Showerthought: my city's new compost pickup rules backfired on my block in Denver
They started charging $8 a month for the green bin and half my neighbors just went back to tossing food scraps in the trash, so now the truck drives 12 miles to pick up almost nothing. Is mandatory curbside composting worth the cost if it only works when people buy in, or should cities just make it free and eat the bill? Curious what other folks have seen actually move the needle on food waste.