Waste Resource Management - Becoming Stewards of Sustainability

How do professionals safely handle waste while protecting our environment? American's generate more waste per person than almost anywhere else on the Planet. How much? Would you believe about 1700 pounds per person each year. If that's the average, many of us generate over one ton of waste a year! But who takes care of it, where does it go, and what prevents it from contaminating our environment? This program explores waste resource management and how youth can become stewards of sustainability.  It looks at all that goes into a landfill, how recycling happens, what to do about new emerging hazardous waste products and the future of the industry through the eyes of young leaders.