Waste is material discarded, used up or left over from industrial, commercial and domestic activities. If handled improperly waste can pollute the land, air and water. The amount of waste going to the landfill is increasing due to the over use of products such as: paper, plastic, cans, glass and other disposable materials. Approximately 70% of the total waste discarded to the landfill could be recycled and converted into valuable products, re-used or composted. We must recycle as much as possible to minimize the waste we generate.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, Americans produced 2.7 pounds per person per day in 1960. By 1970, the per capita generation of waste was 3.3 pounds per person per day and by 1980, the per capita generation of waste rose to 3.7 pounds. Currently Americans generation 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day. This alarming number can be reduced by buying fewer disposable items, by reusing items over and over, and by recycling waste when we are finally done using it.

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