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Those elements can get into the air and cause problems for people in terms of the air that they breathe in. The soil also becomes polluted due to the different compounds that break down in there. When it rains run off from the landfills can end up into the various bodies of water. Even with water treatment plants many of them can’t be filtered out.
It may surprise you to learn that at least 50% of the waste from your home is classified as wet garbage. This includes items such as cleaners for homes, paint, hair supplies, nail polish, and any other chemicals that you may use on a regular basis around your home.