Yes comrade, I will pay your communist fine of one dollar when you come and take it from me. Until then I will purchase whatever I like and throw away whatever I like. And when you come to "fine" me you'd better bring many "operators" and there will be a gunfight over "my" dollar.
Seattle imposes fine for too many food scraps in the garbage
By Victoria Cavaliere
SEATTLE Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:34pm EDT
(Reuters) - Seattle residents who throw too many pizza crusts, coffee grounds and uneaten leftovers in their regular garbage will now face a fine, in one of the toughest mandatory composting efforts in the country, officials said on Tuesday.
The Seattle City Council voted on Monday to impose a $1 fine on residents each time they fill more than 10 percent of their home garbage with compostable waste, such as food scraps and paper products. Repeat offenders could see the fine increase to $50.
Seattle, long seen as a leader in urban sustainability and recycling efforts, is the second major U.S. city after San Francisco to make composting mandatory in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, environmental officials said.
Global centers such as New York City and London have also considered fines for residents who fail to dump food waste in designated compost bins but have not so far adopted them.
Up to 40 percent of food purchased in the United States is thrown out, according to the National Resource Defense Council.
In 2012, only 5 percent of food waste was diverted from landfills for composting, a process of decomposition of organic waste like food, yard trimmings and paperboard products, the EPA said.
Over the past five years, a number of cities and states have created voluntary curbside composting programs and increased efforts to divert food and yard waste out of landfills, the agency said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0HI2EF20140923