The city officially committed to expanding recycling bins beyond the downtown core. This win belongs to every person who signed and kept the pressure on our local officials. Keep an eye on your neighborhood to ensure these new bins actually show up as promised.
April 20, 2011
Final supporters
By the year 2017, the City of Hamilton’s Public Works Department plans to be “recognized as the centre of environmental and innovative excellence in Canada.” Its goal to bring a 65% diversion of waste from our one and only landfill site includes a household Blue Box program, Green Cart Program and household hazardous waste program. While these programs address the issue of household waste, the need for public recycling and litter receptacles in downtown Hamilton is apparent in the prevalence of litter, often consisting of potentially useful materials such as plastic containers, papers and bottles, which could be recycled. Thus far, Hamilton has been successful in diverting 42% of waste from the landfill site. However, in order to reach our goal of 65%, we must expand our efforts.
The City of Hamilton has been active in drawing attention to the importance of addressing the issue of littering and waste management in Hamilton. Establishing a more efficient Public Space Recycling Program in downtown Hamilton will promote Hamilton's Clean City Strategy and provide residents with a positive alternative to littering. This petition seeks to have the Public Space Recycling Program expanded beyond the downtown core and into areas such as Corktown, St. Clair, Bakely and Gibson. Please sign this petition to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and help create a cleaner, greener and more "litter-conscious" Hamilton.
Updates
March 15, 2011
The city keeps talking about environmental excellence while our downtown core remains cluttered with recyclable waste. Text this link to three friends who live in the city and call the Public Works department today to demand they address this gap in the diversion plan.
March 15, 2011
Reaching this milestone proves that the city cannot ignore the demand for better waste management in our neighborhoods. Take this momentum and email your local representative to demand they expand these recycling bins into Corktown and beyond.
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2011
6 Comments
Finally. The trash cans downtown are always overflowing with bottles that could easily be recycled. Let's get it done.
it is embarrassing how much garbage is on the street when half of it is just pop bottles. put some bins out.
PLEASE!! clean up our streets!!!
makes no sense to talk about landfill goals but not provide a place to put a plastic bottle while walking to the bus.
we need these everywhere not just downtown. hamilton has the worst recycling access in public spots ive ever seen.
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The city officially committed to expanding recycling bins beyond the downtown core. This win belongs to every person who signed and kept the pressure on our local officials. Keep an eye on your neighborhood to ensure these new bins actually show up as promised.
April 20, 2011
Final supporters
By the year 2017, the City of Hamilton’s Public Works Department plans to be “recognized as the centre of environmental and innovative excellence in Canada.” Its goal to bring a 65% diversion of waste from our one and only landfill site includes a household Blue Box program, Green Cart Program and household hazardous waste program. While these programs address the issue of household waste, the need for public recycling and litter receptacles in downtown Hamilton is apparent in the prevalence of litter, often consisting of potentially useful materials such as plastic containers, papers and bottles, which could be recycled. Thus far, Hamilton has been successful in diverting 42% of waste from the landfill site. However, in order to reach our goal of 65%, we must expand our efforts.
The City of Hamilton has been active in drawing attention to the importance of addressing the issue of littering and waste management in Hamilton. Establishing a more efficient Public Space Recycling Program in downtown Hamilton will promote Hamilton's Clean City Strategy and provide residents with a positive alternative to littering. This petition seeks to have the Public Space Recycling Program expanded beyond the downtown core and into areas such as Corktown, St. Clair, Bakely and Gibson. Please sign this petition to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and help create a cleaner, greener and more "litter-conscious" Hamilton.
Updates
March 15, 2011
The city keeps talking about environmental excellence while our downtown core remains cluttered with recyclable waste. Text this link to three friends who live in the city and call the Public Works department today to demand they address this gap in the diversion plan.
March 15, 2011
Reaching this milestone proves that the city cannot ignore the demand for better waste management in our neighborhoods. Take this momentum and email your local representative to demand they expand these recycling bins into Corktown and beyond.
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2011
6 Comments
about time. sick of seeing coffee cups and plastic everywhere when the city claims to be green.
Finally. The trash cans downtown are always overflowing with bottles that could easily be recycled. Let's get it done.
it is embarrassing how much garbage is on the street when half of it is just pop bottles. put some bins out.
PLEASE!! clean up our streets!!!
makes no sense to talk about landfill goals but not provide a place to put a plastic bottle while walking to the bus.
we need these everywhere not just downtown. hamilton has the worst recycling access in public spots ive ever seen.
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about time. sick of seeing coffee cups and plastic everywhere when the city claims to be green.