The city is aiming to advance on its “green” path, by adding compostable containers to the list of items allowed in those green recyclable curbside bins.

In a welcome move, the City Council has approved Bill 47, which by April 2025 would allow “manufactured compostable material” to be discarded in the yard-waste recycling bins, destined for composting instead of the city landfill.

While diverting compostable materials from the landfill is a plus, the next nudge should be to get consumers to cut down on food waste, the uneaten leftovers inside the compostable containers.