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Hell Hath No Fury

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10. Everything goes to a main sorting facility.

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 01:20 PM

Apr 2012

Wood, concrete, glass, old paint, and piping are all reclaimed/recycled. Not sure about asphalt/tar paper. Many usable objects are pulled and cleaned up/recycled. Also there are onsite artists who pull from the piles to create amazing art. I live across the freeway from the sorting facility and spend a good amount of time there dropping off materials, so I get to see a lot. A lot of the 22% are things like styrofoam, film plastic, other plastics that are not recyclable by the City at this time.

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Where No City Has Gone Before: San Francisco Will Be World's First Zero-Waste Town by 2020 [View all] Luminous Animal Apr 2012 OP

Damn you San Francisco & your Zero waste Values! xchrom Apr 2012 #1

Not to discount this at all, ParkieDem Apr 2012 #2

Fox Nation Sees Trash In San Francisco, Fabricates Entire Story To Blame Green Activists Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #3

I live in San Francisco -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2012 #4

Two things I will never be able to train myself out of. Throwing garbage away in the proper can, Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #5

Interesting enough, the grossly trashed park photos come from the Marina. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #7

We definitely need more trash cans throughout the City - Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2012 #9

This effort of SF's rivals most European countries MrScorpio Apr 2012 #6

Construction Debris zipplewrath Apr 2012 #8

Everything goes to a main sorting facility. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2012 #10

Here you go... Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #11

Great start zipplewrath Apr 2012 #12