Compost bins rolling out in January within City of San Diego

The city expects people who use their services to have a green bin and kitchen pail by July 2023.

[@BurrtecWasteMaster]

What will happen to the old manual collection bins?

[@magesalmanac6424]

LET’S GOOOoOoo 🌱 I love my compost! ❤️ best soil ever and I didn’t even have to pay for it.

[@JohnAranita]

Over a decade ago, residents in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii were given compost bins, as well as, regular trash bins.

[@kenc2257]

So...we can also use these new green bins for "garden waste" like leaves and grass clippings? That part wasn't very clear. We don't have much kitchen waste, and we already are using a composting bin in our backyard. But, we could always use another bin for leaves and grass clippings (which are picked up manually, every 2 weeks, where we live--now, for garden waste, we just use a regular 32 gal plastic trash can).

[@abbylynn8872]

Yes to yard waste

[@abbylynn8872]

So surprised you are just not getting a program. Seattle had had theirs for years.

[@WMAC_Master]

"your green *TRASH* bins" why'd they call em that. I thought they were against trash

[@pratical_indifference]

Are they going to come clean them monthly? These things are going to STINK.

[@WMAC_Master]

probably not

[@Kartzchen]

I see a surg in rats, other rodents and cockroaches..we live in a highly urbanized area that already suffers from bad odors and vermin.

[@chinga7264]

Only good thing for restaurants. And big family.. working people no time to cook.condo..apartment rentals they will be put in to sink disposal ........

[@johnbeckwith1361]

I will paint mine black and use it for trash. I have no interest in having a stinky compost bin. This is just more ridiculous spending which should be used for other things...such as fix the trash trucks which are spitting hydraulic fluid by the gallons every time they pass by my house. The oil stains the street. And it happens virtually every week.

[@magesalmanac6424]

It’s literally free healthy soil, god you people are pathetically lazy.

[@magesalmanac6424]

Lazyyyyy.

[@ll4680]

😂😂😂

[@normanli7085]

Well techinically trash was never suppose to be stinky in the first place. Organic matter is where the stink comes from. Have fun paying the extra unexpected fees in 2024

[@WMAC_Master]

the city did buy some new trucks, but they probably won't replace all of them