Staying Safe in a Toxic World
For years people have buried or burned their trash. What do people do now? Why is it different? What if you had to keep all your garbage with you?
After 6 months,
Americans have kept 1% of their purchases.
bear the cost of leaks for 30- 50 years. After that, taxpayers and clean up.
Municipal solid waste contains 80,000 chemicals. The EPA has required the testing of about 200 of them. U.S. laws assume that a chemical is safe unless proven otherwise.
46 The Change Agent — March 2011
No one wants to live near stinky trash. But it has to go somewhere. Do you live near a dumped on? (See article on pp. 44-45 about disproportionate dumping.)
millions of tons
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