Waste in the United States recognized the environmental issue that landfills create, and has been creating bans on U.S. landfill. Although this may create more environmental stability in the United States, it has become a major environmental and health issue in the countries to which the electronic waste is being shipped. Waste in the United States As a nation, Americans generate more waste than any other nation in the world, officially with 4.4 pounds (2.0 kg) of municipal solid waste (MSW) per person per day, with another study estimating 7.1 pounds per capita per day. Fifty five percent of this waste is contributed as residential
Per Bisgaard was a member of the municipal council in the municipality of Aalestrup, where he was mayor from 1994-2001. From 1998-2006 he was also a member of Viborg County Council, where he served as Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Venstre county council group. Since 2006 he has been a municipal councilor in the municipality of Vesthimmerland, where he was chairman of the Culture Committee until 2007. He is also a member of the Board of Representatives in the Danish Arts Council and vice-chairman of the Danish Library Association. Per Bisgaard Per Deichmann Bisgaard was born on 31 July 1955 in