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Seattle's pay by bin scheme

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In Seattle, each household is given three bins: one for recycling, one for garden clippings, and one for normal waste.

Householders can choose one of three sizes of bin for normal waste and are charged according to how big - or small - that is.

Sorting waste according to each bin is a time-consuming process, as the de Maranville family can testify.

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