Having three trashcans for recycling, trash, and compost is very important. Throughout the year I can't imagine how much useful material is thrown into the trash & ends up in a landfill. Although some places around the country implement this, it does not get as much attention as it should. We can replenish & save our soil by reusing products.

This is very true. Having even more bins for sorting plastics into #1s, #2s, and #3-7s makes going to the dump easier. Sorting into boxboard and mixed paper, newspaper and magazines, and cans can streamline the process and make less work for the sorters at the dump. Commercial composting is growing in my area, which is good for people who either don't want to compost or don't have the space. For people who do have the space, composting is a great way to get rid of food scraps.

This idea can be very effective if public figures can enforce and present it enough. My family tries our best to sort out all of our plastics into the correctly numbered bins, and also participates in a local composting organization. It’s easy to get into the habit of recycling and composting, so I think if enough influential people can spread the word about it, the idea could spark into a very effective and widely-used way to reduce carbon emissions.

One way not to pollute when the garbage can bag is full is to take a cloth bag and throw things into each container and at the same time that you don't throw away so many plastic bags you recycle and contribute your grain of sand, come on, we can all.