{"id":184966,"date":"2025-01-21T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=184966"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:03:05","slug":"transition-to-clear-garbage-bags-starts-march-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/transition-to-clear-garbage-bags-starts-march-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition to clear garbage bags starts March 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with black garbage bags has just over a month to get them to the curb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District of Muskoka Engineering and Public Works committee will get an update on the transition to clear garbage bags during their Jan. 22 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clear bag program is set to take effect at the curb starting the week of March 3, 2025. The program requires garbage to be set out in clear plastic bags instead of opaque black, green, or other colored plastic bags.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, there will be some flexibility in the first four weeks of the program. During this period, when materials are set out in opaque bags and\/or clear bags contain divertible materials, a reminder notice, including customer service information along with a GLAD clear garbage bag discount coupon and\/or sample, may be left at the curbside to help residents make the adjustment. After this initial period, garbage set out at the curb not in compliance with the program will be tagged with a sticker to flag the issue and will not be collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For privacy, residents can place up to two small privacy bags, such as a regular-sized opaque grocery bag, to hide items in their clear bag. For added privacy, residents can also still place their garbage into a rigid container, as long as the waste is contained in a clear plastic bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All District waste drop-off facilities will continue to accept opaque plastic garbage bags until January 2026. After this date, these facilities will also transition to the clear bag program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2026 onwards, residents may still transport and dispose of waste in opaque garbage bags at all District Transfer Stations but will be required to pay tipping fees for all bags at the Mixed Waste rates, which is nearly double the price per tonne for sorted materials.<\/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>Anyone with black garbage bags has just over a month to get them to the curb. 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