The US throws out 250 million tons of garbage a year. Roughly a third is recycled, and the rest is landfill. You might think that's a problem, but one man's trash is another's treasure. Oslo, Norway burns rubbish to power and heat homes, and they've run out. The city imports trash from Sweden, Ireland, England--and they wouldn't mind taking on a few tons from the US.
The US throws out 250 million tons of garbage a year. Roughly a third is recycled, and the rest is landfill. You might think that's a problem, but one man's trash is another's treasure. Oslo, Norway burns rubbish to power and heat homes, and they've run out. The city imports trash from Sweden, Ireland, England--and they wouldn't mind taking on a few tons from the US.
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