Pop Quiz: I'm The Trashman
by Dominic Muren, Philadelphia, USA 
on 03.22.08
Answer: b) "The average American throws away a staggering 4.5 pounds of rubbish daily -- that's 1,600 pounds each year," according to Heather Rogers, author of 'The Hidden Life of Garbage.'
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Source: Alternet, on the Hidden Life of Garbage
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