Dumpsters could disappear from alleys

Daily pickup of trash bags may replace garbage bins
Jonathan Woodward, Vancouver Sun
Published: Monday, November 26, 2007

City council will decide this week whether to support plans by local businesses to make their alleys dumpster-free.

Overflowing bins that attract mess and crime should be replaced by small bags of trash that are picked up daily, said Kim Capri, an NPA councillor who will support the plan when it goes to a committee meeting on Thursday.

"Without dumpsters, these spaces become clean and free of disorder, people can think of other ways to use the space," she said.

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