Comments on: San Francisco Signs Nation's First Mandatory Composting Law

By: Compost with a Kick: Bokashicycle Brews First Large-Scale Food Waste Fermentation Operation : CleanTechnica

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:20:59 +0000

[…] Prisons and other institutions are rapidly adopting food waste recycling, and the entire city of San Francisco has just committed to a mandatory mega-scale food scrap recycling […]

By: More food waste to be turned into energy in California : CleanTechnica

More food waste to be turned into energy in California : CleanTechnica — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:03 +0000

[…] Anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion works by using bacteria inside the digester to decompose the food. The digester captures the biogas and uses methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to power the treatment plant. What’s left can be used as compost, which is great for San Francisco, which recently signed the first mandatory composting law in the nation. […]

By: Julie Peterson

Julie Peterson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:27:18 +0000

People will do the right thing if they’re educated and have the inner drive to do so. Mandatory composting is NOT the answer.

I look forward to the garbage man’s face when he has to handle my maggot-filled can that’s had raw meat scraps festering in it for a week.

By: Julie Peterson

Julie Peterson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:27:00 +0000

People will do the right thing if they’re educated and have the inner drive to do so. Mandatory composting is NOT the answer.

I look forward to the garbage man’s face when he has to handle my maggot-filled can that’s had raw meat scraps festering in it for a week.

By: Cate

Cate — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:39:53 +0000

I wrote on this a few weeks ago. Congrats to your city! Once residents ease into it, they’ll probably be thankful for it. It cuts your garbage waste (and smell) significantly. I’ve composted in every place I’ve lived in VA since I moved here 7 years ago, even if I wasn’t using it in a garden.

Now, my DH and I love what our compost does for our garden. We have a few piles at various stages and use them regularly.

This is a great initiative.

By: Cate

Cate — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:39:00 +0000

Now, my DH and I love what our compost does for our garden. We have a few piles at various stages and use them regularly.

This is a great initiative.