Composting and reducing the waste stream could help, but not enough.
Calculations for 1997 show that figure is 53 percent of the projected waste stream.
This form goes through the same process of consideration as for any problematic waste stream.
"It may work better if we do not have to deal with other parts of the waste stream."
At the same time, these facilities reduce the volume of the waste stream by 90 percent.
"Since 1960, the waste stream has been growing faster than the population."
However, it is also the fastest growing part of the municipal waste stream.
Batteries which are sold now will not come into the waste stream for more than 16 years.
Many of you mentioned that this is the fastest-growing waste stream.
That's not much room for a national solid waste stream of 180 million tons a year.
