As food waste and other compostable items decompose in landfills, methane
is released into the air. If this type of landfill waste increases, the amount of
methane in the atmosphere will increase. What would happen to the total
amount of energy in the Earth system and the global average temperature if
methane in the atmosphere increases? If there is a change, explain how that
change would happen.

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Methane is pretty much like carbon dioxide and it does stop some energy from leaving the system but causes it to make the climate way more hotter than it should be. With lots of methane in the world, it can result into changes like mood swings and nausea in humans.

kamakshiruhela11 kamakshiruhela11 · Answer 2 · 2022-03-30T09:03:17+02:00

According to the condition if landfill waste increases, the amount of

Methane in the atmosphere will increase then it will lead to more energy to the Earth and more energy will be taken by the surface of the planet.

How does composting release methane?

The aerobic process of composting does not have methane because methane-producing microbes are inactive in the existence of oxygen.
Composting is one way to decrease methane emissions from organic waste nowadays stockpiled or sent to landfills.

Thus, it will lead to more energy to the Earth and more energy will be taken by the surface of the planet.

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