King 5 News – by Jake Whittenberg
SEATTLE – Be careful throwing away those extra food scraps. Seattle could soon fine you for it.
In a 9-0 vote, Seattle City Council members agreed to pass a new ordinance that could fine you for not composting. The new program is an incentive to help Seattle reach its goal of recycling 60% of everything by 2015.
The new law is expected to generate an additional 38,000 tons of compost material every year. The fine is $1 for each violation at a residence and up to $50 for a business or apartment complex.
Seattle Public Utilities estimates 30 to 50% of what goes into the trash should be composted or recycled.
The new ordinance goes into effect next year. Fines are not expected to be issued until mid-year.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/09/23/food-compost-seattle-trash/16092601/
🙄 More ridiculous Penal Code regulations.
Unfrigginbelievable!
Meanwhile, Hondurans, El Salvadoreans and Guatemalans are illegally crossing our Southern border and being transported freely into our cities with countless diseases such as TB, Scabies, Lice, Swine flu, pneumonia, and possibly Ebola.
Glad to know where our priorities lay.
Like Ive said many times ,if its not illegal now just give it a little time and it will be!
I don’t believe meat can be composted.
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