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Task Force 2010 in Action
Task force 2010 is officially here. It started in Etobicoke in
September of 2002. The green bin is coming to Scarborough in the summer of
2003. Etobicoke residents have been given two green bins. One is a large
one for the curb, and the other one is a small one for the inside of your
home.
 One third of our garbage can be composted instead of being
sent to the landfill. A lot of people still fill up the garbage. That is
resulting in a major problem; not only for the environment, but also for
our taxes. Keele Valley dumpsite is closing due to lack of space. From now
on, we have to ship all our garbage to private landfills in Michigan! That
will raise the price to nearly 300% more in our taxes! That’s why the
green bin program is such a great program.
You can put almost anything into the green bin; even items you would
never even think of recycling. Here’s a list of the items that can go into
the green bin:
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Paper plates, cups
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Soiled paper towels, napkins, tissues
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Soiled paper food packaging - i.e. microwave popcorn bags, ice cream
boxes, frozen food packages
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Butcher paper
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Fast food paper
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All fruits and vegetables
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Meat and fish products (shell fish, bones, skins, fat)
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Oils and fats, bacon grease, lard
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Pasta, bread and cereal
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Dairy products, cheese, egg shells
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Coffee grinds and filters, tea bags
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Candy (paper wrappers ok, but no foil/plastic wrappers)
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Flowers and dried flowers
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Baking goods, herbs & spices
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Diapers, incontinent pads, sanitary products
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Household plants, including soil
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Kitty litter and dog feces
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Animal bedding from bird/hamster cages
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The green bin will reduce loads of garbage in Toronto, and save you a
ton of money, by not sending all the garbage to Michigan.
The waste in the green bin will be picked up every week, as opposed to
regular garbage pick up every two weeks, This means if you don't start
using the green bin you'll have a lot of smelly garbage for two weeks.
Moral is: Use the green bin!
For more information on where to get more green bins, what other items
can go into the green bin, or any other question you may have, check out
the task force 2010 green bin website:
http://www.toronto.ca/greenbin |
