Controversial food scraps bin scheme for all households

[addict]

Every household in the country could soon be required to keep a separate bin for food scraps as a new scheme to reduce landfill is rolled out across the country.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/gre...ouseholds.html

[macgardener]

They were talking about this in my city a few years ago but I haven't heard anything about it lately. In theory I liked the idea. It was claimed that even things like meat scraps which you can't put in a home compost bin could be dealt with. But I have a few concerns, which I notice were mentioned in that article, such as whether regular garbage collection would be reduced even further, and whether the food scraps bin would attract vermin.

[albannet]

So, if everyone in a smaller human population had friendly access to a garden into which their food scraps could be composted, the garbage dilemma would be half solved. There are green solutions to enough problems that we may actually survive, if we implament them very soon. But what can be done about the plastic debris accumulating in the oceans?!

[include]

Makes sense to me. My folks always had a place to put food scraps that was seperate from the main bin. Not exactly hard to do is it?

[include]

Originally Posted by macgardener

They were talking about this in my city a few years ago but I haven't heard anything about it lately. In theory I liked the idea. It was claimed that even things like meat scraps which you can't put in a home compost bin could be dealt with. But I have a few concerns, which I notice were mentioned in that article, such as whether regular garbage collection would be reduced even further, and whether the food scraps bin would attract vermin.

Dunno about the frequency of collections but you shouldn't have problems with vermin. Can't say we ever did at home. Make sure the bag's off the floor and stuff and you should be fine.

[annes]

I like the idea of separating a bin for food scrap. Though I have a small land where I can put all my scrap foods to be composted. It’s a good practice that each household must learn to help our environment.
And yes, I agree to them also don’t forget those plastics goes on our oceans…