Participative garbage cans arrive in Plateau
The Plateau will soon have participative garbage cans allowing people to hang up cans and bottles that can be returned for deposit.
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Patrick 13:37 on 2019-02-25 Permalink
Nice idea, but how will they prevent the receptacles from being filled with random trash? I recall seeing In Paris special recycling bins on the street with openings on the side just big enough to push a wine bottle through.
Blork 13:55 on 2019-02-25 Permalink
Patrick, it’s a normal trash bin, but it has a ring around the exterior where you can put bottles or cans to make it easier for bottle pickers to take them away. The idea is that bottle pickers don’t have to dig into the bin to get the returnable items.
I suspect most pickers will still dig, because they won’t trust that everyone is using it right, but it’s a nice touch and doesn’t really cost anything or require any extra work on the part of the city, so why not?
Chris 19:57 on 2019-02-25 Permalink
Yeah, sounds like a good idea that could work!
Bill Binns 11:00 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
The city is finally getting into the business of regulating the scavenger business. This won’t end well. Who has the right to take this stuff? First come first serve? What if the first guy there is driving a pickup truck and cleaning out the whole neighborhood?
DeWolf 12:57 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
Your faith in humanity never ceases to astound me, Bill.
Blork 15:16 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
Bill Binns, you’re overreacting. This is simply a small modification to the garbage bins to let you put returnables on a ring around the bin instead of inside the bin. And nobody gives AF if someone drives around with a truck clearning out the neighbourhood because (a) it won’t happen (there’s not enough $$ to be made to be worth it), and (b) the main objective is to get that stuff returned for deposit instead of in the landfills, so who cares who’s doing it?