“The new rules would allow garbage collectors to inspect trash cans and ticket offending parties if food and compostable material makes up 10 percent or more”
Do the garbage men really have the time and inclination to personally inspect each garbage can as well as measure how much food is in the garbage? When the garbage men come down my street, they grab those trash cans, empty it into the truck, toss the garbage cans back to the curb and race towards the next garbage cans. I think they want to get that job over as soon as possible and get home just as quickly.
I didn’t read the article yet. So is the ticket added to the garbage collection bill? This could help pay for their wage increases and pensions!
So now the garbage men, just like the cops, are primarily revenue generators for the city....., and then whatever their job is second.
I bet if this B.S. ordinance is allowed to exist, then you will see a slow exodus to leave the city. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
If they incentivise the collector with a percentage of the fines I’ll bet they could get 100% issuance.
Easy solution for me. My dogs produce more that 5 pounds of waste each day. Much more than the food I toss. So mix the dog sh!t in with the food and see just how long the trash man spends “inspecting” the trash.