Food recycling required as of 1 January, 2022.

[Lmo1131]

Where else but in the glorious State of Commiefornia. But it won't cost the 'state' anything, because the citizens are going to pay for it (which is only right, since they were stupid to vote for it). On the bright side, it should make for better living conditions for the homeless....

Will this cr*p never end?

In-Depth: New California law requires organic recycling starting Jan. 1

A new state law will require everyone who throws out garbage to begin recycling their organic waste on January 1. ABC 10News Reporter Jared Aarons takes an In-Depth look at how this will change what you can/can't throw away, and how it could affect your wallet.

www.10news.com

 

[Ingomike]

Will this cr*p never end?

Is there an end for compulsive doing gooder???

 

[MCgrease08]

Trash bin "lid flippers" walking around digging through people's garbage. Pure insanity.

I wonder if the trash police realize they'll have to fight with bums and drug addicts and for access to the trash cans.

 

[cobber]

Is there an end for compulsive doing gooder???

No end in sight, as long as they are allowed to compel others to do what they consider to be justified.

 

[Bugzilla]

Like with the “fully vaccinated” definition, the definition of organic will change. Isn’t technically everything derived from organic components, unless it came from outer space?

 

[Shadow01]

Trash bin "lid flippers" walking around digging through people's garbage. Pure insanity.

I wonder if the trash police realize they'll have to fight with bums and drug addicts and for access to the trash cans.

Just dump your waste in a neighbor’s trash that you can’t stand.

 

[NHT3]

It will end when California falls into the Pacific and not before.

 

[actaeon277]

The benefit will come with a cost...


Not s***.
It always does.

 

[bobjones223]

Just dump your waste in a neighbor’s trash that you can’t stand.

I have one of those and like the way you think!

 

[wtburnette]

It's sad that we have a third world country like CA within our borders...

 

[KellyinAvon]

I can get on board with recycling through cows, pigs, and chickens but WTH? What's next on the left-coast, banning gas-powered lawnmowers? OH WAIT!!

 

[Mongo59]

On a brighter note, every person is an animated walking compost machine. Just think how long it would take to achieve the results we all get in such a short time after ingesting raw plant material.

Your mileage may vary...

 

[Karl-just-Karl]

Firstly, the article seems vastly different from the highlighted sections presented by the OP.

It seems kind of sad to me that it has to be legislated that, "...not less than 20% of edible food that is currently disposed of is recovered for human consumption.." Emphasis added by me.

So, at least 20% of edible food (stuff that usually doesn't pass a visual test) has to be NOT disposed of that it might be utilized for...the school system to feed children?...the homeless?...the mentally ill?...people that can't afford food?

I understand the disdain for Commifornia, but what the hell is wrong with you guys that you can see no good anywhere? Do you not realize the level of agricultural production that takes place in your most hated state? Do you not realize how much food is thrown away each year that does not meet a "market standard". Do you not know how much water is being used (from slow to recover aquifers) to grow crops that will just be thrown away?

It doesn't look perfect, so lets throw out edible food!

And you guys want to be on-board with that? So much for your bastion of common sense. Now YOU want to be the Romans!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Firstly, the article seems vastly different from the highlighted sections presented by the OP.

It seems kind of sad to me that it has to be legislated that, "...not less than 20% of edible food that is currently disposed of is recovered for human consumption.." Emphasis added by me.

So, at least 20% of edible food (stuff that usually doesn't pass a visual test) has to be NOT disposed of that it might be utilized for...the school system to feed children?...the homeless?...the mentally ill?...people that can't afford food?

I understand the disdain for Commifornia, but what the hell is wrong with you guys that you can see no good anywhere? Do you not realize the level of agricultural production that takes place in your most hated state? Do you not realize how much food is thrown away each year that does not meet a "market standard". Do you not know how much water is being used (from slow to recover aquifers) to grow crops that will just be thrown away?

It doesn't look perfect, so lets throw out edible food!

And you guys want to be on-board with that? So much for your bastion of common sense. Now YOU want to be the Romans!

If I bought and paid for it with my own money, it is mine to do with as I please, is it not?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Firstly, the article seems vastly different from the highlighted sections presented by the OP.

It seems kind of sad to me that it has to be legislated that, "...not less than 20% of edible food that is currently disposed of is recovered for human consumption.." Emphasis added by me.

So, at least 20% of edible food (stuff that usually doesn't pass a visual test) has to be NOT disposed of that it might be utilized for...the school system to feed children?...the homeless?...the mentally ill?...people that can't afford food?

I understand the disdain for Commifornia, but what the hell is wrong with you guys that you can see no good anywhere? Do you not realize the level of agricultural production that takes place in your most hated state? Do you not realize how much food is thrown away each year that does not meet a "market standard". Do you not know how much water is being used (from slow to recover aquifers) to grow crops that will just be thrown away?

It doesn't look perfect, so lets throw out edible food!

And you guys want to be on-board with that? So much for your bastion of common sense. Now YOU want to be the Romans!

When I was in high school I briefly worked at Burger King. The amount of waste was ridiculous because food costs are cheap. They'd prep way more food than they needed prior to a rush to reduce wait times and get everyone in and out of line quickly because that was the most profitable way to do it. Then all the extra would just get tossed in the dumpster. You'd get in trouble if you ate it because "health dept" which was complete BS.

Being raised by Depression era folks where food waste was a grievous sin, it was something of a shock to me at the time. Now I'm used to what a wasteful society we are.

That said, I don't see how this will be enforced nor how they will ensure that food that's good for human consumption at the time it's tossed gets to humans to consume prior to spoilage.

 

[wtburnette]

I could see it as a voluntary effort. My question is with how it'll be done. That's usually the problem with Progressive policies is that the implementation is poor. Going around and collecting from restaurants, groceries and such perfectly good food that would be tossed and will be used immediately? Yes, I can see that. Pretty much anything else is unworkable. Instead of forcing this, why not let businesses or whatever contribute for a tax write off or some other incentive, instead of doing it to avoid a penalty? After the jab and mask mandates, I'm starting to have a poor opinion of ANYTHING which is mandated.

 

[tackdriver]

Without knowing more about the "why", I'm guessing this is targeted at grocery stores etc., not households.

Since that would make sense, and this is from CA, I'm probably wrong.

 

[Karl-just-Karl]

If I bought and paid for it with my own money, it is mine to do with as I please, is it not?

Sorry, I was off reading: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1383

I don't see the hyperbole from the article being represented directly in the context of this legislation/

To answer your question; Yes, IF we were just talking about food YOU purchased.

From my reading of 42652.5 (a)(2), such regulations would mostly involve larger entities, food producers, wholesalers, anybody in the food supplier/warehousing/processing chain.

I see a bunch of BS in a MSM article (which so many claim to loath, despise and mistrust) that will and should get folks riled about intrusion into their kitchens and fridges. What I am referring to was the legislation that was proposed by the OP.

 

[tackdriver]

I could see it as a voluntary effort. My question is with how it'll be done. That's usually the problem with Progressive policies is that the implementation is poor. Going around and collecting from restaurants, groceries and such perfectly good food that would be tossed and will be used immediately? Yes, I can see that. Pretty much anything else is unworkable. Instead of forcing this, why not let businesses or whatever contribute for a tax write off or some other incentive, instead of doing it to avoid a penalty? After the jab and mask mandates, I'm starting to have a poor opinion of ANYTHING which is mandated.

You just said exactly what I was thinking!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Like with the “fully vaccinated” definition, the definition of organic will change. Isn’t technically everything derived from organic components, unless it came from outer space?

Not if I remember my college chemistry basics, which there's no guarantee of. Organics are carbon-based created by living things. (organisms, hence 'organic').