RECOVERY STALLS FOR CORE SECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY; RECYCLING BEATEN BUT UNBOWED

摘要

In last month's issue, the first in our two-part environmental industry overview for 2009, EBJ noted that industry growth had slipped from 8% in 2007 to vast 3% in 2008, and it projected further slippage to 0.6% growth for 2009 (Vol. XXII, No. 7, 2009). These growth rates clearly outpace those of the overall U.S. economy, which is expected to suffer overall contraction this year, but the recession's negative impact on environmental firms has been unmistakable.