Food scraps will not be wasted any longer in Seattle. A year from now, meat and dairy products will be allowed in yard waste bins, and turned into compost for local parks and gardens. These bins, as well as the garbage bins, will be collected on a weekly basis.
This is one of the changes Seattle citizens will face in April 2009, due to new contracts negotiated by the city. Other changes include easier recycling, with only one cart where all paper, glass and plastic can be mixed, and a bigger variety of plastic materials to recycle. ...