Here’s an environmentally friendly idea from Seattle: A composting company will collect the food waste and used service ware (e.g. takeout containers, cups, etc.) from area restaurants (1,700 have signed up so far), an act that results in more than 6,000 tons of garbage being recycled or composted.
I can see that idea spreading to other cities, especially smaller ones like Madison where the waste collection can be more manageable than in a big city. We have about 1,000 restaurants and bars in the area, which means we could collect recycle/compost about 3,500 tons of waste.
Here’s the article from the Seattle Times.
Tags: recycling
