.thinktankSK: Saskatoon city hall has been debating a user fee for trash collection based on how much you're sending to the landfill for decades. yxe
Under this proposal, pitched by city hall for consideration 24 years ago, according to a StarPhoenix article, people in Humboldt paid $1 for every bag of garbage they produced. The strategy reduced the amount of trash sent to the Humboldt landfill by 60 per cent, the April 1998 article said.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The epic struggle continues on Monday, when city council votes on a model similar in theme to the Humboldt one proposed 24 years ago.