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Sudbury, Ont. staff propose clear garbage bags as one way to reduce waste at the landfill

City staff say a lot of what ends up in people’s garbage bags should be in blue or green bins instead

CBC NewsJonathan Migneault

City staff in Sudbury, Ont. presented clear garbage bags as one way to divert waste from the city's landfill, during a meeting on Monday.

The city wants to divert 90 per cent of its solid waste by 2050 in order to maximize space at the landfill.

Renee Brownlee, the city's director of environmental services, told councillors that a household waste audit last year found that households that didn't use their green cart, for organic waste, could have diverted around half their garbage.

The same audit …

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CBC NewsJonathan Migneault, Posted: Mar 27, 2024 12:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
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