Of course too much waste is produced. And of course, when I said throw it in a bin the back-yard, I left out the details of how manage a compost heap - but do you tell people to put gas in the car before starting it? I am unsure how large metal objects generate methane in a landfill. Generating methane from organic waste is not a particularly efficient form of energy production.
Reducing consumption would be a good first step. Proper product design for maximal recycling and bio-degreadable components would be a good second step. Apartment buildings could easily have digesters. You could easily have them spread out throughout a city. Until we have electric trucks with a clean electricity grid (not very common in the US), you still have a transportation issue.
> And of course, when I said throw it in a bin the back-yard, I left out the details of how manage a compost heap - but do you tell people to put gas in the car before starting it?
Actually, you said that there were no such details. I'll quote again "Simply throw your waste into a bin in your back-yard, wait 3 months and you have fresh earth".
> I am unsure how large metal objects generate methane in a landfill.
It's unclear why you would raise that question. The discussion is about waste disposal. Few metals "compost" and since metal is often useful....
> Generating methane from organic waste is not a particularly efficient form of energy production.
Didn't say that it was, but it can be "free" energy, as can burning. Meanwhile, backyard composting simply wastes this energy.
Me - I think that recycling/reusing energy is important too.
As to the rest, you don't get to ignore costs on things that you like and ignore benefits on things that you don't like. (Refuse transportation isn't a big issue.)
Reducing consumption would be a good first step. Proper product design for maximal recycling and bio-degreadable components would be a good second step. Apartment buildings could easily have digesters. You could easily have them spread out throughout a city. Until we have electric trucks with a clean electricity grid (not very common in the US), you still have a transportation issue.