Trashing food scraps? This city will fine you

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Life  Thu, 06/11/2009 - 16:26

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 to pass the nation's toughest recycling law for the city of San Francisco.<br /><br />Those who do not properly separate their garbage, including composting food scraps, will be fined $100.Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They'll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish.




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