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darkpuppet,Dec 2 2008, 02:04 PM Wrote:some interesting conspiracy theories around unions and such in this thread.

While I'm no big fan of unions, the strain and efforts that garbage collectors go through literally destroy their body.  It's the kind of wear and tear that if they can avoid it, I'd say more power to them.

The standard size bins make life easier for them, and in theory, easier for the taxpayer.  However, until everyone has the bins and the number they need, there's going to be these problems.

The majority of the problems with the new bins is the public's ignorance of them.  It seems to be a lot of effort to have people actually think about their garbage instead of just tossing it out.
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If they're only going to lift "standard bins", hypothetically, then additional bins should be available at a ridiculously cheap cost to the homeowner so as to encourage recycling. Homeowners shouldn't have to pay ridiculous costs, repeatedly, just to be able to have their recycling removed from the curbside.

We don't have size-mandated bins around here. Recycling gets taken away. Noone steals our bins, recycle guys do their jobs. If they're (Toronto-side or anywhere) not lifting correctly in the course of doing their work, then that's not my problem. If I don't lift a server or a printer correctly at work, I don't go after IBM or HP. I smarten the f*** up and lift s*** correctly. It shouldn't be any different anywhere else.

Oh wait... unions. :rolleyes: