Climate Change & Waste

Everyone knows that reducing waste is good for the environment. What most people don’t know is that solid waste reduction and recycling help address global climate change. How? By decreasing the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that are linked to everyday trash.



The manufacture, distribution, and use of products – as well as management of the resulting waste – all result in greenhouse gas emissions. Waste prevention and recycling reduce greenhouse gases associated with these activities by reducing methane emissions, saving energy, and increasing forest carbon sequestration

Ano da Publicação: 2005
Fonte: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Autor: Rodrigo Imbelloni
Email do Autor: rodrigo@web-resol.org

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