The Problem
A poisoned Planet
Unrecycled waste = pollution that damages the environment
- Leachate – infiltrates groundwater
- Methane produced by waste decomposition
- Enters into animal food chain, then us
- Spontaneous fires release airborne toxins
Illegal dumping
- Unregulated landfills
- Forest, ditches, rivers, etc.
- Shipping abroad in bulk
- Abusing the oceans
- Abandoned boats
Data Points
- Landfills cause nearly 24% of methane released into atmosphere in Canada
- Methane is 4x worse than carbon dioxide in global warming
- >90% of plastics don’t get recycled
- Microplastics are pervasive in food chain
- Leachate migrates through ground water into lakes, streams, rivers & oceans