Trash Inc: The Secret life of Garbage

In every town and every city in every state across the country, garbage collectors work to rid the country of trash. Garbage is an integral part of every Americans' life, though most of us prefer not to think about it once we pitch it in the bin. With that in mind, we've compiled a list of trash facts, some a little ordinary and others far from it — facts you'll probably find surprising.

For example, the United States uses enough plastic wrap each year to completely cover one western state. Do you know which one it is? And one state has a mountain of garbage so high that it marks one county's highest point. Care to guess which state?

Find out the answers to these and other garbage facts by clicking through the map below.