Comments on: Opinion: I wish we could have a SF design contest for ideas for dealing with the new garbage rules http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Drew http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12658 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:30:59 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12658 Fabulous idea.

]]> By: Drew http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12657 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:30:31 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12657 Yes, but we’re all doomed regardless.

]]> By: johnny0 http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12656 johnny0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:18:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12656 Same here. No issues. I empty it about every 2 or 3 days.

Cole Hardware has good containers. I also have with holes in the side, so no problems with saggy bag syndrome. Believe it’s made in Norway.

]]> By: Erik http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12655 Erik Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:06:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12655 I use a small plastic bucket thingy with ventilation slots in the sides, lid, and bottom with the green bags and I have to keep it unemptied for at least 4-5 days before the smellier kinds of stuff in there get smelly. It usually gets emptied more often than that because it fills up. I’ve never had compost bugs.

]]> By: Jim http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12654 Jim Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:42:33 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12654 Just get one of those little metal bins with a step-activated lid. <$10 at Kamei. The lid keeps the smell & bugs out, and the inner bucket comes out for an easy trip to the big bin. Rinse it out afterwards and you're fine. Not that difficult.

]]> By: foon http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12653 foon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:52:52 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12653 Use the green compostable trash bags.

]]> By: Jocelyne http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12652 Jocelyne Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:15:10 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12652 Those compost bags are quick to compost, by the time I fill the damn things they are already starting to compost in the bottom which makes for a messy trip to the larger bin down stairs. I was really excited about composting until the little flies showed up, not to mention the mess. Oh well, at least we are making a difference.

]]> By: Tbear http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12651 Tbear Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:04:59 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12651 We use the freezer. Always have with leftover cooking scraps, etc. that would stink up our regular can. Load up your freezer with compostables in a container or bag and dump it in the green bin on trash night.

Ant season is almost here at our apartment…there are no other alternatives.

]]> By: Binky http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12650 Binky Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:03:35 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12650 Yes, those corn-based “plastic” compost bags work great. The texture of the bag is kinda creepy though and they break semi-easily, reminiscent of a broken condom, No!!!! Whew, it’s just compost.

]]> By: clonapin http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12649 clonapin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:13 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12649 bitch bitch bitch

according to recent reports the program has 75% participation on the 1st week of it being required. it is not much trouble to separate the food waste from the other waste, and when you consider that in the past 30 years the population of the planet has doubled its not a really surprise that we all have to be more efficient about what goes into a landfill.

time to evolve.

]]> By: Erik http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12648 Erik Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:59:34 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12648 The compostable kind of “plastic” bags work just fine.

]]> By: Drew http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12647 Drew Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:43:31 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12647 I agree, it’s a major pain in the @ss. I’m going to try using the plastic-like composting bags. Sunset Scavenger has posted a listing of stores that sell compostable bags:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=117635754316180297945.00046bf16167d3c542ad2&ll=37.724906,-122.448884&spn=0.162021,0.108771&source=embed

]]> By: Mission Mistaken http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12646 Mission Mistaken Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:33:06 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12646 Apologies for the lapse with respect to who makes these:

The Egg: Ovetto Recycling Bin — so far I can only find it for sale in the UK

The Other one: Tri3 trash can — so far I can only find it on design sites like Gizmodo

]]> By: Mission Mistaken http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12645 Mission Mistaken Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:10:16 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12645 That would be true if we could bag them in plastic as we toss them, Erik, which I previously did, but now that they must maintain them in free air for composting, its just gross.

]]> By: Erik http://www.missionmission.org/2009/10/26/opinion-i-wish-we-could-have-a-sf-design-contest-for-ideas-for-dealing-with-the-new-garbage-rules/#comment-12644 Erik Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:27:00 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=8308#comment-12644 How can putting food scraps in a separate container smell any worse than putting them in the same container as the other trash? And if putting food scraps wherever you put them now doesn’t attract pests then putting them in a different container won’t either.

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