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Dealing with 25% more garbage at holidays

Tis the season to be jolly — and  to toss out a lot of trash.

In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, American households generate 25 percent more waste. That’s about 1 million extra tons of trash each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Get the full story »