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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by not2b on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @06:53PM (#31428633)
Yes, for that reason Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) is pushing hard to divert food waste out of the garbage and get it composted instead: it's supposed to go in with yard waste, not the regular trash. Not sure how successful this is as it counts on people putting things in the correct bin.
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by reactjavascript on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:23PM (#31428848)
As a county resident, I also started doing this recently, and I am amazed how much organic waste we were throwing away previously. My regular trash can takes much longer to fill, and I am constantly taking out the little kitchen bin (that was provided by the waste company).
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by sitkack on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:55PM (#31429049)
Diverting compostables out of the regular trash stream also makes the regular trash stream not stink. My under counter trash bin can go two weeks easy without stinking up the place. It is mostly plastic that can't be recycled.
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:11PM (#31428762)
There is a program like that in some suburbs of Sydney. We get little green bags for compostable waste. The up take has been ok from what I’ve seen but these are affluent suburbs.
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by nicoburns on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:08PM (#31428740)
Here in the UK you can actually be fined for putting food waste in the regular bin (although that depends on where you live and enforcement is spotty).
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by vondur on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:19PM (#31428815)
We are now able to do this here in suburban Los Angeles. You can now put your food waste in the bin meant for green waste (lawn clippings)
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Re:Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of... by pastage on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @10:58PM (#31430156)
Composting is good, but it's heavy and hence energy inefficient if it's transported too far. This goes for almost all waste but the amount of water in compost and the transport distance adds upp. Handling waste and composting as local as possible is important.
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