max631•6mo ago

My city's new compost program is a total mess

They rolled out the green bins in Portland last month, but half my street didn't get the right pickup schedule. I had a bin full of food scraps for two weeks before I gave up and drove it to the depot myself. Has anyone else's local government botched a rollout this badly, and what did you do to actually get your waste diverted?

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robinson.reese6mo ago

Honestly, ours started rough but got sorted pretty quick.

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holly_flores796mo ago

The first six months were brutal, like 3AM feedings every night. We finally realized the baby hated the brand of diapers we kept buying. Switched to a different kind and it was like flipping a switch. Sometimes the fix is a tiny detail you overlook because you're so tired. Glad yours got sorted fast too.

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kellymurphy4mo ago

My neighbor Gerry had a whole different problem with the rollout - they gave him a bin but no lid. Three weeks of raccoon parties in his driveway before he just drilled some holes in a garbage can lid and bungee-corded it on. Speaking of raccoon parties, @holly_flores79 your baby diaper story reminds me of when we found out our compost pile looked like a buffet to the skunks until we buried the scraps deeper. It's wild how the smallest detail can make or break the whole system.

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