>By that argument, nobody better live in dense urban cities, because there, almost 100% of the waste has to be trucked long distances to find somewhere it can a

>By that argument, nobody better live in dense urban cities, because there, almost 100% of the waste has to be trucked long distances to find somewhere it can actually be buried. Sorry, no: trash from any American city is trucked a relatively short distance to a nearby landfill. It might be a county or two away (i.e., not exactly next door), but it certainly isn't half a continent away.