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Archive Home > 2006 > November > 18 > Report shows people producing more trash

Report shows people producing more trash

Study also finds more Central Oregonians recycling

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
November 18, 2006

In 2005, Oregonians generated more trash - the equivalent of 3,050 pounds a person - than they did the previous year, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

But both statewide and in Des-chutes County, people are stepping up their recycling, surpassing the waste recovery....

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