Solid waste policy in the United States produce large amounts of waste in small areas. For example, EPA reports that a single dairy cow produces approximately 120 pounds of wet manure per day equaling to that of 20-40 people. The main problems of animal waste mismanagement are environmental, especially water pollution. Industrial waste consists of a significant amount of solid waste. EPA reported that each year United States industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste based on 1980s figures. This figure includes waste generated from 17 industrial manufacturers of organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, iron and steel, plastics and resins, stone,
Waste Concern Their composing activities benefited 60,000 people in Dhaka and an additional 434,290 people from its replication in other parts of the country. Currently, Waste Concern produces 7,500 tons of compost in Dhaka and 8,087 tons in other parts of Bangladesh each year. Furthermore, the technology used for composting can treat 30,000 – 35,000 tons of waste per year and reduces carbon emission by 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. The project creates better paid and more hygiene jobs and hence, reduces the unemployment rate in Bangladesh.The project also provides organic alternative to fertilizers in a country where there are