Author Question: Describe what you would do with your household garbage if we did not have landfills What will be ... (Read 34 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

Describe what you would do with your household garbage if we did not have landfills

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Even though most paper in the United States comes from trees grown for that purpose, why is it important to recycle paper?

What will be an ideal response?

Ksanderson1296 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The answer might vary for individuals. In general the options would be dumping it somewhere away from the home,
burying it, or burning it. Historically, most garbage has been buried. In recent times much trash has been burned;
then the residue was buried or dumped in a ditch or hole or down the side of a hill. Today, some of the waste materials
would probably be composted and recycled, but that would not be practical for the largest portion of the waste

Answer to Question 2

To avoid adding the paper to landfills