The thirty garbage bins removed by Parks Canada along the Lachine Canal will be reinstalled. A quick end to this unpopular pilot project, which lasted only four weeks.
Although the cleanliness of the canal “was considered satisfactory and similar to other sectors” during the first weeks of the pilot project, Parks Canada announced in a press release that it will reinstall the thirty garbage bins removed from the Lachine Canal site, after having “acknowledged the comments received”.
The project aimed to make visitors to the Lachine Canal aware of the quantity of waste they generate, in addition to remedying the overflow of trash cans resulting from the deposit of household and construction waste.
The idea, however, was not unanimous among visitors to the Canal, who feared, among other things, that waste would accumulate on the ground. After the trash was removed, some residents were already complaining about bags of dog poop lying around on the ground.
Parks Canada assures that the pilot project “taught a lot,” adding that new collection bins will be installed in strategic locations along the canal to test their effectiveness.
With The Canadian Press