Eug
Senior Member
I was at the eggsmart at Bay and Elm this morning. The ?manager there went outside and swept up all the street garbage in front of the restaurant. She didn't touch the garbage bin itself or the open garbage bag someone had stuck to the side of it, but did clean all around it.I'm noticing more and more of the City garbage bins around downtown being re-sealed, presumably by BIA's, neighbourhood associations etc. Garbage bags are being hung on the sides of many of the bins so that they can be easily changed. In the Church-Wellesley Village someone (the BIA?) has cut pink bristol board, placed it over the openings, wrote "FULL" and then taped them securely with clear packing tape, and provided garbage bags on the sides. Surprisingly I still see overflowing bins with garbage in front of them along Bloor St. between Yonge & Ave. Rd., someone should get with the program there!
Sealing the garbage bins similar to what I noted above also helps reduce the smell from the rotting garbage inside dramatically.
For that open garbage bag stuck to the side, it was almost empty, although it was only 7 am. I wonder if these are removed on a daily basis by the restaurants/stores/BIAs, with new fresh bags placed there every day.
Bay Street up to Wellesley (where I turned off Bay) seemed quite clean by the way, presumably thanks to the shop owners like these.