Question

At this rate, would a person your age (18 years old) have contributed a ton of garbage? On average, how long does it take for each person to throw away a ton, or 2000 pounds of garbage?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes. On average, it takes about 455 days for 1 person to throw away 1 ton of garbage, so just over 1 year.

Step-by-step explanation: The average person throws away 4.4 pounds of trash daily. So, the way to figure this out is 2,000 divided by 4.4 to find out the number of days it would take to throw away 2,000 pounds of trash.