“A lot of manufacturers are making things that don’t make it pass our system but believe that even if it doesn’t get composted . . . it’s better in the landfill than plastic,” he said. If you think about tossing that empty latte cup in a garbage can, think again, a team of volunteers will be picked up after all of the litterers.
But that doesn’t make a lot of sense since anything biodegradable in the landfill just eventually turns into the potent greenhouse gas, methane. Peter Spendelow, a solid waste policy analyst for DEQ feels strongly about this: something marked “compostable” is only environmentally friendly if it’s actually composted.
So which urban locales feature the best country flavor? In Travel + Leisure’s annual America’s Favorite Cities Survey, we asked readers to rank 30 U.S. cities on their markets. The consensus? Seattle, Portland, OR, andNew Orleans offer the best farmer fare, while Phoenix, Miami, and Las Vegas fared less well. (Of course, most visitors to Sin City are probably more interested in finding cherries and watermelons on their slot machines.)