Multiple reports by municipalities that mandated the use of clear garbage bags show increased diversion from landfill sites in favour of recycling and composting
As some Greater Sudbury city council members line up to echo residents’ opposition to a clear garbage bag mandate, municipalities that have adopted the mandate are reporting positive results.
Their program was deemed a success right off the hop, with the first week recording a 95-per-cent compliance rate and a 47-per-cent drop in the weight of garbage collected at the curbside, alongside jumps in organics collections. An analysis of 13 Nova Scotia municipalities showed a 41-per-cent drop in residential waste, 35-per-cent increase in recycling and 38-per-cent jump in organics collection after two years of their clear bag mandates.
Low support related to privacy concerns have dogged clear bag mandates at many municipalities, and is the chief reason cited by Welland city council for quashing a mandate in 2019. The Niagara Falls Review reported a 50-per-cent support rate, with vocal opponents. In Cornwall, which is slated to take on a clear garbage bag mandate in 2025, a threshold of 10-per-cent recyclables and/or organics in clear bags has been established. Those who exceed this threshold will find their garbage is not collected. In the 2008 meta-analysis, it’s noted that most municipalities left a sticker or tag informing residents of their infractions.
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