(USA Today) Cities turn deeper shades of green

Posted by Kendall Harmon

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
Posted June 30, 2011 at 11:25 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Scatcatpdx wrote:

The onle green I see are shades of old Red.

June 30, 1:14 pm | [comment link]
2. Fradgan wrote:

Scatcatpdx… (sigh”)  You are correct.

June 30, 4:15 pm | [comment link]
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