Kansas City Star Champions Landfill Cleanup

It's always funny when dead-tree media supports environmentalist efforts . . . 

REMEMBER NEWSPAPERS HAVE CHOPPED DOWN EPIC FORESTS FOR THEIR OUTDATED PRODUCT!!!

Unfortunately, newsies don't seem to understand that their industry continues to be one of the world's most wasteful . . . Meanwhile, here's an effort to distract housewives with more busywork:

"Methane diminishes in the atmosphere much faster, in 12 years rather than 100. That means that we can make a significant impact in the short term by reducing the amount of methane that is created. An easy way to do accomplish this goal is to quit throwing away so much of our waste, and instead compost or recycle it . . .

"Additionally, diverting this waste stream from the landfill has many other benefits. Our local landfills are running out of space, and proposals for new ones — as a developer wants to create in south Kansas City — are not the solution."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Landfills pump methane into Kansas City's air. Let's change how we dispose of trash | Opinion

Even biodegradable items can't turn into beneficial compost when they're packed close together and buried. There's a better solution. | Opinion