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2. Here’s how to get a free kitchen compost bin for ... - AOL

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   When it’s time to start recycling organic waste material, a compostable bag or layering the food waste with yard trimmings or food-soiled paper will reduce or eliminate odor and pests ...

3. Pay as you throw - Wikipedia

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   A variety of models exist depending on the region and municipality. Waste can be measured by weight or size, or by unit counts, identified using different types of bags, tags, containers or even RFID. Services for waste diversion, like recycling and composting, are often provided free of charge where pay-as-you-throw systems are implemented. [1]

4. Source-separated organics - Wikipedia

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   Organic materials, such as yard trimmings, food scraps, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products, typically make up about one-third (by weight) of the municipal solid waste stream. [1] SSO programs depend on the composition of local waste stream, acceptance specifications for the organics processing facility, and collection methods.

5. Green bin - Wikipedia

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   The program's purpose is to reduce the amount of waste shipped to landfills by recycling biodegradable waste into compost. The programs collect kitchen and related organic waste (typically including soiled paper products, pet waste, sawdust, and similar items) using a waist-high green curbside container, for which the programs are named.

6. Post Office offers free disposal of electronics - AOL

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   Fortunately, help in recycling these goods is coming from an unlikely source; the U.S. Post Office. The quasi-government organization has announced it is testing a Post Office offers free disposal ...

7. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Commercial and industrial waste disposal is typically charged for as a commercial service, often as an integrated charge which includes disposal costs. This practice may encourage disposal contractors to opt for the cheapest disposal option such as landfill rather than the environmentally best solution such as re-use and recycling.