Inside America’s Trash Empire | Secrets Of The Mega Landfill

The world is running out of space when it comes to a home for our trash, and nowhere is this more true than the US, where thousands of their landfill sites are reaching capacity. In the US alone, a colossal 268 million tons of garbage is thrown out every year, which makes up 12 per cent of the planet’s waste. And it’s growing. So where does it all go? In the hills of Orange County California is the 9th largest landfill site in the U.S – the Frank R Bowerman Landfill.

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