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...touched by the slumping economy. Recycling, which involves about 22% of solid waste, is sensitive to shifts in the prices for recyclable commodities like paper and glass, which have slipped of late. "A couple of years ago, I was getting $210 a ton for mixed office paper," says Butch Michitson, recycling manager for Northeastern University in Boston. "I'd be getting checks every month for $9,000 or $10,000. And I'd be walking into my boss's office saying, 'This is for trash.' Then the markets dried up." Today Michitson gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Talk Trash | 9/16/2002 | See Source »

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