Recycling Issues

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My meaning was that, in places where bag limits are being considered, diapers are often cited as one excuse for not being able to adhere to them. If a family finds itself throwing away so many disposable diapers that their garbage cans can't accommodate their other waste, regular diapers are an option for them. I don't think we should be tailoring waste policy around a minority of people with children in diapers, who are also unwilling to use reusable diapers.

Yet apparently, this waste policy is being tailored towards the minority opinion.  The majority of people surveyed preferred a two bag limit and weekly pickup.  A minority said that three to four bags biweekly would work.  From a recent Record story on the topic, 

In a regional telephone survey of 511 people that staff consider representative of the average citizen of the region, 68 per cent said two bags of garbage would be a good limit if there was weekly garbage pickup.

Thirty-five per cent said three to four bags would work for garbage collection every two weeks and 34 per cent of people said they would prefer at least five bags of garbage permitted if it's only collected twice a month.

It's also not just children who use disposable diapers.  A growing number of aging adults (baby boomers) are also using briefs on a daily basis.