Confused about the City of San Diego's new green bins? You're hardly the only one. Here's what you should know. 🥬🗑️
), which includes information about the importance of recycling organic waste, green bin cleaning and storage tips, and a Q&A with City staff.For those struggling with the “ick” factor, we suggest starting small, focusing on things like fruit and vegetable trimmings and coffee grounds; keep those items in the small kitchen caddy in your home until collection day. Placing the green bin in the shade, with the lid closed, and layering food scraps in with yard waste will help keep bugs away.
Organic waste recycling is the single most impactful thing people can do at home to fight climate change. Overall residents are doing a good job so far, and we are seeing a contamination rate of less than 1%. So fruit and vegetable peels, plate scrapings and food-soiled paper, to name a few — all go in the green bin. The city suggests wrapping leftovers in newspaper, paper bags, paper towels, napkins and parchment paper before throwing away. Also, remove all packaging like foil, plastic, twist ties, for example.
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