The photo of this green rolling cart is from San Francisco's composting program where residents have the luxury of depositing their home composting waste into this type of container and simply rolling it out to their curb for pick-up. Among the items accepted in this composting program include vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds, paper cups and plates, and paper tea bags. A full list of acceptable items can be viewed here. Residents also have a blue rolling cart for recyclables which is also picked up curbside.
This past June, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted in the most comprehensive mandatory recycling and composting law in the country. This law aims to reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions while imposing fines on those that consistently fail to properly sort their recyclables and composting.
As one of the leading programs in the country, the City of San Francisco diverts about 72 percent of its waste through composting and recycling programs. San Francisco's goal is to reach zero waste going to landfills by the year 2020.
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