Statement: “The per-capita amount of waste disposed in the county has dropped in the past five years as recycling has increased,” State Sen. Juan Vargas wrote in an editorial published by the Union-Tribune May 7.
Analysis: Earlier this year, Vargas proposed legislation aimed at banning a North County landfill project that’s been debated for nearly two decades.
Fact Check: San Diego's Declining Trash Trend
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