Second, people may not know that such items as paper, food waste, yard waste, and construction materials are larger components of landfills than are more obvious things like disposable diapers. People who view solid waste as associated with wasteful lifestyles might think we should feel guilty about solid waste. It is true that Americans are often regarded as materialistic. People who view solid waste as the result of efforts we make to improve our lives by heating homes, preparing uncontaminated food, keeping children clean, and earning an income would be less inclined to associate guilt with solid waste. Explain your answer.
All human societies produce solid waste.
It would be illogical to imagine that all solid waste could be eliminated. Clearly some methods such as the incentive-based program of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and new forms of incineration hold promise for reducing the problem. The Debate Over American Garbage Solid Waste 1. Landfills today are constructed in more suitable locations, and new landfills can be opened as current ones fill. While not everyone wants to live near a landfill, given appropriate incentives, there is ample space for new landfills.