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"The number of landfills in the United States has decreased from over 7,000 in the year 1989 to less than 2,000 in the year 2014"

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Answer: FALSE

Explanation: According to the EPA(environmental protection agency) the number of Lanfill in the United States of America has increased continuously since the last century. It is noted that an Average United States household generate about 4.4tons of wastes which most of the trash will find its way to the landfills. Landfills have been implicated in the release of HALF METHANE, CARBONDIOXIDE, VAPOUR, NITROGEN, HYDROGEN etc Some of the compounds are major causes of GLOBAL WARMING.

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