Upside/Downside is Talking Trash: Ohio’s Solid Waste Economy

The average American throws out more than 1500 pounds of trash a year. But most of us don't think much beyond the garbage truck that hauls it away. And that brings us to our weekly look at the region's economy - upside / downside. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky has been on the trash trail and she joined Morning Edition host Eric Wellman to talk about Ohio's trash economy.