The United States has a garbage crisis / There is no garbage crisis in the United States / Landfills are dangerous / Landfills are relatively safe / The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an environmental disaster / The magnitude of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is overstated / Plastic bags are a huge waste problem and should be banned / Plastic bags are useful and should not be banned

Recycling reinforces social responsibility / Recycling encourages consumption and materialism / Recycling does not solve environmental problems / Recycling benefits the environment / Mandatory recycling wastes resources / Mandatory recycling helps reduce waste / Mandatory recycling undermines civil liberties / Pay-as-you-throw programs do not work

Nuclear waste should be reprocessed / Nuclear waste should not be reprocessed / The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility should be closed / The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility should not be closed / Fly ash landfills are a safe solution to coal ash waste / Fly ash landfills and ponds create health hazards / Recycling e-waste is environmentally beneficial / Recycling e-waste endangers third world countries

Eliminating disposable plastic will decrease waste / Single-stream recycling is economical and easy / Solar-powered trash compactors can make trash collection more efficient / Electrobiochemical reactors treat waste efficiently and cheaply / Plasma gasification successfully converts trash into energy / Reprocessing medical equipment minimizes waste and saves money