I got my form to request a new garbage bin today. The size options are a little bit strange. Why have a size that will only fit 1 1/2 garbage bags? Does anyone how many litres each bin is? At least that way we could compare it to our Rubbermaid bins. Rubbermaid will lose considerable business because of this new waste program I imagine.
City of Toronto - new garbage bin sizes
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Try http://www.sortprice.com/search-BCQ-40-Trash_Cans-Rubbermaid it gives capacity in gallons. Find your trash can and convert to liters.
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Here's what Target70 the catchily-named Toronto Solid Waste Dept's flacks for the new bins says on their website:
If you do the math on those sizes to see how many bags go in each bin, you can see they need to rewrite their FAQ. I took the liberty of doing it for them:
I remember sometime ago Donovan Ruddock came out with a trash compactor http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&ct=re...rkEm8KHVpoPzOwJag&sig2=3Jpve_4cLyWisKEzROz8Tw,
at the time I couldn't see the point. I can see that it might be useful now.
at the time I couldn't see the point. I can see that it might be useful now.
Fuck me, I can't tell you how much this pisses me off.
The fucking assholes are in charge. Just another tax. Garbage collection in the City is already bad enough. (We don't take that, we don't take this, that's too heavy, that has a bungie cord on it that could fly up and hit me in the head.....garbage collectors should have to wear little pink tu tus for their uniforms.)
The illegal dumping is already bad enough, now it's only going get worse.
The fucking assholes are in charge. Just another tax. Garbage collection in the City is already bad enough. (We don't take that, we don't take this, that's too heavy, that has a bungie cord on it that could fly up and hit me in the head.....garbage collectors should have to wear little pink tu tus for their uniforms.)
The illegal dumping is already bad enough, now it's only going get worse.
It's going to be very difficult to convince a lot of the mom and pops out there, or some the ethnic communities that are very suspicious of anything government that they need to sign up for the new cash grab bins.
I can just see all the green garbage bags sitting at corners, or alley ways.
If the socialists down at city hall were smart about keeping the city clean, they would just pick up whatever people threw out.
I can just see all the green garbage bags sitting at corners, or alley ways.
If the socialists down at city hall were smart about keeping the city clean, they would just pick up whatever people threw out.
Here is the size bin I would like. Which option on the form is this:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dumpster-non.JPG
And the black bins you have to pay for....
Year after year.
I believe the "normal size" is $139.00 per year. There are times when I clean out the garage, or do some renovating where I have to throw out way more stuff than will fit in that stupid bin. Now it will take months to get rid of, orelse, I have to go and rent a pickup truck and drive it to the Transfer Station and pay to dispose of it.
Hence the reason I say that illegal dumping will go through the roof.
Year after year.
I believe the "normal size" is $139.00 per year. There are times when I clean out the garage, or do some renovating where I have to throw out way more stuff than will fit in that stupid bin. Now it will take months to get rid of, orelse, I have to go and rent a pickup truck and drive it to the Transfer Station and pay to dispose of it.
Hence the reason I say that illegal dumping will go through the roof.
Should I purchase a compactor to make the most of my new Garbage Bin?
Solid Waste Management Services reserves the right to increase fees if we find that individual homeowners are compacting their waste. Our collectors will be monitoring the set out of compacted waste.
Solid Waste Management Services reserves the right to increase fees if we find that individual homeowners are compacting their waste. Our collectors will be monitoring the set out of compacted waste.
