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Edward HumesGarbology: Our Dirty Love Affair
Edward HumesNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Backyard Trash Burning
In the early 1900s experts believed the best way to dispose of waste was to burn it for energy. Los Angeles County, California, encouraged its residents to install backyard trash burners. It was later determined that burning trash produces smog, damages the environment by producing carbon dioxide emissions, and is harmful to public health.
Clean Air Act (1970)
In 1970 the federal government passed a law, enforced by the EPA, to prevent ozone-damaging air pollution and protect public health.
Closed-Loop System
A closed-loop waste system is one in which waste materials are returned to the product manufacturing system to be recycled instead of discarded in landfills or waterways.
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