Reconvene as a class for discussion. Each group will offer support derived from their breakthrough analysis. Support your answer. America's trash heaps are generating 180 million tons of solid waste per year. Recycling efforts are generally aimed at inorganic waste including metals, plastics, and glass.
Organic components comprise the bulk of landfill weight.
Biotechnology is taking the idea of composting beyond the backyard pile to a national composting effort. Compost produced from the landfill components can be sold for land modification. The adding of sludge from the sewage treatment plants to the solid landfill waste speeds the decomposition efforts of the landfills and produces a compost richer in nutrients. Compost is produced from organic materials when microorganisms feed on the carbon, nitrogen, and water found in the waste. The heat produced in the reaction destroys pathogens .