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Instructions 1. Review the graph below. Read the title, and the labels on the x and y axes. Review the key or legend.

2. Use the "Discussions" tab to write a short summary explaining what this graph shows. What information is important? Why is it important? What conclusions can you reach from the data presented in this graph?

3. Meet with other students in your group who have reviewed the same graph. As a group, prepare to present the graph to the class. In your presentation you should include the following:
 * an explanation of what the graph shows
 * two things you have learned from the graph
 * a connection to science, technology. Why is this information important or what should we do with it?

Municipal waste is everything collected and treated by municipalities. Only part of it is comes from households, the rest is generated by small businesses, commercial and other municipal activities. So it is produced from both consumption and production processes. Like all waste, municipal waste is on the rise and it is growing faster than the population, a natural result of our increasing consumption rate and the shortening of product life-spans. According to various scenarios, it will most likely continue for the next decades – but at a slower pace for those countries that can afford advanced waste management strategies. As 1.3 billion Chinese thunder into the great pleasures of consumption, municipal waste is certainly a major environmental concern.