The new rules would allow garbage collectors to inspect trash cans and ticket offending parties if food and compostable material makes up 10 percent or more of the trash.
The fines will begin at $1 for residents and $50 for businesses and apartment buildings, according to the Seattle Times.
Seattle Public Utilities requested the new rules after falling short of its recycling goals of 60 percent of trash by 2015, according to the Times. The recycling rate in 2013 was 56 percent.
The Seattle city council vote on the new rules was 9-0.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
"Seattle Passes Laws to Keep Residents From Wasting Food"
"The City of Seattle just passed a new trash ordinance that would fine residents and businesses for throwing away too much food."
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Coffee grounds are compostable material so I'd say Starbucks is in big trouble.
What about restaurants? Do they have to eat all the food that the customers reject? There's probably an exemption for businesses. And public employees. And cronies.
Everyone else: Just throw the garbage out the window of your car on the way to work.
Going through our garbage is the Left's version of tough love.
It is my idea of a suitable job for them, too.
Enjoy the kitty litter, you commie bastards!
What next? Professional dumpster divers? Will they be unionized?
Is it by weight or volume.How are they going to quantify the 10%.....what if I have 9%. Prove it!!!! I see some lawsuits on the horizon.
What a bunch of maroons to pass this vague and unenforceable law. Of course if I wanted to compost my garbage in the City of Seattle and set up a nice compost bin arrangement, the City would probably arrest me. You can't win.
Outlaw garbage disposals!!!!
There's gonna be a lot more dumped garbage on the streets of Seattle.
Fucking socialists.
I had been planning on going back there for fun, but screw that.
Those people are complete idiots.
The city of Raleigh passed a building code that outlawed garbage disposals in new construction.
The fine for non-compliance was $25,000.
Yep, 25 grr for including a garbage disposal in a new home.
Needless to say that law didn't last long - some calls were made, some arms twisted, threats made, and next thing you know - garbage disposals were legal again!
I don't have one. Nor do I compost. Stuff just goes into the garbage bin then to the landfill, the way God intended.
"The Seattle city council vote on the new rules was 9-0."
Bless their hearts.
They work so hard for the people.
Just trying to make life better in Seattle.
Good thing too, or otherwise all that food might end up back in the ground where it came from.
Does Michelle Obama approve of this, because I bet those Seattle parents are gonna force feed the garbage to the only people you can - the children!
I guess they could just flush and cut out the middle man.
A meter on sewage cannot be far behind.
After they passed more nanny state laws, did the Seattle nannys invite nanny Bloomberg over for a nanny cocktail party?
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