Economic Review of Proposed Program

The money doesn't make sense on this. Our current expenses might be 125,000$-150,000$ in dumping fees And collections labor may be equal So call it 0.25 million times 12 or 3 million a year for city trash services as currently used. Now the proposal is intended to save maybe 25% of that, as the dumping fees will go down, but the labour will go up. That's internally Now externally If each citizen takes an extra 10-50 minutes on trash solving solutions a week, that's say 60,000 times 30 minutes, times 52 1,560,000 hours of labour at near minimum wage of 15$ per hour, is 23,400,000$ per year that the citizens of Saint John will be forced to spend to save 200,000$ in dumping costs? (That's not including the additional time and money that they have to spend just to find that extra 30 minutes in there week to do this) I'm sorry but the logic thinking that planning and policy makers are doing forgets the MOST IMPORTANT THING! TIME MANAGEMENT quick and wise decisions. Government is to highlight and make easy but NOT by using BULLYING tactics as it doesn't create the "right" buy-in with the public. Please read up on BRIDGE economic for communities, if the logic works for that, it applies universally and you have MISSED the boat within this programming idea. PLEASE STOP IT! PLEASE DON"T BREAK THE LAW (Protection of privacy information is part of the government mandate to assist the citizen in those things the citizen aren't fully informed to protect themselves with.) It's NOT the responsibly or ethical for the government employees to create lists of information that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Please DON"T break the citizens! They will cause additional costs in the way of sanitary sewers will fail at a higher rate due to the "easy" method of flushing your garbage to avoid paying a 2$ bag fee and let your Name be on the trash your throwing away! Please don't expect the Provincial courts to assist you in your illegal actions, they will find for the citizens, and further find for the class action suit later against the city for it's abuse of it's citizens. Sadly No criminal charges will be laid on the staff who broke the law, and infringed on the civil rights and freedoms of the general public, who caused additional tax burden to the general public as the ultimate pocketbook for this is the City funds. The staff should all receive lessons on civic policy, the do's and don'ts to the interworking of a city, so that the ying and yang effects of the pro's and the cons can be more fully understood so that as a citizen I don't need to create this type of document, because preventing a future mistake doesn't fall on me, because it didn't get this far! However that is NOT the case currently. So please STOP this program, before people get hurt, and additional infrastructure systems fail due to the additional surcharge that this program will generate through unintended consequences or intended.

What goes in which tote?

Is there a link detailing what goes in the different colour totes? All I keep seeing is there is a Green and blue tote, but no link of details.

Bag tag is horrible… garbage bin is poorly built

2 bags of garbage every 2 weeks? I live in a large house that produces 6-7 bags every 2 weeks. We already recycle, and compost but a household produces garbage that my tax dollars are supposed to cover to have removed. It’s the basic service included in my property taxes. The “cart” delivered is small and flimsy, and the lid doesn’t even close. I will continue to use my raccoon proof bins, that can be wheeled to the curb and picked up by the truck. If I’m penalized for extra bags, they will be left in the street for the city to deal with. This is simply a cash grab and nothing more.

Use Many Compost Items in Smoothies

You can and should be using stems of parsley, basil and other herbs in your smoothies instead of composting them! Also use slightly "off" lettuce in smoothies. Dehydrate lemon and lime skins after juicing them, then pulverize them in blender to make powder for baking or, yup, SMOOTHIES! You can halve your compost by using these tips!

Information on Pilot

Where were the statistics gathered from for the pilot programs? I see the % of waste diverted which is great but what about the size of the sample and also the average size of house hold? This program would be excellent if not for the restrictions set to "strong arm" people into complying while attempting to make a income. Also the lack of information passed along to household prior to the city deciding on this plan and not taking into account people already had rolling containers. Also only responding to positive posts in this venue is very telling the city is turning a blind eye to anyone that points our flaws with the program implementation. Where would one reach out to get a response to our concerns? Thank you!

I really hope that these bins (blue and green) will come with information on what goes in which bin. + why not glass????

sorting into proper bin colours.

I think for us seniors recycling contains should have wheels.

Wouldn't it be practical to have covers for the recycle bins to avoid things being blown away by wind creating a further mess?

As an infirm senior, I am unable to lift and carry the new bins in and out of the house and to the curb. I'd like wheelie bins for them too.

Rethink the small bins.

Clarity on Bin Delivery for South End.

Can you elaborate on delivery of these bins/carts? I envision them being dropped off at a locked 3/unit apt building and "disappearing" before we are aware that they were there. Can we alternatively pick them up ourselves at some depot? Thx