We left our bin outside. The next rubbish pickup date, the truck emptied both the gray bin and the blue bins into the same truck. We all know that almost every agency is short-staffed.

San Diego finalized a controversial plan Monday to replace hundreds of thousands of trash and recycling bins — many of them new or only a few years old — and send the $65 million bill to customers.

An assessment would help the service provider determine how much food waste is currently in the trash or blue bins and how much green bin capacity the building would need. A benefit of this action ...