mass
consumption + societal notion of WASTEš
out of sight, out
of mind
combined total waste
[approx.] ---
28%
recovered/recycled/composted
15% burned as combustion at
facilities
57% disposed of in
landfills
<<< waste
AS resource >>>
all
biological systems produce waste,
but the
waste from one system may
become a
valuable resource for another
then now
