Wanna feel a tiny bit better about your contribution to a sustainable environment? Well, today The Washington Post reports that the District of Columbia is finally—in the year 2017—getting around to proposing an idea that Seattle has had in place since, um, 1989.

City planners envision a future in the nation’s capital where every household is provided government-issued bins for organic waste alongside recycling and trash bins. A truck would pick up food and yard scraps at the curb once a week and transport them to a composting site inside the city limits.

Magical! But not very original. And yes, composting alone isn't going to reverse the alarming trends flagged in this leaked report from government scientists in DC. But if you're wondering what you can do about creating a livable future—well, if you live in Seattle and you compost, you're already 28 years ahead of the people in DC on that one little bit of sustainability.