Recyling Flourishes/Gasification Technology Looks Promising

Some U.S. cities have instituted programs, such as limiting trash pickup to every other week and mandatory recycling of certain types of waste, that have boosted both consumer awareness and recycling volume to levels never seen before. In San Francisco, for example, a nation-leading 80% of garbage in the city is reused. The city is able to accomplish this through aggressive measures such as banning non-compostable plastic bags in supermarkets and pharmacies (the ban applies to all retail stores, bakeries, shops and restaurants). Shoppers without their own reusable bags are charged 10 cents for each paper bag supplied by the retailer. A number of cities are following suit. More importantly, San Francisco tightly controls practices for disposal of both household and commercial trash. The city adopted the Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance, requiring homes and businesses to sort compostable organic matter and recyclable trash into special containers. Every home in San Francisco now has three color-coded trash cans: one for non-recyclable, another for recyclables and a third for compostable food waste.

Recycling efforts have been around in a major way since the 1970s, and over time have grown to include newspapers and cardboard, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles and other containers. Next on the recycling timeline came food scraps which some municipalities are collecting for composting, and unwanted consumer electronics such as out-of-date personal computers. Future recycled items may include construction debris as a major category. The West Coast has led the U.S. recycling charge, especially due to its proximity to Asia, which is the world’s largest market for recycled paper and plastic.

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