07-15-2023, 01:51 PM
(07-14-2023, 03:14 PM)Silie Wrote: Given the number of 40+ storey towers in various stages of proposal/approval/construction in Kitchener, I am wondering about impact on waste management, organic waste in particular. The hue and cry about extending the lifespan of our landfill and achieving waste diversion seems at odds with the lack of organics collection options in multi-residential buildings. I'm a tenant in a large complex and have, for five years, been creeping out under cover of darkness along side streets to put our kitchen scraps in one of the neighbourhood green bins. (...)
You (together with the other residents) should lobby the landlord or condo board (depending on the type of building) to implement green bin collection. Our building has had green bins for about three years now. Yes, they habe an incremental cost, but there is also the tangible benefit of reducing the garbage volume (and the occasional garbage chute back-ups due to an overflowing garbage bin).