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Composting law aims to tackle climate change by reducing food waste by 75%
Californians throw away nearly six million tons of food scraps each year, according to data from CalRecycle. A new state law that went into effect this year requires cities and counties to separate organic matter from other trash in hopes of reducing food waste in landfills. Spectrum News 1, Apr. 22, 2022\
San Francisco Green City: Reducing Plastic
As San Francisco leads the nation as one of the greenest cities, we celebrate the efforts to reduce plastic through education, business, and government. Recology’s robust recycling facility, San Francisco’s ReThink Disposable program, and Dispatch Goods’ reusable container program for restaurants are examples of the environmental ethic that is instilled in San Francisco. SFGovTV, Apr. […]
Recology says composting is carbon reduction measure
California company says collecting food scraps cuts CO2 emissions and adds carbon as a soil nutrient. WasteToday, Apr. 11, 2022
California Mandated Composting.
How Will It Work In LA And What Are We All Expected To Do? LAist, Apr. 6, 2022
California Pushes to Get More Green Waste into Composting Facilities, Not Landfills
California has set itself an ambitious goal – to reduce the amount of food scraps and yard waste that go to landfills by 75 percent. KQED, Mar. 3, 2022
California introduces law requiring residents to compost food scraps
The idea was inspired by San Francisco — the first major U.S. city to pioneer such a program more than two decades ago. CGTN, Feb. 2, 2022
California enacts statewide law to keep food scraps out of landfills
A new law in California will affect what you do in your kitchen. KTVU, Jan. 2, 2022
California is about to witness its biggest change to trash since the ’80s
Hint: It’s all about composting San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 1, 2022
California goes to war with food waste. Composting is its next climate crusade
Trash never dies. Sometimes it’s not even trash. LA Times, Dec. 9, 2021