DAVIS, Calif. (AP) Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won t have a place in California trashcans under the nation s largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that s set
Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won’t have a place in California trashcans under the nation’s largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that’s set to take effect in January. The effort is designed to keep landfills in the most populous U.S. state clear of food waste that damages the atmosphere as it decays.…
For most of the state, banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory.
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that's set to take effect in January.
Most people in California will be required to toss excess food into green waste bins rather than the trash. Municipalities will then turn the food waste into compost or use it to create biogas, an energy source that is similar to natural gas.