{"id":2605,"date":"2022-04-22T00:18:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T00:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2022-07-18T21:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:21:11","slug":"waste-problem-in-america-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/waste-problem-in-america-what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s Waste Problem: How to Make a Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most Amer\u00adi\u00adcans are aware that there <em>is<\/em> a con\u00adsump\u00adtion cri\u00adsis, but few can actu\u00adal\u00adly explain why it\u2019s hap\u00adpen\u00ading or what<em>\u2019<\/em>s caus\u00ading it. Here\u2019s a look into waste in Amer\u00adi\u00adca and why it\u2019s such a big&nbsp;issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The waste we create<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Munic\u00adi\u00adpal sol\u00adid waste is garbage made up of every\u00adday items includ\u00ading paper, food, met\u00adals, glass, wood and plas\u00adtics. The U.S. cre\u00adates more munic\u00adi\u00adpal sol\u00adid waste than any coun\u00adtry world\u00adwide. Each per\u00adson in the U.S. cre\u00adates about 5 pounds of sol\u00adid waste per day\u2014twice the amount it was in&nbsp;1960.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-biodegrad\u00adable waste has to go some\u00adwhere, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/how-our-trash-impacts-the-environment\/\">we\u2019re run\u00adning out of places to put it<\/a>. Because of this, it often ends up in oceans, hurt\u00ading wildlife. The prob\u00adlem of waste in Amer\u00adi\u00adca is also con\u00adtribut\u00ading to the cli\u00admate cri\u00adsis (waste pro\u00adduces methane gas which heats up the plan\u00adet) and has a neg\u00ada\u00adtive impact on human health. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the most detri\u00admen\u00adtal forms of waste we\u2019re creating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/waste-problem-in-america-what-to-do\/beachpollutionplasticandwastefromoceanonthebeach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2018 Musleemin Noitubtim\\\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Beach,Pollution,,Plastic,And,Waste,From,Ocean,On,The,Beach.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beach pollution\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A beautiful ocean littered with plastic waste on the shoreline contributing to the waste crisis\" class=\"wp-image-2616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1186745014.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plastics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s going&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The U.S. is the largest cre\u00adator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/5127\/plastic-waste-in-the-united-states\/#topicHeader__wrapper\">plas\u00adtic&nbsp;waste<\/a><\/li><li>Plas\u00adtics only get recy\u00adcled 8.7% of the&nbsp;time<\/li><li>Plas\u00adtics account for 12% of sol\u00adid waste \u2014 35.7 mil\u00adlion&nbsp;tons<\/li><li>50% of all plas\u00adtic is sin\u00adgle-use only<\/li><li>In the past 10 years, we\u2019ve made more plas\u00adtic than in the last century<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it\u2019s&nbsp;bad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8 mil\u00adlion tons of plas\u00adtic enter oceans each&nbsp;year<\/li><li>100 mil\u00adlion marine ani\u00admals die each year from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/grrlscientist\/2018\/04\/23\/five-ways-that-plastics-harm-the-environment-and-one-way-they-may-help\/?sh=75f8c6ac67a0\">plas\u00adtic waste&nbsp;alone<\/a><\/li><li>Plas\u00adtic lasts for\u00adev\u00ader unless we find a more sus\u00adtain\u00adable way to reuse&nbsp;it<\/li><li>Chem\u00adi\u00adcals in plas\u00adtic, includ\u00ading BPA and phtha\u00adlates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehn.org\/plastic-environmental-impact-2501923191\/particle-7\">can con\u00adtribute to repro\u00adduc\u00adtive abnor\u00admal\u00adi\u00adties<\/a>, endocrine dis\u00adrup\u00adtion, heart dis\u00adease, and dia\u00adbetes in humans<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can&nbsp;do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lim\u00adit your sin\u00adgle-use plas\u00adtic consumption\u2014this is where the biggest prob\u00adlem for the envi\u00adron\u00adment and our health lies!<\/li><li>Buy PET plastics<\/li><li>Sign peti\u00adtions focused on plas\u00adtic consumption<\/li><li>Edu\u00adcate your\u00adself on what\u2019s going&nbsp;on<\/li><li>Learn how to prop\u00ader\u00adly recycle<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"2618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/waste-problem-in-america-what-to-do\/biowasteonvegetablefarmheapoforganicwastefood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2019 Janosch Kunze\\\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bio,Waste,On,Vegetable,Farm,,Heap,Of,Organic,Waste,,Food&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Produce waste\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wasted produce contributing to America's waste problem\" class=\"wp-image-2618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1392829997.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s going&nbsp;on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>30\u201340% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/foodwaste\/faqs\">U.S. food sup\u00adply<\/a> is wast\u00aded, the equiv\u00ada\u00adlent of $161 bil\u00adlion worth of&nbsp;food<\/li><li>In 2010, 218.9 pounds of food were wast\u00aded per per\u00adson, that\u2019s about a month and a half\u2019s worth of&nbsp;food<\/li><li>The aver\u00adage fam\u00adi\u00adly of four throws away $1600 worth of pro\u00adduce per&nbsp;year<\/li><li>43% of food waste comes from homes, fol\u00adlowed by restau\u00adrants, then farms, then manufacturers<\/li><li>Only 4.1% of wast\u00aded food gets composted<\/li><li>If food waste was its own coun\u00adtry, it would be the third largest behind Chi\u00adna and the U.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/regions\/north-america\/regional-initiatives\/promoting-sustainable-lifestyles\">green\u00adhouse gas emissions<\/a><\/li><li>11% of the world\u2019s green\u00adhouse gas emis\u00adsions are attrib\u00aduted to food&nbsp;waste<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it\u2019s&nbsp;bad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The resources need\u00aded to pro\u00adduce food get wast\u00aded (think: water, soil, fer\u00adtil\u00adiz\u00ader, feed, plas\u00adtic, gaso\u00adline, etc.) con\u00adtribut\u00ading to the cli\u00admate cri\u00adsis and the munic\u00adi\u00adpal waste cri\u00adsis. This is equiv\u00ada\u00adlent to green\u00adhouse gas emis\u00adsions of 37 mil\u00adlion cars per&nbsp;year<\/li><li>We\u2019re wast\u00ading food that could go to peo\u00adple who need it\u2014around 35 mil\u00adlion peo\u00adple in Amer\u00adi\u00adca suf\u00adfer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.com\/resources\/guides\/food-waste-america\/\">food inse\u00adcu\u00adri\u00adty<\/a>, a num\u00adber that could rise to 50 mil\u00adlion in&nbsp;2022<\/li><li>We could feed all the hun\u00adgry peo\u00adple in the world with the food that is wast\u00aded between the Unit\u00aded States, Unit\u00aded King\u00addom and Europe.<\/li><li>The U.S. is los\u00ading about $750 bil\u00adlion dol\u00adlars a year as a result of food&nbsp;waste&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can&nbsp;do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under\u00adstand expi\u00adra\u00adtion date labels\u2014we often throw food out too ear\u00adly when it\u2019s still&nbsp;good<\/li><li>Plan ahead and buy less at the gro\u00adcery&nbsp;store<\/li><li>Com\u00adpost left\u00adover food scraps<\/li><li>Add wilt\u00ading food to smooth\u00adies, juices and soups to keep it in&nbsp;use<\/li><li>Donate unused food to com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty fridges and food pantries<\/li><li>Be ok with food that doesn\u2019t look perfect<\/li><li>Join orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions and sign petitions\u2014several states are cre\u00adat\u00ading leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adtion in efforts to low\u00ader food waste, includ\u00ading ban\u00adning food scrap waste alto\u00adgeth\u00ader and expand\u00ading trash sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion rules. Being part of the voice that car\u00adries this move\u00adment can make an impact and help get more states on&nbsp;board<\/li><li>Edu\u00adcate your\u00adself and others<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"2617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/waste-problem-in-america-what-to-do\/bulkywasteinacity\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2018 Ronald Rampsch\\\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bulky,Waste,In,A,City&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fast furniture waste\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fast furniture wasted and on the curb\" class=\"wp-image-2617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1213373659.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s going&nbsp;on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling\/durable-goods-product-specific-data#FurnitureandFurnishings\">12 mil\u00adlion tons<\/a> of fur\u00adni\u00adture are being tossed every year\u2014up from 2.2 mil\u00adlion tons in&nbsp;1960<\/li><li>Of that, most of the fur\u00adni\u00adture being tossed was man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtured in the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/sustainability-fast-furniture#:~:text=The%20EPA%20estimates%20that%209,and%20packaging%20materials%20thrown%20away).\">10 to 15&nbsp;years<\/a><\/li><li>80% of fur\u00adni\u00adture that gets tossed is sent to land\u00adfills, with 20% of it being com\u00adbust\u00aded for ener\u00adgy recovery<\/li><li>5% of land\u00adfill waste is made up of furniture<\/li><li>A sur\u00advey in the UK found that one-third of peo\u00adple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.com\/blog\/furniture-waste-a-growing-issue\/\">threw away fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> that could be sold or donated<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it\u2019s&nbsp;bad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Like plas\u00adtics and food waste, the resources need\u00aded to man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adture and dis\u00adtrib\u00adute fur\u00adni\u00adture con\u00adtributes to green\u00adhouse gas emis\u00adsions, waste pollution<\/li><li>Fast fur\u00adni\u00adture and fur\u00adni\u00adture waste (or f\u2011waste) con\u00adtributes sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly to deforestation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can&nbsp;do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Buy high-qual\u00adi\u00adty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/brands\/restoration-hardware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">time\u00adless pieces of fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> that aren\u2019t influ\u00adenced by the lat\u00adest&nbsp;trend<\/li><li>If you want to fol\u00adlow trends or need to buy fur\u00adni\u00adture, opt for <a href=\"http:\/\/aptdeco.com\/catalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">used fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> instead of new to pro\u00admote circularity<\/li><li>Make sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/aptdeco.com\/sell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sell<\/a> or donate any fur\u00adni\u00adture you\u2019re get\u00adting rid&nbsp;of<\/li><li>If you have to leave it on the curb, add a note that it\u2019s free and alert any \u201ccurb\u00ading\u201d or \u201cstoop\u00ading\u201d blogs or social media accounts<\/li><li>Avoid fast fur\u00adni\u00adture at all&nbsp;costs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The prob\u00adlems we face with waste in Amer\u00adi\u00adca are no joke. As the world pop\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion grows, so do our needs for these wide\u00adly con\u00adsumed prod\u00aducts. If we don\u2019t find a way to lessen the envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal impact now, we may be too late in twen\u00adty years. Gov\u00adern\u00adments and busi\u00adness\u00ades around the world are start\u00ading to pay atten\u00adtion to this issue and are pledg\u00ading to cre\u00adate change in the near future. Mak\u00ading small changes now and spread\u00ading the word about our con\u00adsump\u00adtion habits is the best way to start on a per\u00adson\u00adal lev\u00adel. Let\u2019s get&nbsp;going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. cre\u00adates more waste than any oth\u00ader coun\u00adtry, caus\u00ading envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal &amp; health prob\u00adlems. 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