How should garbage be disposed of: Landfills are convenient and environmentally safe / US Environmental Protection agency
Landfills are not a good long-term solution for waste disposal / John D. Halfman
Incinerating garbage can produce much-needed clean energy / US Energy Information administration
Waste incineration produces pollution and little energy / Global alliance for incinerator alternatives
Is recycling effective?: Recycling is a waste of time and energy / Daniel K. Benjamin
Recycling is an important part of waste disposal / US Environmental Protection agency
Single-stream recycling yields less-useful recycled materials / Clarissa Morawski
Get the word out: it's time to mingle; when cities switch to single-stream, education is crucial / Amanda Smith-Teutsch
Electronics recycling makes sense / Robin Ingenthron
Recycling electronics is dangerous for the environment and for recycling workers / Osei Boateng
How can consumers reduce the amount of plastic waste generated?: Bottled water should be banned / Jean Hill, as told to ConcordConserves.org
Banning bottled water will not significantly help the environment / Charles Fishman
Recyclable bioplastics can reduce plastic waste / Scott Vitters, as told to Melanie D.G. Kaplan
Bioplastics make recycling programs more complicated / Mary Catherine O'Connor.
