Styrofoam

• That styrofoam cup that you drank your coffee out of this morning will still be in the landfill 500 years from

now.

Yard Waste

• Annually, Indiana residents generate 1 million tons of yard waste. Each household typically produces 300

pounds of green trimmings and brush, 200 pounds of leaves, and 1,000 pounds of grass clippings.

Household Hazardous Waste

• Every day American families produce an estimated 4 millon pounds of household hazardous waste (nail

polish, paint thinner, batteries, etc.).

• Enough hazardous waste is generated in one year to fill the New Orleans Superdome 1500 times over.

• Sixty percent of the world's lead supply comes from recycled batteries.

CHAPTER 2. It's an Ill Wind: Disposal of Hazardous Waste Becomes Big Business