We’ve read that the City of Palo Alto is working on a program for composting food scraps, in order to become a Zero Waste community. One suggestion for dog owners is to consider working towards zero waste of food scraps by improving their dog’s diet. Of course, you need to rule out chicken bones, chocolate, grapes, and all the various food hazards for dogs. At the same time, instead of buying expensive food that seems to aspire to human-quality cuisine for dogs, you can set aside a bowl for food scraps each day and mix those into your dog’s bowl with their kibble or whatever they are fed. We no longer waste unfinished sandwiches, oatmeal, rice, stew, or whatever else has been on the…