‘To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump’
December 19th, 2008 at 05:56am Jennie Pollock
That’s a little song my dad sang when I was a girl — back when all of us in rural Wisconsin put our trash in burn barrels and hauled our big stuff to the county dump.
Back then, we were much more aware of how much trash we had because we personally had to take care of it, even it it wasn’t in the greenest of manners.
This article about northern Illinois’ trash reminds you what happens to your bags and boxes after you put them to the curb. It also asks if we’re ready to handle more trash in the future.
“Garbage, in its nature, is a very long-term business,” said Gary Marzorati, president of William Charles Waste Co., which runs the Winnebago Landfill. “We are always preparing for the future. Right now, we’ve got 19 to 21 years of capacity, probably a couple more.”
Entry Filed under: Green business, Green home, Garbage
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