Not as Much Stuff Equals Not as Much Trash
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In this video from Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer reports that due to the current state of the U.S. Economy, there’s been a decline in the amount of consumer waste. Down as much as 30% in places.
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We’re buying less unnecessary “stuff” and fixing more things we’d normally throw away. Everyone is a bit more frugal these days it seems.
In other news, if you missed it, I was in carnivals at The Skilled Investor and Money Ning last week.
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One Response to “Not as Much Stuff Equals Not as Much Trash”
By Rebecca on Mar 21, 2009 | Reply
Interesting news story. I guess there can always be an up side to every situation. We also have become more frugal due to the current economic state of the country.