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Please help are these takeout containers, recycle, garbage or compost?

r/sanfrancisco

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Ever since China’s "National Sword" policy effectively banned contaminated recycling, San Francisco has prioritized keeping the blue bin pristine by diverting all food-soiled paper to the green bin. Because grease and food residue ruin the chemical process of paper recycling, the city requires items like napkins, paper plates, and even pizza boxes to go into the compost instead. This ensures our recycling is "clean" enough to actually be sold on the global market rather than ending up in a landfill. So most of the things going to compost may not be compostable in the back yard but it's better for them then putting it in the recycling.