As our population grows exponentially, so does our waste, and while we produce millions of tons of garbage every day, our time is running out to protect the environment. Though our situation can often seem hopeless, going waste-free is actually a completely viable and increasingly common initiative taken by individuals, businesses, communities, and even entire countries.
Click through to see which places, as reported by National Geographic, are getting rid of greenhouse gas-emitting incinerators and taking matters, or trash, into their own hands.