Try composting your waste as it happens, instead of depositing it in a cold hole to accumulate until it becomes a massive problem.  
In a political sphere, this might mean voters paying enough attention to the actions of those they elect [as opposed to just counting the benies that officials can syphon off for their districts from the State coffers].  Many of the 'problem' legislators have been accumulating 'waste-filled' behavior  and legislation for many sessions now.  Reminds me of someone who neglected their waste-management for so long they could no longer sit on the 'throne' w/o poking themselves in the rear with the frozen stalagmite.