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The move is intended to encourage residents to sort recycling and compostable materials appropriately, assist with the removal of hazardous items from the waste stream, and offer increased worker safety by enabling the garbage collectors to see the contents of the bags and avoid hazardous items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renee Recoskie, the Director of Waste Management and Environmental Services said the District plans to implement the policy as part of the next rate-supported budget process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Robert Lacroix asked how staff will enforce the policy at waste transfer stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre we adding more staff or is this on the honour system?\u201d he asked<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recoskie said staff are still working on the plans and will have more information in a report forthcoming to council in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recoskie said waste collectors will likely not accept anything with more than roughly 10 per cent of contaminated contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coun. Peter Kelley said implementing proper communication will be vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe must avoid the perception &#8216;we just\u00a0don\u2019t trust you, and now we\u2019re looking through your garbage&#8217; because that\u2019s how it\u2019s going to be perceived,\u201d said Kelley.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The days of black garbage bags in Muskoka are numbered. 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