Get a Job at the Landfill

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Dealing with garbage isn’t just smelly business it’s BIG business Not too long ago everyone’s garbage was delivered to a dump and left to stink up the place Today’s garbage is sorted recycled reused and compacted and in some cases is sold for profit Landfills use science and technology to create more environmentally responsible solutions for how to get rid of our waste And the people who deal with our trash work hard so we don’t have to think too much about our garbage once it’s picked up from our homes and businesses What are some of the interesting jobs in the waste management industry Let’s find out by following the garbage created by Jeremiah Oliver Baumgartner His parents and friends like to call him by his initials J O B Job isn’t a real kid but the people who work with his garbage represent real professionals found at landfills everywhere By the end of this book you’ll be glad to know that the many people who work at the landfill are on the job Who knows You may even decide that working with garbage is pretty amazing 4 Fun Fact The waste industry employs nearly 400,000 people