Across the country over the past several years, collection of food scraps at the curb has been a trend on the rise. Normally, communities ask residents to begin adding food to carts previously used for yard debris only, or they bring another container into the mix. However, other possibilities could make collection more efficient. In California in 2015, two food scrap recovery pilot programs were implemented leveraging split-body carts. The idea was to separate food material from plant trimmings so as not to contaminate loads headed to the green compost industry. The concept was first proposed by this author in a 2012 Resource Recycling article, "A modest proposal."
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