Further Reading and Research:

Background Data: https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#Landfilling

Landfill Data: https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

Rudolf, J. C. (2009, September 21). E.P.A. Report Suggests Waste Reduction and Recycling Reduces CO2 Emissions. Green Blog. https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/epa-reports-suggests-waste-reduction-and-recycling-reduces-co2-emissions/

Connett, P. H. (2013). The zero waste solution : Untrashing the planet one community at a time. Chelsea Green Publishing.

Heffernan, M. (2022, May 4). Federal study finds 86% of US plastic landfilled in 2019. Plastics Recycling Update. https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2022/05/04/federal-study-finds-86-of-us-plastic-landfilled-in-2019/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20communities%20across%20the

‌The Hidden Damage of Landfills. (2021, April 15). Environmental Center. https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2021/04/15/hidden-damage-landfills#:~:text=With%20over%203%2C000%20active%20landfills

Klein, N. (2014). This changes everything : capitalism vs. the climate. Vintage Canada.

Hawken, P. (2018). Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. Penguin Books.

Marshall, G. (2015). Don’t even think about it : why our brains are wired to ignore climate change. Bloomsbury.

Rogers, H. (2006). Gone tomorrow : the hidden life of garbage. New Press ; York.

Royte, E. (2010). Garbage Land On the Secret Trail of Trash. Paw Prints.

Braungart, M., & Mcdonough, W. (2009). Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things. London Vintage.

Gonen, R. (2021). The waste-free world : how the circular economy will take less, make more, and save the planet. Portfolio / Penguin.

‌Finn Arne Jørgensen. (2019). Recycling. Mit Press.

Moffett, H. (2020). Wise about Waste.

Strasser, S. (2013). Waste and want : a social history of trash. Henry Holt And Co.

‌Rogers, H. (2006). Gone tomorrow : the hidden life of garbage. New Press ; York.