Comments on: Seattle settles for less http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: RE3.org http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-347 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:53:37 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-347 I thought you might be able to help this person that just posted this question on a social marketing listserv that I am on. Hi Can anyone direct me to any examples they know of where there has been a successful campaign to increase the amount of food waste being recycled (for turning into compost) as opposed to being thrown into refuse. I am looking to organise a campaign to increase the number of participants in a kitchen waste collection service and would appreciate any examples of successful past projects - any links to press coverage/contact details for organisations would be great. Thanks John. Johnathan Schroder Communications Officer London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP Tel: 020 8359 7954 Mobile: 07931 451134 Barnet Online: www.barnet.gov.uk I thought you might be able to help this person that just posted this question on a social marketing listserv that I am on.

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Can anyone direct me to any examples they know of where there has been a successful campaign to increase the amount of food waste being recycled (for turning into compost) as opposed to being thrown into refuse. I am looking to organise a campaign to increase the number of participants in a kitchen waste collection service and would appreciate any examples of successful past projects - any links to press coverage/contact details for organisations would be great. Thanks

John.

Johnathan Schroder
Communications Officer
London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP
Tel: 020 8359 7954
Mobile: 07931 451134
Barnet Online: www.barnet.gov.uk

]]> by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-344 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:25:10 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-344 You're right, illegal dumping is a potential pitfall of this plan. While it may be easier to find a dumping place in rural areas, the anonymity an apartment building in an urban setting could elminate the shame factor in not having the trash picked up. Still, I'd bet most people would cooperate in a progressive city like Seattle. As for middle America--we'll see. I've learned that from my composting that scraping food waste into a separate container (and not the disposal, which isn't the best for food scraps) is definitely not the path of least resistance. That's why I think the threat of the stick (no trash pickup) will work better than the carrot (some sort of incentive for recycling). You’re right, illegal dumping is a potential pitfall of this plan. While it may be easier to find a dumping place in rural areas, the anonymity an apartment building in an urban setting could elminate the shame factor in not having the trash picked up.

Still, I’d bet most people would cooperate in a progressive city like Seattle. As for middle America–we’ll see. I’ve learned that from my composting that scraping food waste into a separate container (and not the disposal, which isn’t the best for food scraps) is definitely not the path of least resistance. That’s why I think the threat of the stick (no trash pickup) will work better than the carrot (some sort of incentive for recycling).

]]> by: jim http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-343 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:15:25 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/06/25/seattle-settles-for-less/#comment-343 I wonder if a system like this could lead to dumping by people too lazy or somehow unable to sort their waste themselves. In areas where there is a price associated with solid waste disposal, illegal dumping tends to be a problem. Then again, these tend to be rural areas where everyone has a car, a lot of people have a truck, and it's easy to hide garbage in some remote section of woods. I wonder if a system like this could lead to dumping by people too lazy or somehow unable to sort their waste themselves. In areas where there is a price associated with solid waste disposal, illegal dumping tends to be a problem. Then again, these tend to be rural areas where everyone has a car, a lot of people have a truck, and it’s easy to hide garbage in some remote section of woods.

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