Calgary getting to be a police state?

[JLM]

It's official, Calgarians will pay $6.50 per month for mandatory composting - Calgary - CBC News


We keep a container right beside the kitchen sink where we dump all compostables and take them out to a pile at the back of the yard, eventually being returned to the garden as soil. I think if I lived in Calgary I'd tell them to shove it where the sun don't shine! It's a money grab!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Another 'green' tax grab. And for the 95% who won't compost there will be a lot of garbage to pick up on every other week.

 

[JLM]

Another 'green' tax grab. And for the 95% who won't compost there will be a lot of garbage to pick up on every other week.

That's fine, I just think people should have the choice!

 

[gerryh]

That's fine, I just think people should have the choice!

They've had the choice up to now, and they have chosen not to compost, but instead, continue to throw compostable material in with the garbage.

Another 'green' tax grab. And for the 95% who won't compost there will be a lot of garbage to pick up on every other week.

It's a way to cut down on landfill use. When they added the blue recycle bins, it cut down considerably on the amount of garbage picked up. They are hoping the same thing happens with the composting material.


If our landfills had unlimited area, wouldn't be anything to worry about, unfortunately, that is not the case.

 

[JLM]

They've had the choice up to now, and they have chosen not to compost, but instead, continue to throw compostable material in with the garbage.





It's a way to cut down on landfill use. When they added the blue recycle bins, it cut down considerably on the amount of garbage picked up. They are hoping the same thing happens with the composting material.


If our landfills had unlimited area, wouldn't be anything to worry about, unfortunately, that is not the case.

Good to hear from you Gerry, I was just thinking you'd be piping up shortly and I agree with 90% of what you say, but I say people should be given the choice, which way they want to go.

 

[gerryh]

Good to hear from you Gerry, I was just thinking you'd be piping up shortly and I agree with 90% of what you say, but I say people should be given the choice, which way they want to go.

and I pointed out that they had a choice, and chose not to compost. Therefore they will now have to pay.

 

[petros]

According to my house taxes I have to fork over $150 for an "organics" bin this year. No more completing because apparently it stinks and rats love em.

The city is kind enough to complete my waste and selling back to me as bags of soil.

How cute.

 

[JLM]

According to my house taxes I have to fork over $150 for an "organics" bin this year. No more completing because apparently it stinks and rats love em.

The city is kind enough to complete my waste and selling back to me as bags of soil.

How cute.

I was under the impression AB is rat free...............at least the four legged ones!

 

[gerryh]

According to my house taxes I have to fork over $150 for an "organics" bin this year. No more completing because apparently it stinks and rats love em.

The city is kind enough to complete my waste and selling back to me as bags of soil.

How cute.

Sucks to be you. We are only looking at 6.50 per month. About half what you pay.

I was under the impression AB is rat free...............at least the four legged ones!

We pretty much are. He is not from or in Alberta.

 

[B00Mer]

Maybe it would be better under a Trump leadership..

 

[Locutus]

"It's important to frame this in the context of, not a fee but in cost avoidance," he said.

lmfao

it's a not a fee.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They've had the choice up to now, and they have chosen not to compost, but instead, continue to throw compostable material in with the garbage.





It's a way to cut down on landfill use. When they added the blue recycle bins, it cut down considerably on the amount of garbage picked up. They are hoping the same thing happens with the composting material.


If our landfills had unlimited area, wouldn't be anything to worry about, unfortunately, that is not the case.

Not against composting. Just the tax on it. Just call it a property tax increase which is what it is. And if you want to cut down on the waste, make it a per container of trash charge. Make composting and recycling pickups free and unlimited. Placing a tax on what you are encouraging is insane.

 

[captain morgan]

I'm just trying to get my head around how one equates a composting fee with being in a police state

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I'm just trying to get my head around how one equates a composting fee with being in a police state

When you're a shrieking dwama queen, it's easy.

After all, it really is

 

[darkbeaver]

"It's important to frame this in the context of, not a fee but in cost avoidance," he said.

lmfao

it's a not a fee.

Newspeak.

Us rurals just hurl it out the door, front or back, it
matters not to the chickens.

 

[captain morgan]

When you're a shrieking dwama queen, it's easy.

After all, it really is

No doubt... I can envision the scene being complete with armed, jack booted storm troopers being installed on every residential street corner to round-out the police state

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

No doubt... I can envision the scene being complete with armed, jack booted storm troopers being installed on every residential street corner to round-out the police state

Nah, they'll be Birkenstocked storm troopers.

 

[JLM]

I'm just trying to get my head around how one equates a composting fee with being in a police state

O.K. a dictator state if you will!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

O.K. a dictator state if you will!

Six million Jews, six-fifty in fees.

Sounds about equal to me.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I'm just trying to get my head around how one equates a composting fee with being in a police state

That is a bit of a stretch for me. Maybe a Liberal state.