Organics Dumpster

I was just thinking about Vancouver again... check out this stylish dumpster! Unfortunately every time I saw one of these it was locked shut and I couldn't pick them open. I guess if the compliance is good, this thing would either start cooking or get really anaerobic due to lack of air circulation. Either way, what a unique dumpster!  I hope to see more compost collection systems in place sooner rather than later.

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Vancouver compost toter- clear as mud or info overload?

I was in Vancouver recently and I had a blast... what an awesome place. So far it's a tie between them and Cape Town for the best designs and convenience for the disposer. Therefore, I'm going to start with the "ugliest" toter I found, which happens to be info overload. However- info is good... or is it? For some this is a huge deterrent and results in "oh screw it, just throw it all in", while for others it will result in laser-focused compliant disposal. I'm definitely in the latter group, and this lid label really lays it out for me. The usual questions come to mind- how old is this label?  Is this the current message from the company?  Plenty of paper products have plastic liners in them, and…

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