tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6117188549789651413..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Mandatory compostingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88001338759869102162010-03-18T13:04:51.188-07:002010-03-18T13:04:51.188-07:00I get what you're saying. What I'm trying ...I get what you're saying. What I'm trying to articulate is that just because we know it's not good for the environment to put compostables in the trash doesn't mean we should eliminate people's right to choose. There are a lot of things that people do that aren't good for them or for the environment (medicines, make-up, cleaning products, the list could go on forever). We Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18323637557453911952010-03-18T12:51:36.469-07:002010-03-18T12:51:36.469-07:00I'll be more specific about my comments. I fee...I'll be more specific about my comments. I feel that cities that *offer* recycling and organics pickup at the curb should mandate that people cannot put recyclables and compostables into their trash. Obviously its ridiculous to force car-less people to travel long distances to recycle materials. <br /><br />Because compostables in trash has environmental side effects other than the volume of Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13059053023811132962010-03-18T12:40:16.822-07:002010-03-18T12:40:16.822-07:00Let's be more specific. YOUR city offers those...Let's be more specific. YOUR city offers those options. Many, many large cities do not (for example, the city I live in, Houston, only offers curbside recycling in very specific areas). Because I cannot afford to live in one of those special areas, I don't have easy access to recycling and as such, I don't recycle (though if there were a recycling center or even a drop off site withinAlliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59384982719001839192010-03-18T12:21:38.178-07:002010-03-18T12:21:38.178-07:00I think the reason they are closed is to stop card...I think the reason they are closed is to stop cardboard from getting wet which reduces its recyclability.<br /><br />Pain medication and hormonal birth control have huge benefits as well as unfortunate social side effects. Not sorting your waste stream does not have any benefits other than being lazy. <br /><br />The city is offering people a service (pickup of their refuse) and as such has the Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79774556280621136912010-03-18T12:11:31.262-07:002010-03-18T12:11:31.262-07:00Tanya,
Other cities have closed garbage cans and ...Tanya,<br /><br />Other cities have closed garbage cans and open recycling bins. In those situations, it's very clear what's in the recycling bin.<br /><br />However, all that aside, it's a slippery slope to start legislating these sorts of things. What's next? No hormonal birth control or access to pain medication because it shows up in the water supply? "The road to Hell isAlliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-92041052360965181222010-03-18T10:19:51.561-07:002010-03-18T10:19:51.561-07:00Allie - I would disagree. I don't think its a ...Allie - I would disagree. I don't think its a "good" thing - I think its the ONLY thing we can do in order to have sustainability. What's wrong with creating a rule that people have to follow if they want their trash picked up? I suppose the downside is possible random dumping going on. <br /><br />As for garbage in the recycling, here in Toronto we have bins - the garbage bins Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81151782296486089532010-03-18T10:09:34.323-07:002010-03-18T10:09:34.323-07:00Tanya,
There are cities where recycling (and poss...Tanya,<br /><br />There are cities where recycling (and possibly composting, though I've not lived in a city that did composting) services are free whereas trash pick-up costs money. They simply do not pick up the recycling if there's real trash in there.<br /><br />Regardless, however, whether people are given incentive or not, I'm simply not okay with legally mandating recycling/Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28490455854163930152010-03-18T08:42:15.405-07:002010-03-18T08:42:15.405-07:00Allie - still there needs to be a disincentive to ...Allie - still there needs to be a disincentive to people throwing recyclables and compostables into landfill. Making recycling and composting free while charging for garbage based on volume would do this easily enough. Although perhaps it would contaminate the recycling if people try to sneak non-recyclables in the recycling to avoid paying for more garbage.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84853194511674218322010-03-17T20:19:56.822-07:002010-03-17T20:19:56.822-07:00The option I would've selected were it availab...The option I would've selected were it available as an option is this: Yes, composting should be AVAILABLE, but should not be MANDATORY. I think people should participate in any recycling and composting programs offered by their municipality, but I'm opposed to legislating their participation.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78906341867754460312010-03-16T10:57:21.129-07:002010-03-16T10:57:21.129-07:00I don't know if it is actually cost saving to ...I don't know if it is actually cost saving to municipalities - I believe in Toronto it costs twice as much per tonne to collect and process the organics as it does to landfill it. <br /><br />I first separate all the food waste that can go in the backyard composter - no energy consumed to pick up or process - and only use the green bin for what I can't deal with locally - typically used Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820533872471786162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27162661130378202352010-03-11T21:13:05.168-08:002010-03-11T21:13:05.168-08:00San Fran is so on with so many things - especially...San Fran is so on with so many things - especially this one!<br /><br />Woo hoo!Sadie from allnaturalme.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849869022668388679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53020302093513670992010-03-11T07:03:39.124-08:002010-03-11T07:03:39.124-08:00We have optional curbside compost collection with ...We have optional curbside compost collection with our garbage service. There is an extra fee and the service is only available during the summer months. I've been composting since I was in college and cringe when I'm at someones house who doesn't compost, in fact I will often take their food waste home with me! Any of the stuff we don't compost-- mostly tree and shrub branches is dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435831294662075937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16316863605902264312010-03-10T22:55:59.443-08:002010-03-10T22:55:59.443-08:00I live in the UK where I'm lucky that my distr...I live in the UK where I'm lucky that my district offers kerbside collection of plastics #1 and #2, paper, cardboard, tins and cans, foil and garden waste. They don't collect glass, but every supermarket has a collection point, plus a textiles bin. People still complain because it means fortnightly collections of landfill waste....<br />Recently some of the villages in the district (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-60069069069311249032010-03-10T19:47:01.041-08:002010-03-10T19:47:01.041-08:00I like the idea, but it's a bit of an adjustme...I like the idea, but it's a bit of an adjustment--I work in San Francisco, and in an office setting, it's a tad more difficult. Right now we only have 1 compost trash can in the whole office, so that's not super convenient. :)<br /><br />I wish they'd institute the same policy on this side of the bay. I live in Oakland and I'd love to compost, but there's no outdoor space Ivyhttp://www.quirkyknitgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74115870028413663092010-03-10T18:53:46.560-08:002010-03-10T18:53:46.560-08:00I really wish our city offered a food compost recy...I really wish our city offered a food compost recycling option. I've tried composting myself in a back-yard bin and have to say it just wasn't for me. I never could get the right balance to get it be anything other than a big stinky, bug-infested mess. So, it would really cut down on our landfill waste as well. As for making it mandatory, that feels a bit big brother to me, and as someoneAmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62498765763323357732010-03-10T18:09:04.556-08:002010-03-10T18:09:04.556-08:00I think it's a great idea. We are so close to...I think it's a great idea. We are so close to Toronto, but on the wrong side of the border. Unfortunately, I think it would never fly here (upstate NY). My neighbors throw away about a dozen trash bags of grass clippings every week in the summer and it makes me so sad to see something like that go to the landfill. A composting/recycling/trash program is a win-win scenario but I think we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62127719587798023412010-03-10T15:08:44.345-08:002010-03-10T15:08:44.345-08:00And here is the link to the worm bin class in Pier...And here is the link to the worm bin class in Pierce County :) http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/services/home/environ/composting2.htmlaserkatienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52446600210893633462010-03-10T15:05:20.638-08:002010-03-10T15:05:20.638-08:00I live in Pierce County, WA, and while we don'...I live in Pierce County, WA, and while we don't have composting, they do offer FREE classes on how to set up your own worm compost bin; if you want to get the materials to set it up along with the class, it costs $30. I hope to take the class myself soon. I think that having municipalities offer classes on composting may be a great alternative (or interim step) if providing compost service laserkatienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37722719365295500672010-03-10T12:48:04.357-08:002010-03-10T12:48:04.357-08:00Well. Once again, I'm kind of leaping sideway...Well. Once again, I'm kind of leaping sideways here, but when I ran into this beauty, I immediately thought of you, Crunch (ok, and Beth of the Plastic Pisces.)<br /><br />http://www.startribune.com/blogs/87229677.html<br /><br />Now THERE would be a great "new product" to review, don'tcha think?<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />And, there is relevance of a sort to it- think of the Greenpanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53699432880860144412010-03-10T11:20:36.472-08:002010-03-10T11:20:36.472-08:00I have been composting forever. I am Canadian and ...I have been composting forever. I am Canadian and have lived in different provinces where, thankfully, composting and recycling is a way of life.In the particular places I have lived, there are fines for placing recycling or compost in waste bins. Last year my daughter, son-in-law and myself travelled to Wisconsin for a wedding. We stayed in a Comfort Inn that offered breakfast but we were Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535709771684332389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49901266656386791442010-03-10T10:43:18.213-08:002010-03-10T10:43:18.213-08:00I don't think composting should be mandatory, ...I don't think composting should be mandatory, but I would definitely do it if I had the option.Candacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9980302666097627972010-03-10T10:07:11.262-08:002010-03-10T10:07:11.262-08:00The problem with nationwide mandates is that citie...The problem with nationwide mandates is that cities that can't afford it (or think they can't) wont' offer it, and a lot of places don't even have municipal waste removal.<br /> <br />It's like the e-waste laws; charging for e-waste just made people dump it outdoors. Of course, compostables the got dumped would just compost...Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28981512823164738952010-03-10T09:04:17.875-08:002010-03-10T09:04:17.875-08:00We live just outside of Spokane WA on the opposite...We live just outside of Spokane WA on the opposite side of the state as Crunchy. I must say I am jealous of some of the enviro things Seattle is doing. This side of the state is sadly far behind. All of our recycling in this little town is voluntary and I am sure we are the only people in a several mile radius that actually composts our own food waste. *heavy sigh* Hopefully it will catch on.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588440725660023871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69878359204284582442010-03-10T07:46:34.247-08:002010-03-10T07:46:34.247-08:00There wasn't an option for what I felt on the ...There wasn't an option for what I felt on the poll. I don't think it should be mandated but I think an opportunity should be available. But I do not think we need additional laws for it.Angela Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839443261200410777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49374912171675127702010-03-10T07:42:16.619-08:002010-03-10T07:42:16.619-08:00Would love to see mandatory composting (and recycl...Would love to see mandatory composting (and recycling) in Tacoma. It's so annoying to see all my neighbors stuffing their huge garbage cans full of recyclable, reusable and compostable items. How do I know? They are so full they can't even get the lids shut!!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306023123607674984noreply@blogger.com