Just a few days ago, the City of Portland announced plans to adjust its composting laws, mandating that as of March 2015, only food scraps (but not paper napkins or compostable plastics) will be accepted by the city. This throws a wrench in many restaurants' current composting set-up, which as the Oregonian reports, local chain Burgerville saw coming: The chain "backed out" of its compost program 18 months ago, citing a lack of communication between city agencies and businesses. [OPB, OregonLive] [Photo: Flickr]
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Food-Filled Pacific Northwestern Day Trips Outside of Portland
Dining destinations on the Oregon Coast and in the Willamette Valley, a 24-hour guide to the Columbia River Gorge, and other ways to spend a day eating and drinking around Oregon and Southwestern Washington