Summary:
- Love Canal opened people’s eyes to toxic waste burial.
- Thousands of contaminated sites were found.
- The Superfund Act was passed in 1980.
- The U.S. now has laws requiring the safe disposal of hazardous waste.
- A city of just 50,000 people might produce more than 40 tons of waste each year.
- Reduce, reuse, recycle to lessen your production of toxic waste.. Do you know how to dispose of toxic wastes in your community?
- If so, please share your information with us.