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Austin restaurants can no longer throw away food
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX ^ | October 2, 2018 (updated) | Kate Winkle

Posted on 10/02/2018 8:17:15 PM PDT by Carl Vehse

Starting Monday, Austin restaurants and food businesses have to come up with alternatives to tossing extra food in the trash.

The city hopes businesses donate the extra food to those in need, but they could also give it to local farms or compost it. It's part of the Universal Recycling Ordinance, which the city hopes will help reach its Zero Waste by 2040 goal.

(Excerpt) Read more at kxan.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2manylaws; 2manytaxes; austin; chat; food; localnews; ordinance
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Reminds me of the ‘top of the muffin to ya’ from Seinfeld.

The homeless don’t want your stumps. .....


21 posted on 10/02/2018 8:28:21 PM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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To: gspurlock
gspurlock @8: "Interesting. I just looked up the Second Law of Thermodyamics and I don’t quite get your conclusion. Can you please elaborate?"

Zero waste is thermodynamically understood to mean zero change in entropy.

While it is a good idea to reduce unnecessary waste, to claim a goal of "Zero Waste" contradicts the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, which states that for processes in a closed system entropy always increases.

22 posted on 10/02/2018 8:29:32 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Dr.Deth

They were starving in Barvaria in my time...I’m not sure my Grandmother even knew where it was though....but I never went hungry...because i finished my plate....


23 posted on 10/02/2018 8:29:51 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: arthurus

We shall insurmount!


24 posted on 10/02/2018 8:30:07 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Carl Vehse

What are they going to do? Sell it on Ebay? Have a yardsale?


25 posted on 10/02/2018 8:30:29 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: gspurlock

Everything decays


26 posted on 10/02/2018 8:32:03 PM PDT by D Rider
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To: a fool in paradise

Soylent Green! About time!


27 posted on 10/02/2018 8:32:26 PM PDT by JennysCool
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To: Carl Vehse

28 posted on 10/02/2018 8:32:33 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: lgjhn23

What took them so long to come up with an idea that has been in practice for decades? Ah, it’s Austin. Never mind!


29 posted on 10/02/2018 8:32:58 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Fungi

My first outfit in the Army was the Sixth United States Cavalry.

Our patch was a Unicorn in a “Rampant Stance”.

It’s a helicopter unit, now.

I rode the Great Steel Beasts.


30 posted on 10/02/2018 8:33:07 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: gspurlock

Making sure ALL food is made into turds.


31 posted on 10/02/2018 8:34:12 PM PDT by jcon40 (The other post before yours really nails it for me. I have been a DOithS / PC guy forever and alway)
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To: Carl Vehse

Thank you! Now I understand.


32 posted on 10/02/2018 8:34:26 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: JennysCool

Is it green enough for a vegan


33 posted on 10/02/2018 8:35:26 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: jcon40
Austin's Universal Recycling Ordinance.

Wasn't that made into a movie years ago?!?


34 posted on 10/02/2018 8:35:45 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Carl Vehse

Oh wait, libs are finally back-tracking on their decades-long statist edicts that good food MUST be tossed?

These statist SOBs can never keep their story straight. They finally see some of their planks are at cross-purposes with others.

Can’t risk people getting sick! Don’t give that food to the vagrants - they’ll get sick (never mind they might starve or get dirty food from dumpsters)! Oh wait, we’re wasting stuff - can’t ever throw things away, must “recycle” - go ahead, you MUST give it to the vagrants!


35 posted on 10/02/2018 8:36:22 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Carl Vehse

Is this from the same mayor that thought it was OK to seek sermons from ministers?


36 posted on 10/02/2018 8:37:25 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Dr.Deth

People are thirsty too so be sure and finish your beer.


37 posted on 10/02/2018 8:37:47 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: EdnaMode

Start at the college campuses.

If the kids in the dorm don’t finish a meal put it in the fridge and serve them leftovers until it is done


38 posted on 10/02/2018 8:37:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: arthurus

Grammar Police on patrol. Good work! ;o)


39 posted on 10/02/2018 8:38:01 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: TADSLOS

Yes! I was at a high school party (not Brett Kavanaugh’s) where we watched Dan change television forever with the Bass-O-Matic. The boys roared, the girls said “ewwwww.”

A wonderful American moment.

Democrats, of course, Quaker prudes that we have finally found out that they are, would have collapsed in repulsion and planned demonstrations.


40 posted on 10/02/2018 8:40:17 PM PDT by JennysCool
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