My town's new compost pickup made me rethink my trash can

For a long time, I just threw all my food scraps in the regular garbage (which felt normal, you know). But when Springfield started its curbside compost program six months ago, I had to get a separate bin. Now, my regular trash is maybe half full each week, and I see how much was just going to a landfill. Do you think these local programs are the best way to cut waste, or should the focus be on bigger policy changes first?

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mason_jackson1mo ago

Wait, you used to throw all your food scraps in the regular trash? That's wild to me. Local programs are a great start because they show people the difference right away. We need both small steps and big policy, honestly.

the_simon1mo ago

Hey, did you see that study about how much less trash people make when they have a compost bin right in their kitchen? It was pretty eye opening.