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according to most reports, this system has led to a dramatic decrease in the amount of packaging used,

thus creating less garbage that needs recycling.

위의 문장에서 creating이 which thus creates에서 which를 생락한 분사구문이므로 creating이 적절하게

쓰였다고 했는데 this system has led에 연결해서 (this system has) created 로 생각할수는 없을까요?