Why Home Owners Want to Throw New Toronto Recycling Rules in the Garbage
Cartoon courtesy TownCrier newspaper
Confused about what can and cannot be recycled in Toronto? The job is about to get even more confusing. Under the City of Toronto new rules you can put retail and grocery bags in the recycling bin, but you cannot put your clear bags, or those used to hold fruits and vegetables.
Styrofoam cups and egg cartons can be recycled as well, same for foam takeout containers, but only if they have been rinsed out first.
When putting grocery bags in the blue bin, the city wants you to place all the bags into one bag and then tie a knot, but not to use a twist tie or an elastic band. “Don’t be naughty, tie the knotty!”
These new rules are causing headaches and confusion for many Toronto residents. “You need a list of do’s and don’ts, and what can go in which recycling bin and what can go in a bag,” one shopper told 680News.
“Everything needs to be itemized now, so you know how to throw out your garbage properly; it’s too much work.”
Like most of us I want to be a good citizen and do my bit to help save the planet, but I am afraid that if the city keeps this up, we may all have to go back to school and get a Masters in “Green Eco Disposal Studies.”
Go to the City of Toronto site for more information on how to recycle the new items. The city hasn’t yet updated its “what goes in the bin” section.
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