Do you really care who picks up your garbage as long as it’s picked up? It is estimated that privatizing garbage collection in Toronto could save anywhere from 10 – 30 million dollars. In the 6 municipalities surrounding Toronto 100% of garbage collection is contracted out as compared with Toronto that only contracts out 20%. Using city workers for garbage pickup and disposal is costing us a lot more money than it needs to because our garbage collection and disposal workers are public sector, unionized employees. And the cost savings could be massive if the city was to sell off all or part of its fleet of garbage trucks and/or waste collection equipment. The reality is that private sector waste companies are able to deliver the same service for approximately 20% less than the public sector.

Why isn’t Toronto in step with other municipalities when it comes to garbage collection? Why are we constantly looking to cut services and raise taxes instead of cutting costs?  Would you be in favour of contracting out Toronto’s garbage collection and disposal services?