In the United States,the major share of municipal soil wastes end up in

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Sanitary landfills are the most common method of disposing of municipal solid waste in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there were 1,738 active municipal solid waste landfills in the U.S. in 2018. Incineration facilities are a less common method of waste disposal and are generally used for hazardous waste rather than municipal solid waste. Open dumps are illegal and have been phased out in most places in the U.S. Finally, the dumping of municipal solid waste in oceans is illegal under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.

In the United States,the Major Share of Municipal Soil Wastes