Waste comes in many different forms. Agricultural waste, human waste, recyclable waste, toxic waste, food waste, the list seems endless. Giving thought to the amount of waste we individually produce as Americans should be striking to everyone. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste per day (Duke, 2016).
We should be asking ourselves: Is this necessary? Where does it all go? How does it affect others? How does it affect me?
Most importantly, is the issue the same around the world?
References
How much do we waste daily? (2016). Retrieved December 06, 2016, from https://center.sustainability.duke.edu/resources/green-facts-consumers/how-much-do-we-waste-daily
Wikimedia Commons. (Photographer). (2009, April). Shredded solid waste [digital image]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shredded_solid_waste.jpg
Wwwuppertal. (Photographer). (2006, May). Trash people [digital image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwuppertal/8679300632