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Supporting Biodiversity in Toronto - Changes to Spring Yard Waste Schedule

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2021-07-14 · Toronto City Council · referred

As filed

City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, referred Item IE23.5 back to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services with a request to: 1. evaluate opportunities to communicate biodiversity concerns to residents and to encourage them to do outdoor, residential clean-up later in the Spring; 2. consult with City Councillors about any proposed changes for yard waste collection schedules; and 3. report back to the September 14, 2021 meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 4-1

For (4)James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Mike Colle, Mike Layton
Against (1)Denzil Minnan-Wong
Absent (1)Anthony Perruzza
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As the city filed it

This report proposes an amendment to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties (MC 844). Specifically, the proposed amendment to MC 844 would delay the City of Toronto's yard waste collection from single family residential and multi-residential properties by four weeks, to start yard waste collection in late April instead of late March, as an effort to help support biodiversity in Toronto and align with the City of Toronto's Biodiversity Strategy.

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The Biodiversity Strategy includes an action item to review policies and bylaws for opportunities to support biodiversity, and the Pollinator Protection Strategy. This report is jointly submitted by the Solid Waste Management Services and City Planning Divisions in consultation with the Environment and Energy and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Divisions. It details the impact of early spring collection of yard waste on the overwintering and nesting habitats of beneficial insects such as pollinators.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-6.A. of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 2. City Council

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authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 3. City Council direct that the amendment to Section 844-6.A. of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties, come into force on January 1, 2022.

Considered

  • 2021-07-05 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-6.A. of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties.

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    3. City Council direct that the amendment to Section 844-6.A. of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties, come into force on January 1, 2022.

  • 2021-07-14 · Toronto City Council · referred

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