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Originally Posted by Dupcheck
I do not understand the need for the same day pickup. All people have to do is stick their head out of the front window once per night and see if the neighbours have their garbage out. Is that too much work. Per efficiencies sake Instead of one side garbage all the time, the side of the street can be alternating just like parking is some cities. One week on one side, next week on next side just like the watering by-law in the summer odd and even house numbers. Again all the forgetting neighbours have to do is stick their head out and look where others are putting the garbage...
Or why don't wee hire two loading guys per truck that would cover both sides of the street in one drive, a bit more walking for one of them, but it could be a solution on less busy narrow streets.
Also lowering garbage limit to 2 would be dumb, we would stuff them to the brim and be equivalent of 3 into 2 and no gain for anyone. People would do what people do. We need to be smart here and pick the well thought out things that actually might work in certain neighborhoods or streets.
A smart app with a notification for the day and the side of the road would also help on the efficiency of the whole system.
Now that said, it could be more challenging in winter and in busier streets with higher speed limits, more older folks in the area, or having neighbors that do things out of spite because they can and would put max amount of garbage on your side on the grass etc...nothing is that simple as said off course.
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There is no need for same day pick up, but it would presumably be "easier" for some people. As mentioned the different days do not affect me as in the odd event I forget I see everyone has trash out at 7am when I leave for work.
I fail to see how lowering the limit to 2 would be "dumb" as you put it, it would force some people to be a bit more aware of what they are throwing out which is exactly the point, people said it was dumb when we had a 4 bag limit. Would some people stuff things into 2 bags certainly but a large percentage of people would also be more aware, be that recycling more or composting, etc. Again for me its not an issue, I have a house of 3 adults (1 temporary adult) and 3 kids under the age of 8 and we never have more than 2 green garbage bags so again does not affect me but the greater issue of lowering trash in land fills is the end goal.
I think having a designated side of the road on paper sounds great, but agree with you regarding elderly people and winter. Plus unfortunately most people are jerks and no doubt people would find a way to cheat and make the process harder than it should be.
Alternatively maybe they should lower our property taxes and have it be a pay per bag pick up then people can put as much or little as they choose
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(I am not being completely serious for the record)