http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/20/san-francisco-reports-highest-recycling-rate-in-nation/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/20/san-francisco-reports-highest-recycling-rate-in-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-42259 jane coale Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:09:04 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17975#comment-42259 While that is a great rate I would like to know the rate before the demolition debris is counted. Not all cities are tearing lots of buildings down. I would like just the composting/recycling numbers. I am an avid composter in PA and cannot believe how closeminded people are to composting!!! While that is a great rate I would like to know the rate before the demolition debris is counted. Not all cities are tearing lots of buildings down. I would like just the composting/recycling numbers. I am an avid composter in PA and cannot believe how closeminded people are to composting!!!

]]> http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/20/san-francisco-reports-highest-recycling-rate-in-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-32728 Michael Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:26:45 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17975#comment-32728 While single stream recycling is suppose to cure all the ills of the world....why are we still incinerating waste, shipping it overseas, land filling and etc....While collection is a great number to measure....what is the real number that is actually returned into products? While single stream recycling is suppose to cure all the ills of the world….why are we still incinerating waste, shipping it overseas, land filling and etc….While collection is a great number to measure….what is the real number that is actually returned into products?

]]> http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/20/san-francisco-reports-highest-recycling-rate-in-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-28436 Renato Santana Thu, 21 May 2009 21:41:41 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17975#comment-28436 It's an impressive rate of recycling!! I wish all cities in the world could do the same! It’s an impressive rate of recycling!!
I wish all cities in the world could do the same!

]]> http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/20/san-francisco-reports-highest-recycling-rate-in-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-28373 Trey Granger Wed, 20 May 2009 16:50:21 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17975#comment-28373 Since the EPA says that only 75 percent of waste is actually recyclable, this is pretty impressive. But when you think about it, S.F. is still a big enough city that 28 percent of waste going to a landfill is a large number. Since the EPA says that only 75 percent of waste is actually recyclable, this is pretty impressive. But when you think about it, S.F. is still a big enough city that 28 percent of waste going to a landfill is a large number.

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