San Francisco Passes Toughest Recycling Law In U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 11: Norcal Waste worker Manuel Vera dumps a bin with compostable materials into a truck while collecting recyclable materials in a Sunset district neighborhood June 11, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 on June 9, 2009 to pass the nation's toughest recycling law for the city of San Francisco. City residents will be issued three bins, one for garbage, one for recycling and one for compostable materials and will be expected to separate their waste in the proper bins for garbage collection. Those who do not properly separate their garbage will be fined $100. San Francisco currently recycles 72 percent of the city's waste and hopes to increase that number to 100 percent by 2020. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)