Most folks have figured out by now that environmental impact is directly related to a population’s affluence and technological usage. In other words – the more fat cats there are in any one ecosystem, the more crap ends up in the nearest landfill. Even in lovely China, home of kung fu and Peking dumplings.
According to MSNBC, “As more Chinese ride the nation’s economic boom, a torrent of garbage is one result. Cities are bursting at the seams, and their officials struggle to cope.” Surprise!
But let’s not rag on our Chinese pals, yet. “Americans are still way ahead of China in garbage; a population less than a quarter the size of China’s 1.3 billion generated 254 million tons of garbage in 2007, a third of which is recycled or composted,” according to the U.S. EPA.
Is the fat lady singing yet?
posted by Mudd
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