Tag: San Francisco
San Francisco aims to be a recycling leader
What will you be doing in the year 3014? (Hint: probably nothing, at least not in the conventional sense. Sorry. We’re all living longer these days, but 1,000 years is a stretch, even if you eat apples every day.) That water bottle you just threw away, however, will still be languishing in a landfill somewhere. […]
A smart way to cut down on garbage trucks
Since we’re always trying to recycle as much as possible, our garbage cans aren’t typically filled to the brim come garbage day. And yet, without fail, the garbage trucks come rumbling down the street like an exhaust-riddled alarm clock to pick up the (sometimes half-empty) can. One innovative IT guru, software consultant, and “inveterate tinkerer” […]
Why Boston’s recycling rates don’t match San Francisco’s
We often don’t think about what happens to our recycling bins after they get hauled away from the curb. In an ideal world, what we put in the bins will end up being re-purposed. In reality, though, recycling rates do not equal waste recycled. The recycling industry employs more than 1 million people, but even […]
Recycle, reuse… reduce your bills
Throw out less, get charged less for garbage collection; it’s a simple idea, something we’ve all thought of, especially on days we put out our one tiny, responsible bag next to the neighbors’ bins overflowing with the castoffs of their more extravagant lives. Recology is San Francisco’s garbage collection provider, and they’ve introduced an innovative, […]
