1. How much waste does one person make a day?
4.6 pounds per day

2. Of all waste created, what percentage is recycled or used as compost?
81.8 million tons is recycled and or used as compost

3. In the US, how much trash is thrown into landfills?
81.8million tons of waste

4. What is the difference between a dump and a landfill?
a dump is just a hole that trash is dumped in
a landfill is a structal area with a liner down to seperate the enviroment from the trash

5. Why is the flow of water near a landfill important?
because its to keep the hazardous waste out

6. When a landfill is built, why does there have to be so much extra land surrounding the actual landfill? What is this for?
because of the extra soil needed to bury the trash

7. Consider - considering how much trash Americans produce each year, what do you think are some potential problems that we may encounter
running out of space, pollution and other dangers