Spending goes down, consumer confidence wanes, the economy slumps, and we create less trash.
As the economy slumps, so does trash
Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
Smaller-than-normal piles of trash at Puente Hills and other landfills throughout California can be seen as an indicator of widespread consumer concern about the economy.
Landfills receive less because people are buying less. Sometimes that’s good news, but not always.
There’s an upside to the economy being down in the dumps: Less trash.
Consumers are eating fewer meals away from home, reducing food waste — the No. 1 space hog at landfills. Contractors are building fewer homes and tossing aside less drywall, lumber and other heavy debris. Pack rats who can’t afford to move are postponing cleaning out their closets, landfill operators say.
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