NEW: Sources tell CTV News Ottawa that a compromise motion will be introduced at Wednesday's council meeting to impose a three-item limit on households for garbage collection every two weeks, instead of a 'bag tag' system. Ottnews
Coun. Riley Brockington tells Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa at Work the three bag cap proposal is similar to a motion he presented to the environment and climate change committee last week. That motion was defeated by an 8-2 vote.
Brockington says the "challenge" for council is neither the 'bag tag' supporters or opponents can get the support to pass their plan. Coun. Marty Carr introduced a motion, supported by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, to allow residents to place two items at the curb every two weeks with no tag, with additional items requiring a tag at a cost of $3 each. Under the proposal, homeowners would receive 15 free tags to help ease the transition.
Speaking on Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa at Work with guest host Graham Richardson, Coun. Allan Hubley said he does not support a 'bag tag' system. Hubley says the proposed 'bag tag' policy, with a $3 charge for additional tags, is a "penalty" on residents and on larger families."The big issue, the one that's not getting discussed in any of this because we're doing bag tag before about we talk about waste as a whole problem, is the multi-residential units. There's no recycling or composting or anything going on and that’s a huge segment of the waste that’s being produced for the landfill.