Getting scrappy in Redding: Free mini-green bins available for pickup - KRCR
Getting scrappy in Redding: Free mini-green bins available for pickup
REDDING, Calif. — Are you ready to get scrappy? Good, because the City of Redding is providing free mini green bins for composting.
The bins are intended for storing home food scraps before putting them out into the composting bin outside. The size makes it easy to store on kitchen counters or floors and is sealed to prevent odors or leakage from escaping.
Food waste now goes in the green bin! Instead of putting your food waste into the gray trash bin, you are now required to place it into your green organic waste recycling bin. Senate Bill 1383 aims to reduce the amount of organic waste deposited into landfilled up to 75% by 2025. Unused edible food from businesses will also be redirected to people in need.
You can place these items in the green bin:
You can't place these items in the green bin:
To prevent compost from odor or residue from food scraps, you can place biodegradable paper or material at the bottom of your bins. Everything in the green bin must be biodegradable and will be processed into fertile soil.
You can pick up your free mini green bin today at the Redding Transfer Station at 2255 Abernathy Lane in Redding.
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