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Slaves carry waste
Benjamin Franklin uses slaves to carry the waste of Philadelphia downstream. -
Junk dealers sell belongings left on trails
Junk dealers in Reno, Nevada, scavenge personal belongings from trails. Pioneers abandoned the items on the trails. -
Manufacturing plastic
Two brothers manufacture the first commercial synthetic plastic. It replaces metal and wood in items such as combs. -
First Five and Dime Store
Frank Woolworth opens the first five and dime store in Utica, New York. He displays the products on open counters, so the customers can feel and see the products. -
Garbage Incinerators are Built
Around 180 garbage incinerators are built in the United States. -
Inventing Razors with Disposable Blades
King C. Gillette was a traveling salesman who invented razors with disposable blades. -
New York City requires the people to separate waste..
New York City requires residents to separate food waste, ash, and dry trash. They also want the police to enforce this. -
First rubbish sorting plant for recycling
Colonel George Waring was New York's Street Cleaning Commissioner, and he organized the country's first waste sorting plant for recycling. -
First Vacuum Packed Coffee
Hills Brothers Coffee is the first to put vacuum packed coffee on the market. -
First aluminum recycling plants
The nation's first aluminum recycling plants open in Cleveland and Chicago. -
Creating energy through the garbage incinerator
New York City uses a garbage incinerator to generate electricity for the Williamsburg Bridge. -
Juvenile sanitation league
The juvenile sanitation leagues become popular in cities around the country. -
Popular Disposal Method
During this time, filling in wetlands with trash becomes a popular disposal method. -
First Supermarket
Clarence Saunders opens the first supermarket. Self service packaging increases the selection for customers. The pre packaged food lowers the cost of it. -
Disposable sanitary pads
Kimberly Clark makes disposable sanitary pads. -
Creating of Compactor Garbage Trucks
The developing of the compactor garbage trucks increase the vehicle amount of containment. -
Paperback books are introduced
Paperback books are sold for 25 cents. -
USEPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is set up. -
First Earth Day
Millions of people rally on Earth Day. -
The Federal Clean Water Act is created
This Act is enacted to restore and maintain the physical and chemical purity of the nation's waters.