Landfills
A landfill is a dump or rubbish dump that is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial. It is the oldest form of waste treatment. At first, a huge hole is dug in the ground to start to compilement or trash. Layers of dirt are put over to cover it and then the cycle continues. Locally, we know that our trash goes to the dump that we pass when driving up to Miami University for example. The top of this mountain of trash is the highest point in all of Ohio, that's saying something! Landfills are the route we will take to dispose of our trash until we find a better solution, but in the meantime to keep these piles from reaching sky-high levels, we should do our best to recycle and re use everything we possibly can!
The top of this mountain of trash is the highest point in all of Ohio, that's saying something! - I thought this was a very interesting fact. I'm concerned about the future of landfills, we need to find a better solution! Great picture- gives a good visual.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad to realize how many things we waste. Maybe in your next post you could give some examples of things we can do to reduce the waste that we contribute to landfills?
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