Casey Acklin, Taletha MayoResearch Paper - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: A Solution to Waste Management and Climate ChangeIn today's world of rising prices, of excessive waste and rapid climate change, a simple and cost-effective solution is needed to solve the problem of how waste is handled and how to help stop climate change caused by environmentally unfriendly methods. The Waste Problem Current waste management methods, such as the use of landfills and incinerators, release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases mainly come from CO2 emissions from incinerators and methane emissions from landfills. Traditional waste management accounts for 1-5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2009). While this may seem small compared to other sources, overall these methods can create demand that leads to more emissions. When waste is processed in such a way that the primary objective is to dispose of it, the potential uses of the waste are not considered. Not only do these approaches pollute, but they...