"Cornwall Council announced that its revamped food waste collection service had boosted recycling rates by more than a fifth to 52 percent - a remarkable achievement for any authority, even one presided over by a hereditary Duke with virtually unlimited feudal powers and a penchant for flogging overpriced own-brand groceries. The feat is particularly impressive given that Cornish folk traditionally prefer to bury unwanted items down mines or incorporate them into holiday homes. To illustrate the program's success, the council revealed it had collected a "staggering 20,000 tonnes of leftovers, teabags, and everything else that goes in your food caddy.""
"Then came a Reg-ian twist: "That's the equivalent weight of more than 66 million pasties!" Quick math: 303.03 grams per pasty. Our reader immediately nominated it as a unit of measurement. And that's where the confusion began. An escapee from The Reg freelance bench heard the ensuing discussion, and piped up: "How could a pasty weigh 303 grams? It would never stay in place." Blank faces from the standards board. True, we've never attempted to stick a pasty to a wall."
Cornwall Council revamped its food waste collection service and increased recycling rates by more than a fifth to 52 percent. The program collected 20,000 tonnes of food waste, reported as equivalent to over 66 million pasties, implying 303.03 grams per pasty. A reader nominated the pasty as a unit of measurement, prompting confusion within the standards bureau. Contributors questioned whether a pasty could physically weigh that amount, whether features like a pastry "tassel" were included, and noted that "pasty" can also mean a nipple-covering disc, creating ambiguity for the proposed unit.
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