New waste management plan coming before Ottawa council. Here's what's in it.
Published online June 9, 2024
Author: Joanne Laucius
"The plan will be presented to the environment and climate change committee and city council later in June. Councillors received an early look at some of the proposed changes during a technical briefing on Friday.
Ottawa residents will be paying one flat tax for garbage disposal. The city will be exploring proven technologies to reduce the garbage that goes into landfill, banning commercial waste from its landfill and using private-sector landfills.
And there will be new ways to reduce the amount of trash left at the curb, from expanding recycling cafés to reducing food waste to introducing green bins for apartment buildings. ..."
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