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Austin announced the new city ordinance Monday, requiring restaurants and food-permitted businesses to find alternative methods to discarding organic material other than throwing it away.
“The [Universal Recycling Ordinance] URO requires convenient access for employees to divert discarded organic material, such as food scraps or soiled paper products, from landfills. Options include donating extra food to feed people (preferred), sending food scraps to local animal farms or ranches, developing customized solutions and composting, either on-site or with a private organic collection provider,” the ordinance read.
In addition to requiring restaurants to dispose of food through recycling or donation, the establishments must also provide education for employees about organic diversion.
It's only a matter of time before a government agent stands over you making sure you eat your carrots.
So? More and more people are voluntarily composting in NY. It is the intelligent and responsible thing to do as long as the provisions are in place to accommodate such a program. People that are not savvy enough to understand the benefits of such programs are the unbelievable ones.
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Why compost?
Food comprises about 21% of NYC's waste stream. When this material is sent to a landfill it contributes to NYCs disposal costs and can create greenhouse gas emissions. When composted, food scraps and other organic waste become a useful product that adds nutrients and improves the quality of soil for street trees, gardens and more.
Rotting food belongs in the landfill, not the street. Nice try though.
You're (100%) missing my point.
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