Landfill Liability and the Future of Recycling: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.

By hiding the real costs of landfills to the public, the true value of recycling is hidden, as well as the critical gains from avoiding environmental disasters associated with releases from waste containment. Unsustainable landfill policies and hiding costs also impact and undermine proper investments in comprehensive waste and environmental damage policies and programs. [Extracted from the article]

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