Photo Source: seattlepi.com Yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom signed one of the first legislations of its kind in the country: a mandatory law requiring residential and commercial building owners to recycle and compost. While several other cities require recycling service and participation, San Francisco is the first city to require the collection of food scraps and other compostables. Based on a study by the California Integrated Waste Management Board , food discards comprise 10% of the to

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