Erin K.

Isabella F.

Vanessa A.

*Waste Management

SO MUCH!!!

*Why?

"It's a job that's never started that

takes the longest to finish."

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Abandoned Responsibility.

*A Problem Unsolved

* Represent largest methane emissions source in U.S.

* Food biodegrades and produces biogas

*Landfills

* 455 U.S. landfills using methane for energy.

*Methane is key factor of natural gas.

*Methane Put to Use

* Consists of 60% methane and 40% carbon dioxide

*Methane 20X more harmful than carbon dioxide

*Biogas Biogas power plant

* 5% of population, but 30% of waste

* As food shortages go on, food prices rise

*Food Waste

*How to HELP.

*Works cited

Jeantheau, Mark. “Environmental Quotes.” Clean Funny Cartoons/Environmental Issues…on Grinning Planet. Grinning Planet, 2011. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.grinningplanet.com/6001/environmentalquotes-htm>.

Amandolare, Sarah. "Food Waste Persists Despite Global Shortage." FindingDulcinea | Online Guides | Internet Library | Web Resources. Dulcinea Media, Inc., 2011. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/May-June-08/Food-Waste-Persists-Despite-Global-Shortage.html>.

Chapman, Lindsey. "Methane From Landfills to Power Homes." FindingDulcinea | Online Guides | Internet Library | Web Resources. Dulcinea Media, Inc., 2011. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2008/December/Methane-From-Landfills-to-Power-Homes-.html>.