A campuswide change instituted in 2012 to reduce waste at UW-Stout is continuing to pay big dividends. Figures for 2014 recently were reported, and for the third straight year the amount of waste dropped significantly. Trash collection in 2011 was 1.25 million pounds. In 2014 it was 550,000 pounds.
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