Recycling Issues

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I don't think we should be tailoring waste policy around a minority of people with children in diapers, who are also unwilling to use reusable diapers.

Yet apparently, this waste policy is being tailored towards the minority opinion.  The majority of people surveyed preferred a two bag limit and weekly pickup.  A minority said that three to four bags biweekly would work.

Here's what the report itself said:

Citizens were then asked whether their household could manage bi-weekly garbage collection, if unlimited blue boxes and green bins continued to be picked up weekly. Exactly half of the citizens surveyed reported that their current practices would allow them to manage bi-weekly garbage collection, while half were opposed to it. Support for bi-weekly collection is strongest among green bin users.

Citizens were asked their thoughts on a reasonable bag limit for bi-weekly garbage collection. The majority of citizens (66 per cent) would be served by a bi-weekly four bag limit, which corresponds with the reported current set-out rates of approximately two bags per week.

What MidTowner was getting at wasn't who would prefer a different policy, but who would find it more than an inconvenience.