The Blue Box Changes…

The Blue Box Changes proposal is probably well-intended. But please know that most people didn't understand it. I still don't, and I read the full thing as carefully as I could.

For example: I live in a multi-unit condo. There is a garbage chute on each floor. There are blue boxes outside which are marked as "for recycling". But there is no black box near the blue boxes into which just-junk can be dumped. This becomes particularly necessary when there are rules governing what goes into green boxes [the garbage chute] and blue boxes and what cannot go into them. Well then, where is What Cannot supposed to go?

Mr Ford's government needs to actively consider that multi-storeyed apartment buildings and condominiums -- of which Ontario has several thousands and they are growing -- need very clear rules and three colour coded boxes.

There should also be a plan to actively use the re-useables after they are collected. Canada -- starting with Onario showing the way -- can become part of the Circular Economy and companies can be started by entrepreneurs, like the ones which exist, or can even be Canadian-bettered because garbage can be repurposed to be more treasure than trash.

Please see a related link below:

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317

The book above, through the World Bank, is described as follows: By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050. Beyond the core data metrics from waste generation to disposal, the report provides information on waste management costs, revenues, and tariffs; special wastes; regulations; public communication; administrative and operational models; and the informal sector.

Please also read the link below which talks of super enzymes which can eat plastic bottles faster. The point would also be that Canada, starting with Ontario pushing for it, can demand plastic bottle re-designs [like the tiny tweaks recently in the Pepsi bottle] which will save plastic per bottle.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/28/new-super-enzyme-ea…

Good luck with a practical plan for all of it.