Earth Day Analysis: How Waste Hurts the Economy http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/04/22/earth-day-analysis-how-waste-hurts-the-economy/

This article addresses the problem with waste, and what we should think about in the future. Every American on average produce more than 7 pounds of trash per day ,compare to just over 2 pounds per day by Japan. It's not about running out space for the garbage, but it's about how much resources we are wasting every year. I think this can be considered a market failure, and it requires effort and changes not just from the people, but the government as well.