, if you want a compostable bag. president o'brien: do we have any impact studies of the effect of the legislation? will it have any kind of unfortunate impacts right away economically speaking or jobs-wise, anything like that? >> well, you know, you've got compostable -- you've got regular plastic bags coming from around the world and you've got alternative bags. we do have -- we've seen a growth in industry in california with world-class industries that's making thick, re-usable bags out of recycled plastic. companies like chico bags, that make the nileon-like, woven polyester bags that fold into a pocket. we saw that with the alternatives in stire foal. and since our ban over four years ago styrofoam, now there's more jobs in california making alternatives to styrofoam than making styrofoam and we think we'll see that same trend. in terms of locally here, we have companies that are making bags that will be good for them. we see businesses that charge for bags having an extra revenue stream. we see an economic bene

any composter wants compostable utensils.crobial degradation. >> reporter: utensils are certified compostable if tests show they break down within 180 days of a composting operation but the average composting cycle is less than half that. a study last year in san diego found none of the 27 certified compostible utensils put through a normally composting cycle showed any sign of degradation. why the discrepancy? smithline says it's about money. >> composters make a good quality product as quickly as they can and how they make money. >> reporter: they say compostibles not enough to warrant changing the system, but what happens to all of those utensils that get sent to commercial composters? smithline says most get screened out very very beginning of the process and end up going to [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our econo

it is time to take those apart most of them created you can repurpose that as compost also the stumpom your tree when you cut all the boughs off the use in your landscape save this let it weather next season use it for fire wood. >> okay >> it is a great great recycling thing the other thing is that if you are going to recycle your tree most municipalities have a recycling program make sure you check with them and get it out in time otherwise it will go into the landfill. >> or grind it up yourself. >> now what i have got here sarah is some compost already started to break down, got some leaves from the garden. i've got a little bit of mulch and then some garland trimmings what we will do is this is from the tree we've completely cut that up into 1 inch segments with the garlands take that, and you can just cut that up like i say in a 1 inch segment or so is what you want to do now with compost what you need is greens, and you need carbon,. >> where is carbon. >> it is in muller, in the leaves, it is in -- mulch, in the leaves, it is in the leaf muller greens will be your christmas t

it's composting, and this is a compost bin. all right, everybody, put your worms in here.feed 'em, right? so, what do you do? you get table scraps. banana peels, who wants to throw a banana peel in to feed the worms? after we put the food in, we take some leaves and you cover it up. there you go. so, you cover a layer with leaves. now we cover the bin and wait. they'll break it down and turn it into dirt. look at this, perfect soil for your garden. that's worm power. all right, everybody, let's take some dirt and take it to the garden. all right, so the worms made the dirt we put in the garden to grow more fruits and vegetables for ourselves, huh? so, like all these wild kratts kids, get out there and go on an adventure on your own. see you on the creature trail. did you know that moose are the largest members of the deer family? a full-grown moose can weigh up to 1,800 pounds, and stand 7 feet tall, making it one of the largest land creatures in north america. "moose" means "twig-eater" in the native american algonquin language. they love twigs and bark. and they're fast.

it also reduced contamination in our collective recyclables and compost. although we do take great pride in being the first city to have banned plastic bags in the u.s. and are pleased with the impact that the original ordinance made, plastic bags continue to be a problem in san francisco. i would like to highlight a couple of those concerns. plastic bags cannot be recycled through our curb side or pickup program do the economics and are still the largest and most costly contamination. there by continuing to pose a threat and a real obstacle. and then finally plastic bags are continuing to be a threat to marine and wildlife. a 2010 study named

there is the brown garbage bishop, the green compost bin but no blue recycling bin. makes it hard to recycle. take a look in this garbage can. papers, papers, pages. -- papers, papers, papers, paper, that's not supposed to be here. and the green one? what is this?! yuck! >> 60% of the garbage disposed inist county in 2008 was readily recyclable or compostable. >> reporter: most garbage in alameda county isn't garbage at all. >> remarkably wasteful, amazingly wasteful. $100million a year. it's an astonishing large number. >> reporter: which is why stopwaste.org and director gary wolf are behind the ordinance to force businesses and large apartments and condos to recycle, compost or else. >> because in some cases the containers aren't available and in other cases, people are busy and aren't paying attention. >> reporter: here's something that will get your attention. the ordinance has written into it a $1,000 fine. though he doesn't think that will likely ever be applied. >> it's an attention-focusing device. >> reporter: it's not a threat? >> well, i wouldn't call it

and then in 2014 it would extend to others and also include composting. but some cities apparently aren't too thrilled about this, thinking it could cost them more with additional trucks running to handle it all, not sure exactly how this would be enforced either. but the waste management board is going to be considering this at their offices on webster street today at 2:00. that's the latest from here, live from oakland, christie smith, jon and laura, back to you. >> thank you, christie. >>> 5:03 right now. governor jerry brown keeping his promise and pulling the trigger on a round of massive budget cuts, announcing his decision after his finance office predicted revenue would fall more than $2 billion short of what the forecast was in june. most of the cuts will take effect in january, and they include nearly $310 million to public education cuts. also on the chopping block, $200 million in programs that help the elderly and disabled. $258 million in bus subsidies and cuts to chk programs, libraries and prisons. >>> a stanford university based economic

there is the brown garbage bin, the green compost bin but no blue recycling bin. makes it hard to recycle. take a look in this garbage can. papers, papers, papers, paper. that's not supposed to be here. and the green one? what is this?! yuck! >> 60% of the garbage disposed in this county in 2008 was readily recyclable or compostable. >> reporter: most garbage in alameda county isn't garbage at all. >> remarkably wasteful, amazingly wasteful. $100million a year. it's an astonishing large number. >> reporter: which is why stopwaste.org and director gary wolf are behind the ordinance to force businesses and large apartments and condos to recycle, compost or else. >> because in some cases the containers aren't available and in other cases, people are busy and aren't paying attention. >> reporter: here's something that will get your attention. the ordinance has written into it a $1,000 fine. though he doesn't think that will likely ever be applied. >> it's an attention-focusing device. >> reporter: it's not a threat? >> well, i wouldn't call it a threat. it's a --it is

, well-blended, well-composted.once you get that in your soil, a few additives would help, as well. this alfalfa meal is a great source of organic nitrogen that does a lot for soil microbiology. as well, kelp meal, the same type of idea. if you feed your soil, your soil will feed your plant. now remember, herbs and vegetables require full sun. that's 6 to 8 hours minimum a day. in the addition to that, i always like to tell people t@ consider planting the two side by side. get the herbs right next to your leafy greens, your tomatoes, or whatever else. what will end up happening is the herbs can drive away pests and also things like dogs, deer, and you name it. that kind of coexistence really works well for your garden. make sure you' balanced properly and you invest in the soil, and the garden will take care of itself after that. the last thing i'd say is that don't forget to feed. vegetables and herbs prefer feeding every 4 to 6 weeks during the growing season. feed small amounts over a longer period, and you'll se

commissioner wiener: would hope, especially since compost and i both serve with caltrans -- compos and i both served with caltrans. and we have opportunities to really try to push forward. i am glad staff is working on that. >> our goal would be to apply for a grant to do the san jose design work. isupervisor campos: think that is great. the only problem has been given asking this for a number of years and have not had anything happen. why don't we open up to public comment? if there is any member of the public that would like to speak on this item, please come forward. >> supervisors, you have had a number of people come here and speak. let me adjudicate this process. first and foremost, if you look at the speakers, and i can guarantee you the majority of the presenters do not live in san francisco, and here we are talking about $4,088,000, and this guy, if you look at how they present, the kind of focused on some moneys, grant monies that more or less will get them working. first and foremost, supervisors you will represent, you will have to make sure, and you have to monitor the san

two years later composting would be included in these rules. but some cities apparently aren't too thrilled with this, at least with the initial draft of it. they think it could amount to additional cost for more trucks and routes that would need to be driven. waste management will consider this today at their offices here on webster street at 2:00 this afternoon. reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. >> christie, thank you very much for the update. >>> in the meantime one peninsula city will pay more to get rid of trash. san carlos city council approved a measure to charge homeowners an extra 5% for garbage pickup last night. starting january 1st, homeowners will now pay more than $17 each month for the service. council members say the hike will help keep the city from dipping into its general fund to cover increased collection costs and disposal fees. >>> chp is on the lookout for highway litter bugs today. highway patrol teaming up with caltrans to clean up bay area roadways. they want to bring attention

put the scraps in it and compost it.e water bottles, healthier for the person as well as for the landfill. thermal lunch bags are along those same lines so you don't put the sty row foam in one place. co-ops into a gardening group where you get wonderful vegetable groups. >> those are good ideas. >> what about gifts associated with medical treatments or celebrity causes. >> if you want to give them a tangible gift, toms shoes and toms eye wear is doing this. give a pair of shoes and they donate a pair. give a pair of sunglasses and they will donate a pair of sunglasses. camel back, the organization supported by matt damon, give a water bottle and they give a donation for clean water. oakley sunglasses, you can donate and buy sunglasses and it goes to people supporting cancer. apple has things for the aids foundation and golf balls with the red dress on them. essentially, what one should think about when sending the gifts is back to the planet. make sure the packaging is not going to take up a lot in landfills. think abou

a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea

. >> the other thing i wanted to point out from supervisor compost is he did not know how much longer the staff could go out 120 miles per hour, and the staff is very dedicated, but the sustainability of going 120 miles per hour for four years is simply not possible, so staff will continue to be professional and work as hard as they can, but in order for us to perform a service for civilians and police, and we need more staff >> that was my quote. >> i contributed it onto the wrong source. thank you very much. >> thank you for your work. i can tell there is a ton of work. thank you for that. i wanted to ask if there has been any exploration about using free applications. we often have to rely on free resources for our technology, so we used to go calendar -- use google calendar. i wonder if there are any challenges on that. they are free online. >> the information systems business analyst does explore many applications. is a matter of security for many complaints we received. goobecause he not only maintains our database, and develops a reports in response to public information reques

. >>> don't trash it and don't put it in your compost bin.e'll show you the greenest way to say goodbye to your christmas tree. >>> emergency room doctors say it is going to be a crazy night. they are talking about new year's eve and how busy it's going to be. one hospital says saturday night will be their biggiest night of the entire year. ktvu's david stevenson is here now and tells us how they are preparing for all the potential patients coming to the emergency rooms this saturday night. >> reporter: the big party saturday night will be along here in the embarcadero. but what will happen saturday night is what has people at the hospital worried. ahead of this weekend's new years eve celebration in the embarcadero the discoballs are hanging. >> it can be crazy. everybody is a little nervous about it. the city sent out a warning to all the emergency services. >>> san francisco's department of management tells us it received 100 more calls last new years eve than in the previous four years. pacific campus medical center officials say saturday

you have to compost now in san francisco. it turns out they may not be helping the environment as much as you think. there's a little bit of a catch to some of these utensils even though the idea and the sentiment may be wonderful. so julie is going to get to the bottom of that for thus morning. >> so julie has gone national, huh? >> and we love it actually. we're very happy. we're very happy that you're letting us borrow her because she is so good and also one of the nicest people in the world. >> she visited them onset. we talked to her. >> please tell her not to forget the little people in local television. [ laughter ] >> i'll let her know. my good friend liam mayclem. >> impressive. >> thank you. "the early show" starts at 7:00. >>> the raiders led most of the game. not long enough though. it was pretty bad in the end. >> devastating loss. they could not hold a 13-point lead against the detroit lions. aaron curry of the raiders returns a fumble for a touchdown to make it 27-14 with less than 8 minutes left. but then! lio

and also supervisor compost -- campos for bringing the problem forward. it is a problem that needs to be addressed. from different perspectives, people have their ways of addressing the problem. i have to recognize supervisor cohen with working with a contentious issue. that being said, i support the recommendations from the director because they come from a lot of thoughtfulness and giving clarity. i, i don't see -- for the businesses that are applying in the spirit of the law and correctly, that this will not be a hardship for them. that i know. for businesses that are applying it as well as they can, some of these requirements will be difficult. i do not think it is impossible. i do not see any way not to support, going forward, i think it is the best we can do. when we say hardship, it will be a hardship for businesses. it will actually be a hardship for employees who may not be employed and to tell them that san francisco made a change in the law that took their jobs away. i think that is the most difficult thing for me as a sam franciscan. i hope it

bray green already teaches students how to recycle,compost and garden. >> it's another way to save the world. instead of cutting down more trees, we can just recycle paper. >> by earth day 2012, the school that gets the most upgrades will get $5000. go to the home page and scroll down to web links for more information. >>> flocking to dealerships. what is stimulating sales. >>> a rally to push major stock indecks up more than 7% this week fell today stocks waved between slight gains and losses. another rise in application for weekly unemployment benefits seemed to dampen the mood a little bit. the dow currently down 13, 12,031. nasdaq is up 10. s&p it down 1 1/2. >>> auto dealers sold a lot of cars in november making the month the most successful in auto sales since the clash for clungers days in 2009. chrysler, ford and nissan were among the companies reporting double digit gains from last november bringing the annual rate of car sales to more than 13 1/2 million. november is usually a lackluster month for autos because of the bad weather and the holidays. however, buyers were lurid i

i would like to express my concern today about the lack of composting and recycling bins with than the city of sanford says go. specifically at the golden gate bridge, which is a high-traffic locations. on a trip that my roommate and i took last week to the golden gate bridge, we noticed there were no places for me to properly dispose of an apple i was eating. coming from the sentences the state universityam

i would like to express my concern today about the lack of composting and recycling bins with than the city of sanford says go. specifically at the golden gate bridge, which is a high-

requires a fee for paper and compostable bags to encourage customers to bring their own bags. the fee would start at 10 cents next year and rise to a quarter in 2013. retailers would keep the fee. >>> santa clara now in line to get the largest public loan ever to build an nfl stadium. hearings to explain details of the 850 million dollar loan will take place tonight for the 49ers new stadium, tonight and thursday. critics are skeptical of a deal announced last day that secured stadium funding in the deal the 49ers promise to make sure the debt would be paid in case the stadium runs into trouble. san francisco mayor lee will get another chance to convince the owner to keep the team in san francisco when they meet thursday. >>> governor brown has a question, would you pay more to fund your kids' school or local police department? he's taking an unusual approach going to sacramento, straight to the voters he wants a sales tax increase and put a tax hike on the wealthy. alan wang has more. >> reporter: in an open letter to californians, governor brown announced his plan to tax the