The Seattle Sobriety Test

[elfs]

In Seattle, when you get pulled over because they suspect you've been drinking, the cops take you around to the back of their car and show you five bins of different sizes and colors, one of which is segmented into three sections with moveable partitions, two of which are lined with plastic bags. The officer hands you a box. If you can successfully sort all of the trash in the box into the compostables, landfill, glass bottles (separating dark colors, bright colors, and clear), paper, and plastic, then you're free to go.

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[memegarden.livejournal.com]

It's easier than that in Capitol Hill, at least: for Rabanco pickup, we dump all our recycling including glass and lids into one big bin, compost/yard waste into another, and garbage into the third. And they've recently expanded their composting capabilities to include meat, bones, eggs, dairy, and greasy paper.