One of the recent trends in recycling right now is all-in-one recycling. All the paper, plastic, glass, and metal waste goes into one recycle bin, which is sorted at the factory. The argument is that it requires fewer trucks to pick it all up.
Construction work is usually seasonal. Many crops can only be grown during specific times during the year. Retail clerk positions are often seasonal. Package delivery personnel are often hired during the holidays.
Although it is commonly known that construction employment was impacted during the recession, we are now able to quantify the scale of the impact it has had on construction workers. Between 2008 and 2009, construction workers saw a decline in payroll to the tune of $52.1 billion annually (16%). In California alone, workers saw construction payroll shrink by $8.7 billion during that same span. Measuring payroll gives a better sense of the total impact than simply counting jobs losses since it includes hours and wages. States with highest percent decline in construction payroll (2008-2009): 1.