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If you have leftover food that you're going to throw away, the city of Los Angeles is now requiring you to compost it. L.A Sanitation has rolled out its new composting program as part of the new state mandate to get organic waste out of landfills. The program is called Organics L.A., which will divert 2.2 million pounds of food scraps a day from landfills if everyone gets on board. California officials believe that the state will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2075. The city will offer free kitchen pails that residents can pick up at certain distribution sites or you can just put your food scraps in a paper bag and toss them into the green bin.
Residents must now throw the items below into their composting pile:
- Fruits, veggies
- Dairy
- Bread, cereal grains and beans
- Meat and fish
- Coffee grounds
- Food soiled products
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