04-14-2015, 10:07 PM
(04-14-2015, 07:22 PM)YKF Wrote: I read through the report and I'm hoping that Council will go with the first option - bi-weekly garbage collection. I don't think it makes much sense to impose a 2 bags/house/week limit with the intention of seriously diverting waste from the landfill when the average number of bags thrown out/house/week is already below that. Even though the bi-weekly bag limit is at 4, it'll motivate people to use the green bin to get rid of their organics.
Waterloo Region has always been a progressive on major issues (urban planning and transit among others). Waste management shouldn't be any different.
I haven't read through the report. But imposing 2 bags/house/week could still help depending on the distribution. If 80% of people have 1 bag and 20% of people have 3 bags we'd still notice a decline, although not as significant as getting everyone to lower their usage.