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San Francisco’s revolutionary compost program, explained.

2019-07-22

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The mind-blowing logistics of city-wide compost programs, and why we need them now, more than ever.

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WORKS CITED:

I have a ton of sources for this video, so they'll be organized by section. The most important/used sources are listed first.

Part 1: Why do we need city-wide compost programs?

https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/174833/Reich_umn_0130M_16231.pdf;sequen

https://www.cahfs.umn.edu/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/brief_food-loss-waste_2018.pdf

http://pdf.wri.org/reducing_food_loss_and_waste.pdf

http://www.fao.org/3/mb060e/mb060e00.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946359

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks-1990-2011

https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wasted-food-IP.pdf

https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/sustainable-management-food-basics

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/29/families-waste-1500-a-year-on-food-save-by-making-meals-from-scraps.html

https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

The EPA says compost leads to higher crop yields: https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/reducing-impact-wasted-food-feeding-soil-and-composting#benefits

Part 2: How do city-wide compost programs work?

https://web.extension.illinois.edu/homecompost/science.cfm

https://www.livescience.com/63559-composting.html

http://compost.css.cornell.edu/physics.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/nyregion/compost-organic-recycling-new-york-city.html

https://www.finegardening.com/article/hot-composting-vs-cold-composting

https://modernsteader.com/why-compost-heats-up/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/nyregion/nyc-compost-zero-waste-program.html

Part 3: What makes San Francisco’s compost program so great?

https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2010-02-01/toward-zero-waste

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/13/how-san-francisco-became-a-global-leader-in-waste-management.html

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130618-food-waste-composting-nyc-san-francisco/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mandatory_Recycling_and_Composting_Ordinance

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/539gwb/how-to-turn-compost-into-cash

https://sfenvironment.org/news/press-release/mayor-lee-announces-san-francisco-reaches-80-percent-landfill-waste-diversion-leads-all-cities-in-north-america

https://www.cnbc.com/2014/12/22/composting-may-be-future-of-recycling-with-us-cities-leading-the-way.html

https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/food-waste/2017/08/03/san-francisco-mandatory-composting-law-turns-food-waste-money/440879001/

https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/stories/san-francisco-closes-the-lid-on-garbage

San Francisco's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance: https://sfenvironment.org/sites/default/files/policy/sfe_zw_sf_mandatory_recycling_composting_ord_100-09.pdf

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//Technicality Episode 74//


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Why compost
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What makes San Franciscos compost program so great
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