1960 to 2007 = 60% population growth
1960 to 2007 = 170% growth in trash output
stat heard on NPR show Marketplace from American Public Media

Marketplace is doing this great series on our trash output as a nation. check it out and think about what you throw out. or for that matter what you buy in the first place. it all ends up somewhere, so maybe what we buy should at least break down.