Garbology by Edward Humes ( Chapter 1)

I'm learning so many new sites here in L.A. For example, Puente Hills. As I started to read "Garbology" I finally realized how bad it is to simply throw away trash. Before this class I didn't even care or even think twice where my trash would end up. But now I want to change that. As I keep reading and finding out that the workers at Puente Hill bury the trash makes me think, why? Why would we keep doing this? Did anyone think about the future and what could happen?  Yeah it might be okay for a couple of months but not for a life time. There are tons of smart people in this world. Why cant we figure out a way that will be better in the long run? Now that we have great technology lets put it to good use. Just a thought.