> imagine (hope!) that the rest of the world will follow. Which world? The rest of the US? Composting and waste separation is common everywhere in the world.

> imagine (hope!) that the rest of the world will follow. Which world? The rest of the US? Composting and waste separation is common everywhere in the world. Sewage waste is more problematic as it contains heavy metals and microplastics, but at least in most developt countries very few of that reaches the ocean.