Blue Bin Litter

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2026-02-04 · Toronto City Council · received

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City Council on February 4, 2026, received Administrative Inquiry IA36.1 from Councillor Dianne Saxe, Ward 11, University-Rosedale, regarding Blue Bin Litter, and Answer IA36.1a from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, for information.

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Refer Item · Lost, 9-15

For (9)Dianne Saxe, James Pasternak, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Lily Cheng, Michael Thompson, Parthi Kandavel, Paul Ainslie, Vincent Crisanti

Against (15)Alejandra Bravo, Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Chris Moise, Frances Nunziata, Gord Perks, Jamaal Myers, Mike Colle, Neethan Shan, Nick Mantas, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Rachel Chernos Lin, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday

Absent (2)Ausma Malik, Brad Bradford

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Councillor Dianne Saxe, Ward 11, University-Rosedale, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Toronto Municipal Code S27-7.11 to clarify the City's response to the large amount of litter created by poor customer service from Circular Materials in the provincial takeover of Blue Bin collection. Since January 1, when Circular Materials became responsible for Toronto's Blue Bin program, numerous residents have reported poor customer service, including late and missed collections and sloppy handling of bins.

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Much Blue Bin material has become litter during this sloppy handling or as the wind blows and bins are tipped over awaiting overdue pickups. This large amount of Blue Bin litter is a concern to my residents and will wastefully inflate litter collection costs for the city during a very tight budget year. I respectfully request the following information: 1. What are the City's plans to collect all this Blue Bin litter, some of which is now mixed into snowbanks? 2. How many extra taxpayer dollars does the City expect to spend collecting this extra litter? 3. What steps will the City take to recover these extra costs from Circular Materials?

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