City Council Endorses Waste Management Plan To Improve Cleanliness Throughout Peterborough
/City Council has endorsed an initiative to improve the cleanliness of parks, streets, the downtown core, and other public spaces through a coordinated program of waste management, public education, compliance and enforcement at its meeting on Monday night.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The initiative will include actions such as:
Increasing the bi-weekly bag limit to eight bags from the current limit of four bags for residential collection areas, until Dec. 31, 2027
A communication and engagement campaign
A targeted surveillance camera pilot at selected parks and public space locations
Improvements to the public reporting process for illegal dumping and improper waste set-out
Targeted outreach to landlords, property managers, the DBIA, and multi-residential properties to support collection education
Removing the fee for Large Article Collection
Reducing the fee for a green bin cart from the current rate of $88.49 per unit to $35.40 per unit
Resuming enforcement activities that had been paused for unattributed/orphaned garbage on boulevards within the area bounded by and including Park Street, McDonnel Street, Water Street and Sherbrooke Street
Requesting that Canadian Pacific railway respond to and action the request from the City to remove all waste material from their corridors and implement a report and response program for timely cleaning response
