Circular File: Slimming Down

EPA normally issues a press release at the drop of a dime, especially if the agency can celebrate environmental progress. Yet, in mid December, when the agency released its annual garbage census, no press release was forthcoming. For the second straight year, EPA data showed a decline in U.S. waste generation. And for the second straight year, the agency chose not to celebrate its successful waste reduction efforts. The 2007 decline was particularly noteworthy. Though the size of the decrease was so small as to be statistically insignificant, 2007 marked the first time garbage generation went down while ...

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