Toronto Cracks Down on Waste Contamination at Multifamily Properties

The City of Toronto is cracking down on bylaw infractions concerning the co-mingling of garbage and recycling in bins put out for municipal pick-up at multi-residential properties. Last year, bylaw enforcement officers issued 15 times as many tickets for waste contamination at residential properties that receive municipal pick-up as were issued in the three previous years combined.

Jim McKay, general manager of Solid Waste Management Services, said that some of the increase could be attributed to a new initiative aimed at tackling waste contamination at multi-residential properties across the city. He said Municipal Licensing and Standards, the division responsible for bylaw enforcement, set up a multi-residential team, which is working with leads from his division on the initiative.