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Seattle is starting fines for people who waste food. The city will start warning people in January and then start fining people in July. People will get a $1 fine if over 10 per cent of their garbage is food. Businesses will get a $50 fine. The city wants to reduce the amount of food waste. Americans waste around 40 per cent of the food they buy. Seattle aims to recycle 60 per cent of its waste. It is also the second U.S. city to make composting compulsory.

Seattle's waste department wants to raise awareness that recycling is important. A city official told the 'Seattle Times' newspaper that the programme would not make money. He said: "We care more about reminding people to separate their materials." He said he thought the fines system would be successful. Garbage collectors will look inside garbage bins to see how much food waste there is. They can then add a fine to the next garbage bill.