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tudararms
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The burghers of Toronto don't have a lot of style or taste, unfortunately.
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nassauone
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What is more confusing is on Queen W I noticed a beige garbage bun similar to this one with the City of Toronto logo on it. It was full of course.
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billonlogan
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Giant garbage bins trashed in Riverdale
08/10/06
www.insideTORONTO.com
DAVID NICKLE
The giant Eucan garbage bins that first appeared on Riverdale streets a year ago will be around for just a short while longer - but city officials say they'll be gone by the end of next week, following a request from local Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth) to get them out of the ward.
Their departure comes a week late so far as Fletcher is concerned - she'd been assured at a July 5 works committee meeting that the bins would be gone within a month, and this week she was visibly annoyed that the bins were still there.
But according to Robert Orpin, Toronto's director of collections for the south and west district, there was some confusion as to whether there needed to be a motion by council to remove the bins, which were put in place as a part of a three-month pilot project last year.
"Our understanding was, it was...30 days from the end of when council approved this thing," said Orpin. "We're working to get them out - we can remove them but we don't want to remove them until we have a replacement bin to come in behind them."
Later Wednesday, Orpin said he'd received a commitment from Eucan to remove the bins next week.
The agreement with Eucan was originally that the cans, with large advertisements attached to them, would be put in place for a three-month trial period and then removed on a local councillor's request.
Fletcher said that in Riverdale the reception has been uniformly poor.
"I've received a lot of e-mails from people very, very happy that the bins were going to be removed, and the Danforth Business Improvement Area has asked that they be taken out for the Taste of the Danforth," said Fletcher.
Dave Cunningham, chair of the Danforth BIA, said the bin on the south side of the Danforth at Playter Street has been nothing but trouble for pedestrians and businesses alike.
"We hate them," he said.
"There are numerous reasons. One is the placement across the sidewalk blocks too much sidewalk for foot traffic; it also leaves half of the bin's capacity out at the curbside, which doesn't make sense. The bins are always overflowing so I'm assuming they have very limited garbage capacity… It's nice that it has an ashtray but one redeeming quality doesn't make up for the shortfalls."
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If those are the replacements don't even bother.
08/10/06
www.insideTORONTO.com
DAVID NICKLE
The giant Eucan garbage bins that first appeared on Riverdale streets a year ago will be around for just a short while longer - but city officials say they'll be gone by the end of next week, following a request from local Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth) to get them out of the ward.
Their departure comes a week late so far as Fletcher is concerned - she'd been assured at a July 5 works committee meeting that the bins would be gone within a month, and this week she was visibly annoyed that the bins were still there.
But according to Robert Orpin, Toronto's director of collections for the south and west district, there was some confusion as to whether there needed to be a motion by council to remove the bins, which were put in place as a part of a three-month pilot project last year.
"Our understanding was, it was...30 days from the end of when council approved this thing," said Orpin. "We're working to get them out - we can remove them but we don't want to remove them until we have a replacement bin to come in behind them."
Later Wednesday, Orpin said he'd received a commitment from Eucan to remove the bins next week.
The agreement with Eucan was originally that the cans, with large advertisements attached to them, would be put in place for a three-month trial period and then removed on a local councillor's request.
Fletcher said that in Riverdale the reception has been uniformly poor.
"I've received a lot of e-mails from people very, very happy that the bins were going to be removed, and the Danforth Business Improvement Area has asked that they be taken out for the Taste of the Danforth," said Fletcher.
Dave Cunningham, chair of the Danforth BIA, said the bin on the south side of the Danforth at Playter Street has been nothing but trouble for pedestrians and businesses alike.
"We hate them," he said.
"There are numerous reasons. One is the placement across the sidewalk blocks too much sidewalk for foot traffic; it also leaves half of the bin's capacity out at the curbside, which doesn't make sense. The bins are always overflowing so I'm assuming they have very limited garbage capacity… It's nice that it has an ashtray but one redeeming quality doesn't make up for the shortfalls."
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"We're working to get them out - we can remove them but we don't want to remove them until we have a replacement bin to come in behind them."
If those are the replacements don't even bother.
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building babel
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The sudden rash of little blue bins everywhere, with their Miller-esque Clean City Beautiful City logos, have more to do with Big Dave's re-election campaign than anything else, surely?
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samplain
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its the same problem each time.
The litter and recycling slots are too small.
This is why things spill when depositing or stack up on top.
The litter and recycling slots are too small.
This is why things spill when depositing or stack up on top.
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building babel
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You can almost chop your fingers off with the hinged lid of the green bin if you're not careful. The relationship between the loopy handle and the lid of the little fawn coloured kitchen food bin the city gave out is also poorly thought out, functionally. For all the talk coming out of city hall in the past three years about the importance of good design they've shown little awareness of how it can be harnessed to improve our lives.
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borgos
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Why can't they figure out to make a trash bin with the opening on top. Most of the time i see people trying to throw garbage into the sides because they dont want to touch that garbage juice which covers all around the opening
Exactly! It's so obvious, why haven't they figured it out? How frustrating.
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samplain
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people dont want to reach-in, they want to drop-in garbage and recycling.
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MetroMan1000
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To clarify the concerns of some of the posters in this thread: The Blue garbage bins are temporary solutions as the OMG contract is about to expire and an inexpensive solution had to be found until a permanent bin is chosen.
Remember that the city is going to award a contract for bins, newspaper boxes, benches, streetlights, and other forms of street furniture to one contractor in a bid to bring consistency and good design to our streets. Since this process is still ongoing, what would be the point to award OMG with another contract if their bins will be removed in the coming year anyway?
EDIT: I've been told by a councillor insider that these blue boxes are rented and will be returned once the new permanents bins are in place.
Remember that the city is going to award a contract for bins, newspaper boxes, benches, streetlights, and other forms of street furniture to one contractor in a bid to bring consistency and good design to our streets. Since this process is still ongoing, what would be the point to award OMG with another contract if their bins will be removed in the coming year anyway?
EDIT: I've been told by a councillor insider that these blue boxes are rented and will be returned once the new permanents bins are in place.
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MetroMan1000
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Re: dumping garbage vertically, unfortunately this breeds lazy garbage practices. People don't think about where they have to put their refuse so they just dump it all in one bin.
I saw this in action with the Mega Bins. Because there was a large vertical receptacle for garbage and a doored recycling port on the wall of the bin, most people would simply drop all their garbage, recyclable or not in the one bin.
The silver OMG bins have been extremely successful at getting people to separate their trash from their recyclables because all 3 containers are treated equally. When confronted with 3 choices, people need to choose one so their extra 2 seconds at the bin to is used to find the right bin. Why would you spend 2 seconds to find out where to put your garbage and then use the wrong one? It's basic psychology.
My wishlist for a bin is that it is a garbage bin and not an advertising billboard, it must be placed in a logical position favoring good recycling practices and should be large enough to accommodate a pickup cycle without overflowing.
2 receptacles would suffice: Recyclables and Non-Recyclables. Period. If they have a third one for composts and a cigarette extinguisher, that'll be nice too, but not critically necessary.
I saw this in action with the Mega Bins. Because there was a large vertical receptacle for garbage and a doored recycling port on the wall of the bin, most people would simply drop all their garbage, recyclable or not in the one bin.
The silver OMG bins have been extremely successful at getting people to separate their trash from their recyclables because all 3 containers are treated equally. When confronted with 3 choices, people need to choose one so their extra 2 seconds at the bin to is used to find the right bin. Why would you spend 2 seconds to find out where to put your garbage and then use the wrong one? It's basic psychology.
My wishlist for a bin is that it is a garbage bin and not an advertising billboard, it must be placed in a logical position favoring good recycling practices and should be large enough to accommodate a pickup cycle without overflowing.
2 receptacles would suffice: Recyclables and Non-Recyclables. Period. If they have a third one for composts and a cigarette extinguisher, that'll be nice too, but not critically necessary.