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Hamilton City Council Votes to Add $21 Million In Additional Taxpayer Costs to Waste Collection Contract

Hamilton taxpayers will be paying an additional $21 million dollars for waste collection starting in 2021.

Some or all of this cost increase could potentially have been avoided through bi-weekly colleciton of landfill waste or by bringing all collection services in-house.

Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,

In November 2019, I proposed two potential cost saving measures for the upcoming waste collection contract:

1. Consideration of bi-weekly collection of landfill waste.
2. Bring all waste collection services in-house.

In a close vote (losing by one) both these potential cost saving measures were rejected by the majority of Hamilton City Council.

As a result, Hamilton taxpayers will now be paying an additional $21 million dollars towards waste collection between 2021 and 2028.

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Leaf and Yard Waste Collection on Hold

Curbside pick-up of leaf and yard waste has been suspended until further notice. Continue reading to find out why and what you can do to dispose of your leaf and yard waste.

Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,

Curbside pick-up of leaf and yard waste was suspended on March 24th, 2020 until further notice.

As we are heading into warmer spring weather when we are all outside tidying up our lawns and property, we recognize that the suspension of leaf and yard waste pickup is a major inconvenience for Ward 8 residents.

We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience, continue reading below…

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Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko Moves To Include Internal Bid and Bi-Weekly Landfill Waste With Next Collection Contract

Hello, Ward 8 Neighbours!

Today, Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko introduced a motion for an internal City of Hamilton bid and the inclusion of an option for bi-weekly landfill waste collection to be included with the next City of Hamilton waste collection contract.

Councillor Danko’s motion was included on today’s Public Works Committee agenda as a Notice of Motion and will be debated for a vote at the next Public Works Committee meeting on November 18th, 2019.

For more details, please continue reading below.

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Landfill Garbage Diversion – A Cost Saving Opportunity for Ward 8 Taxpayers

Hello, Ward 8 Neighbours!

This summer the City of Hamilton will be tendering it’s Municipal Waste Collection Contract for 2021 – 2028 (with possible extensions to 2030)

The previous term of Council provided direction that landfill garbage will continue to be picked up on a weekly basis.

However, there are significant cost saving opportunities for Ward 8 taxpayers if landfill garbage diversion strategies are considered – including bi-weekly landfill garbage collection and/or a change to clear landfill garbage bags.

For a full statement by Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko, please continue reading below.

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Councillor John-Paul Danko