Northern Italians recycle. We have not been good citizens but have pledged to make a change. Here are the exhausting details of the the trash. It's separated into 5 categories -- including "humido," which is all the stuff that would go into a compost pile. We have these four petit bins in our kitchen, which are then sent to the holding cell (garage) until pick up day. There are lots and lots of rules that go with this. . . and it can be a little pricey. We pay a yearly fee based on the size of the house and number of inhabitants, and we have to buy special bio bags for the "humido"; they actually bare the logo of the comune of Longare.
The best. . . the big green garbage can issued by the commune has a microchip that is scanned and charged to our account each time we put the trash out. Richard received the advice to put it out only when full. My question is this: How can it possibly ever get full when NOTHING can go into it?
The "humido," plastic, cans, and trash are picked up on varying days of the month -- none on the same day. The glass has to be taken to the nearby bin. The paper? We hadn't thought of that yet.
Oh, and one more thing, failure to comply could result in fines. Loving it. We will try to shrink our carbon footprint.
The best. . . the big green garbage can issued by the commune has a microchip that is scanned and charged to our account each time we put the trash out. Richard received the advice to put it out only when full. My question is this: How can it possibly ever get full when NOTHING can go into it?
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