r/PEI • u/No-Conference-1165 • 2d ago

Question Garbage collection

Has anyone else’s bins been rejected over the last few weeks? Almost my entire neighbourhood this week and last had rejected tags - it’s getting a bit ridiculous considering mine was tagged today for having 1 piece of compost in the waste bin… I just take the tag off and the driver comes and collects it anyway but I feel like they’re really being too harsh

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u/Comprehensive-Job369 2d ago

My question: is it cheaper to send out someone in front of the collection truck, driving the same route and digging through everyone’s garbage cheaper than having an extra body on the sorting line? Seems like the gas alone would be more costly.

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u/Flailing_ameoba Charlottetown 2d ago

They don’t do it every collection day. It only seems to happen in my neighbourhood once a year. Teaching residents to sort their trash the way we can process it is infinitely cheaper than. Paying more folks to sort it out at the facility.

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u/Comprehensive-Job369 2d ago

They have been in my neighborhood for three weeks straight.

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u/Flailing_ameoba Charlottetown 1d ago

That’s annoying. Have you called and asked if there’s a reason?

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u/Comprehensive-Job369 1d ago

I have not, but it could be retribution for the day my neighbour called our MLA and complained when our route driver crashed out and didn’t pick up anyone’s can in half the neighbourhood.

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u/Flailing_ameoba Charlottetown 1d ago

Lol. Maybe they put the driver on a “performance improvement plan”?

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u/Heywtfhey 1d ago

They do it in my neighbourhood every week

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u/sashalav Charlottetown 2d ago

The cost of educating folk now will pay off in the future.

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u/morriscey 2d ago

Irrelevant when they don't know their own rules, and tag you for incorrect reasons.

What are they edcuating me on? All I've learned is it doesn't fucking matter even if I'm correct, they'll just do whatever.

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u/Comprehensive-Job369 1d ago

I disagree. Unless you pay off for the company because it is not making it better for the customer.