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Council considers ending curbside recycling as sanitation fleet problems pile up
Summary
Council heard a staff recommendation to abolish the city’s curbside recycling program because of equipment breakdowns, contamination of recycling loads and staffing constraints; staff proposed drop‑off alternatives and warned the change could be revisited if fleet capacity improves.
London City Council discussed a staff proposal to end the city’s curbside recycling program and move to alternative drop‑off options after sanitation staff described frequent truck breakdowns, contaminated recycling loads and staffing shortages.
City sanitation representatives told council that contaminated recycling — materials mixed with nonrecyclable waste — has resulted in frequent loads being rejected and routed to the landfill. A sanitation official described the operation as a "money pit" and said the department is often forced to run routes…
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