Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton follows the fate of San Francisco restaurant table scraps when it is trucked to a composting facility.
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G Word: Recycling Food Waste
Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton follows the fate of San Francisco restaurant table scraps when it is trucked to a composting facility.
Added: Jul 30, 2008
Views: 2082 Views
Runtime: 02:35
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