Why is California slow to implement law to cut green waste, up composting
The state requires that yard waste and kitchen scraps be separated from other trash. But some of us are still waiting for a quick and easy way to segregate our organic waste.
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The state requires that yard waste and kitchen scraps be separated from other trash. But some of us are still waiting for a quick and easy way to segregate our organic waste.
The state's independent good government commission says California won't make its 2025 organics recycling goal and the Legislature should suspend the law. But that would set back an important program to fight climate change.
Schedule a time to pick up your free compost pail from the city — that's because it's also time to stop putting food scraps in the trash, as California law requires.
The new ordinance bans the distribution and sale of expanded polystyrene products, which are commonly referred to by the trade name Styrofoam.
Los Angeles is moving ahead with a program to separate food waste from trash, an effort to spare landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.