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Toronto Green Bin wants diapers?!
For the last 11 months used a lovely GTA based service called WonderWear that has a reusable diaper service, where they come pick them up and deliver fresh diapers that snap up. And we use disposable diapers when we go out, which end up going into the garbage, but we’ve started to use more at home. I always thought these were garbage given the nature of what’s on a diaper but upon perusing the green bin contents on the city website, it looks like diapers are a green bin item! But not wipes.
Am I the last to know? Does everyone here separate their diapers from wipes and then green bin them?
Source: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8be6-Green_Bin_Organics_Guide_8.5x11.pdf
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I know! I got excited when I discovered this too but unfortunately the disposable diapers aren’t compostable and wind up in the landfill either way 😅 The city allows them in the green bins as a courtesy so caregivers don’t have to hang on to dirty diapers until trash pick up every other week (green bins are picked up weekly).
So what is really happening to food waste, just going to the landfills? I thought it was recycled in some ways....
@Joi oh this makes sense. I wonder who makes truly compostable diapers or if the city would just see diapers and sort them into the landfill regardless.
@BL I’m hoping true compostable food waste doesn’t just get pitched into the landfill!
Yes, green bin!! ☺️
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No Omggg! I didn’t know this. I’ll be doing it moving forward. 😓😓