(USA Today) Cities turn deeper shades of green

On trash day in San Francisco, bins in three colors line the streets, each with a different purpose.

The city requires residents to put recyclable materials into a blue bin, compostables into a green one and regular old garbarge into a black one.

“We even recycle batteries,” says Johanna Partin, the mayor’s director of climate protection initiatives, adding they can be placed in a clear bag on top of any bin.

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2 comments on “(USA Today) Cities turn deeper shades of green

  1. Scatcatpdx says:

    The onle green I see are shades of old Red.

  2. Fradgan says:

    Scatcatpdx… (sigh”) You are correct.