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Harvard's trash has shown "an encouraging trend towards significant waste reduction" over the past year, though much of what is still discarded could be recycled, the Environmental Action Committee (EAC) reported in its second annual waste audit...
...audit analyzed the contents of 32 trash bags selected at random from undergraduate residential buildings...
...line with national trends, the audit reported that the number of recyclables discarded with trash is decreasing. Compared to last October, recyclables collected from Houses and dorms has dropped by 10 percent. Recyclable paper, cardboard, cans and bottles are also composing a lower percentage of waste...
...Trash is getting bulkier, according to the audit. Fluffy materials like wrappers and boxes from late-night snacking and packing material like styrofoam contributed to this trend...
...America recycles more and more, the EAC would like to see recycling bins replacing trash cans. For the moment, while recycling bins are becoming more ubiquitous, they are not yet displacing trash cans...