Compost, it’s easy and cleaner.

San Diego’s compost green bins were a welcomed addition this past year. It’s definitely a great step in the right direction. Now we need follow up. In 2016, California Senate Bill 1383 required all residents and businesses to reduce organic waste (food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard trimmings) sent to the landfill. Now with green bins at every household, one would think daily composting would be habitual by individuals and businesses, but many are reluctant to make the change.

Instead of waiting on authority to demand change, can we as individuals step into action?

We get it, organic waste can become a stinky situation. To solve the funk, we found this solution: keep your compost bin in the freezer! The freezer preserves food scraps, so you are stench and insect free. When your bin is full, transfer your frozen heap into a grocery paper bag to enclose and contain your green waste in the compost bin.

Writer Chuck Palahniuk infamously said, “You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”

Remember, we’re all in this together. Just compost.

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