Updated January 2026 | Chapter 4 of 7 Looking for trash facts, facts about trash, or facts about waste management? The numbers below pull together the most reliable, widely cited waste management statistics from the EPA, UNEP, OECD, and UN e-waste reporting—so you can understand the scale of the garbage waste problem and why smarter US waste management matters. How Much Trash the U.S. Produces Fact 1: The most recent nationwide EPA total shows ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 4 of 7 Society is creating junk at an alarming rate — and a lot of that junk ends up in landfills. The world has a junk problem and nothing makes it more clear than these 40 mind-blowing statistics about the amount of waste society creates, where that waste is going, and the state of recycling. Keep reading to get the details and learn how we can work together to take control ...
Going green is not just good for the world. It’s good for business, too. The global COVID pandemic has changed the way people do…well, just about everything. From fist-bumps and elbow taps replacing handshakes to Zoom, Teams, and Slack virtual conferences replacing in-person meetings, business has changed — in many ways, one could argue, for the better. For many people, a daily commute has been replaced by remote or hybrid work arrangements. Which has ...