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Landfills, part II:
This landfill inDallas is a far cry from the one inPhnomPenh, butwe candomore to reduce the amount of trash that ends uphere.
Improperly-disposed-of trash:
Wastewater treatment plantsmust
spend time andmoney to remove trash that haswashed intodrains or
beenflusheddown the toilet.
E-waste:
This trash is one of the negative aspects of the electronic
age. TheEuropeanUnion estimates the amount of e-waste is growing
at a rate three times faster than that of other types of trash.
