municipal solid waste problem

1. What solutions to the mounting municipal solid waste problem have been discussed or applied in your area? Are there any solutions that you think would be more promising?
2. List five consumer goods that you have purchased recently. For each, note the source of a raw material that went into that good. For example, a computer mouse is made from plastic by the petrochemical industry, which extracts its raw material (oil) from below the Earth’s surface.