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Are biodegradable plastics hype or worth the cost

Biodegradable plastics are sold as a simple fix for a world drowning in packaging, but the reality is far messier than the marketing suggests. Labels that promise bags, cups, and utensils will ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

You compost 3,000 tons, what do you get? Less trash – and a coming crackdown on green-waste scofflaws

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diegans are recycling more than twice as much organic waste under a comprehensive new city program that has delivered more than 200,000 green waste containers and compost ...