Landfills have been blamed for the climate crisis

The study lasted from 2018 to 2022 at 50 landfills in 18 American states, which is approximately 1/5 of the 1.2 thousand waste disposal sites operating in the United States.

As stated by the participant of the study R. Duren, previously people did not understand the role of landfills in global warming, but now it has been established that methane in such places is emitted three times more often than the indicators presented in official sources. The annual release of this gas from landfills is comparable to the harmful effects of 23 million cars.