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How To Turn Your Old Trash Can Into A DIY Compost Bin

If you've been thinking about composting but are worried it might be too complicated or expensive, you're in the right place. Making your own DIY compost doesn't have to be a big, costly project. In ...
Los Angeles Times

Halloween is over, but don’t trash your jack-o’-lantern — compost it. Here’s how

It’s the day after Halloween and the pumpkin on the doorstep is looking deflated, a telling sign that it’s time to get rid of the jack-o’-lantern. Instead of tossing it into the garbage can, pumpkins ...
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 ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Oakland city workers inspect trash bins to help fight climate change. Here's how it works

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland workers went around the city Wednesday, inspecting trash cans. These workers wanted to make sure Oaklanders were properly throwing away their garbage. This means ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Kansas City residents are getting new trash bins that will let them throw out twice as much garbage

With bigger trash carts, Kansas City is trying to put a lid on litter and dumping problems. But with more trash than ever going to landfills, the city has a long way to go in educating people about ...