On Tue, 24 May 2016 17:53:39 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> >
> > "Janet B" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Mon, 23 May 2016 00:14:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> > > snip
> > > >
> > > > And "normal" people here do not dispose of food in trash cans
> > > > here. People who are not upstanding citizens do. Didn't you say
> > > > that they don't even recycle where you live?
> > >
> > > I'm having a hard time picturing this, Julie. Apparently Bothell is
> > > very strict, so there is no eating of food out of doors like at the
> > > Tasty Freeze or hot dogs. At least, no walking with food. How do
> > > you know what the rules are as you pass from one township to
> > > another. I'm assuming you do move between townships because you
> > > live in large urban area. Are there color coded trash cans
> > > everywhere for aluminum, organics, non-recycle paper?
> > > Janet US
> >
> > I have no clue what Tasty Freeze is. Of course you can eat outdoors.
> > I don't know about walking with food. Can't see why anyone would do
> > that. Most places that sell food have food waste bins. If they don't,
> > they must sort it themselves.
> >
> > We have three bins here. The blue one for paper, plastics, metal and
> > glass. Exceptions would be shredded paper and food soiled paper.
> > Those go in the green bin as well as compostables, food and yard
> > trimmings. Then there is the trash can for everything else. The green
> > and blue bins are large. The gray trash bin is smaller.
>
> LOk, reread the link and it says colors may vary. The link shows
> compost/food in a grey color then a blue and a green one.

All we need to know is it's separated and each color is a category.
She can figure out the rest of it.

Just an FYI, my garbage can is black. Lawn clippings and food compost
are separated and their cans are different shades of green. Blue is
recycling, of course.

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