Photo By John Hoff
This Thanksgiving, I visited a friend's family in Wayzata, Minnesota (Why-zet-ah) and, as we chatted politely about topics of mutual interest, I was drinking a Coca Cola (as usual) and asked if they recycled. (So I could properly dispose of my can)
And the answer was, like, DO we? Oh, we recycle EVERYTHING!
In fact, as it turns out, Wayzata recycles organic matter, which puts this city way ahead of Minneapolis...
Yes, Minneapolis turns YARD WASTE into compost, but Wayzata also composts kitchen waste.
I'm told recycling organic matter actually cuts the amount of true "garbage garbage" in half, so only one garbage can is required where, normally, one might need two. Furthermore, citizens of Wayzata can pick up free garden soil from the organic composting, woo hoo.
I have to wonder why Minneapolis doesn't have a program like this and when are we going to GET a program like this? If I were running for city council, some issues I might highlight would include recycling organics, phasing in biodegradable plastics made from corn starch polymer, and (of course) finding ways to drastically cut the amount of "non-consensual towing."
I'm just saying.
Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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