Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth?
- Written by Kate O'Neill, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley
 A trash compactor rolls over an active dump site at Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Birdsboro, Pa.Natalie Kolb/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images
A trash compactor rolls over an active dump site at Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Birdsboro, Pa.Natalie Kolb/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images
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Will we eventually have to send our...





