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Seattle Could Recycle Food Waste

by on 06. 1.05
Business & Politics (news)

0119_2.jpgNPR reports that Seattle residents will soon be able to recycle food waste. The city has started distributing large wheeled bins to residential customers. Food waste makes up nearly 40% of garbage, the city officials estimate. Not all food can go into the new bins. Meat, dairy products and grease are not allowed. Mayor Greg Nickels says Seattle leads the nation in recycling, but the new food recycling program will take reuse to another level. :: NPR Story [by Justin Thomas]

Comments (5)

Here is another suggestion to recycle our kitchen waste at our backyard to 2000+ tomatoes.
http://www.rotheraine.com

jump to top Lakshmi Narayanan V. says:

San Francisco has had a food recycling system in place that allows for meat and dairy along with yard waste.
http://www.sfenvironment.com/aboutus/recycling/index.htm

jump to top Allegra says:

Toronto has been recycling organic waste too for some time now. Although the pesky Raccoons are starting to figure out how to open the "green bins" in some parts of the city.

Urban evolution for you!

http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/greenbin/

jump to top Richard Mulley says:

You cannot compare Toronto's program. they accept all kinds of organic waste, including pet shit. It is turned into a vague compost.

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Q: Where is the organic material going?
A: Your organic materials are picked up at the curb by collection vehicles and taken to the Dufferin Organics Processing Facility in Toronto, which was built specifically for the Green Bin Organics Program. A biological process that uses bacteria in the absence of oxygen ("anaerobic digestion") converts the organics into organic solid material. This material is taken to another facility where it is turned into compost.

Q: What will the finished compost be used for?
A: It will be used as a soil amendment for farmland and parkland.

I think the Seattle program is far more sophisticated.

jump to top Lloyd says:

Ok, I don't get it.....in what way is it more sophisticated ?
Especially as it recycles LESS material than the Toronto program ?

jump to top richard Mulley says:
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