Seattle to Fine Residents for Throwing Food in the Garbage | CNS News
By Curtis Kalin 1-28-15
In an attempt to shame residents of their city, a new Seattle law will levy a fine on homes that do not properly sort food out of their garbage.
Emblazoned with a red citation tag, violators will start to be fined anywhere from $1-$50 in July. For now, Seattle residents will be publicly shamed by the ‘Scarlet Letter’-like tags.
The tags are part of, what the city calls, a “public education campaign.”
The ultimate goal of the law is to boost composting while reducing greenhouse gasses:…
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