New Yorkers may no longer to able to throw their potato peels or eggshells in the trash; Major Michael Bloomberg has a plan in the works for a food-composting plan for all five boroughs. An idea that should be will adapted, considering I truly believe it will work, I had the experience of traveling to South Korea a year and a half ago and saw the Korean people adopt this same policy when it comes to going green. The South Korean government has a plan in place where citizens can recycle bottles, plastic, can, foods, and other materials in separate containers which the city workers collect on alternative days . I found the program to be fascinating. If worked very effectively and I am sure it can also work here in NYC. Bloomberg first announced the plan in the state of the city address in February, as part of the city's aim to divert 30 percent of the city's waste from landfill by 2017. I truly believe by recycling food waste, we can cut down on the total amount of trash we send to landfills and put it to better use as compost for community gardens or even energy. The program is set to launch in all five boroughs this fall and reach more than 100,000 homes, averaging 25,000 per borough . Organic waste makes up 35% of the city's total waste, and totaled 1.2 million ton in 2012. Getting that waste to landfills cost the city 100 million. Just imagine if we cut back on half, we can use that money for school programs that have seen cut, we can also preserve our planet by using organic materials to plant trees.
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