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Solid waste report shows little progress on waste reduction

Seven years ago Vermont had lofty goals for reducing its waste streams…but there’s been no significant change since 2001. The plan was to reduce the waste stream by 50 percent by the year 2005. The state missed the mark, and currently Vermont diverts only about 30 percent of its waste. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb speaks with Cathy Jamieson of the Agency of Natural Resources about what’s being done to help meet those goals.