Live in Seattle and trash contains 10% food waste you will be fined

[Ronstang]

From what moron did this law originate?

Where most moronic shit like this comes from....a well intentioned liberal whose brain is disconnected from reality.

 

[AreaCode707]

Conception and execution sound pretty disconnected here. However:

If we can reduce this by 30% by composting some materials rather than mixing those materials into the unusable plastic and other crap, that seems a pretty worthwhile goal.

When we moved into our under-construction house we went a year without garbage pickup and it really changed my perspective on trash. We save a lot to burn in our wood stove, and we composted as much as possible because otherwise we had to haul it out to throw away. I hadn't ever realized how much non-trash trash we generated.

I don't think the Seattle law will in any way accomplish what it intends to, but it wouldn't hurt all of us to be a little more mindful of what we throw "away."

 

[Meghan54]

Bullshit article with outright fabricated headline.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Conception and execution sound pretty disconnected here. However:

If we can reduce this by 30% by composting some materials rather than mixing those materials into the unusable plastic and other crap, that seems a pretty worthwhile goal.

When we moved into our under-construction house we went a year without garbage pickup and it really changed my perspective on trash. We save a lot to burn in our wood stove, and we composted as much as possible because otherwise we had to haul it out to throw away. I hadn't ever realized how much non-trash trash we generated.

I don't think the Seattle law will in any way accomplish what it intends to, but it wouldn't hurt all of us to be a little more mindful of what we throw "away."

If done right landfills can become a source of green power.

http://altamontlandfill.wm.com/green-energy/index.jsp

Harnessing the power of landfill gas to create a green, clean energy source is a hallmark of the Altamont Landfill. It was one of the nation’s first landfills to install turbines to convert landfill gas to electricity in 1987. Today, it generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of 8,000 homes annually as well the daily operation of its acclaimed landfill gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.

Did You Know?

Garbage trucks fueled by Altamont LNG produce 98% fewer carbon emissions than diesel-fueled trucks.