Thanks to the organizers of Compostmodern, we were able to take a tour of the San Francisco Transfer Station - the place where all the trash from the city goes to be sorted into recyclables, compostables, and junk headed for the dump. Turns out, there's a lot more to this facility than trash.
Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch
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