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Problem: Food waste, electronic waste, and textile waste have been the main problem in our world.

Food Waste: When food waste ends up in landfills, it decomposes anaerobically and releases methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100 year period and 84 times more on a 20-year scale.

Electronic Waste: When electronic waste ends up in landfills this can cause serious environmental problems of containing toxic chemicals such as lead, mercury, and arsenic that pollute our soil and water and disrupt our ecosystem and our health.

Textile Waste: According to the World Resources Institute, it takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton shirt. And when consumers throw away clothing in the garbage, not only does it waste money and resources, but it can take 200+ years for the materials to decompose in a landfill. During the decomposition process, textiles generate greenhouse methane gas and leach toxic chemicals and dyes into the groundwater and our soil.

Conclusion: In conclusion, without the proper knowledge of decomposing our wastes, this will affect our lives but also our environment, and these causes such as global warming, polluted soil, water and disrupt our ecosystem.