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Everald Robley’s electricity was shut off recently because he couldn‘t pay his bills. As winter made its first appearance in Ottawa, he had no hot showers, no heating in his home, no warm food on his plate.
As debate continues over whether dirty diapers, feminine sanitary products and plastic will be allowed in Ottawa’s organic waste facility, some major city garbage producers say they will not be using the Green Bin program at all when it starts next month.
The Ottawa Mission’s recent investment in an apartment building at 199 Holland Ave. has caused mixed reactions.
The proposed method of paying for the city’s new green bin program has left residents feeling that the decision was rushed, unfair, and just another tax hike from the city.
Danny Ghosen, Centretown NewsThe new green bin program has been criticized as rushed and unfair.