Strategic Spartanburg

Reducing solid waste disposal in landfills decreases the need for new landfills or incineration. Much of the growing volume of garbage is from the use of disposable consumer products and excess packaging. A material doesn't become waste until it is put in the landfill or incinerated. If a material can be reused or recycled, it is not waste. Americans generate trash at a rate of four pounds per day per person, which is almost twice as much trash per person as most other major countries.