Generation Carbon: It’s time to start. The dirt in land昀椀lls is home to bacteria that eat the tossed out food, paper, and plastic. As the bacteria eat, they send greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane into the air. Imagine a gazillion bacteria farts and burps made every second! Methane is the greenhouse gas that is released from landfills and traps heat. More garbage in landfills means more methane in the air. More methane means our Earth gets warmer and our weather gets crazier. 30 | Check out The Carbon Almanac to learn more.