GARBAGE PROBLEM

The problem with garbage is that it's a sum zero game. Garbage has to go somewhere but nobody wants it in their backyard. It's as if trash is deposited in the garbage can and somehow it's supposed to disappear into some magic black hole. Problem is, there is no black hole. There Isn't even room for any more landfill . What was once thought to be a progressive solution - incinerating garbage - has become a major point of contention.
The solution everybody can agree on - recycling - is not a panacea for all the garbage problems. Only so much trash is recyclable. It remains a problem with no easy or cheap solution. That Thermal Reduction Company (TRC) exist is evidence that somebody was worried about the future of land fill. However, since TRC was built, some serious questions have been raised concerning the ecological soundness of incineration. Indeed, most counties have strong doubts that it's viable.
Barbara Brenner, the self-styled community activist, has raised many pertinent questions concerning the environmental problems of incinerating garbage that were not fully discussed before.