Q&A
Discussion of implementation timeline and warning period for wheelie bin requirements
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about the implementation timeline and warning period for the wheelie bin requirements. Commissioner Jessica Tisch provides details on the timeline and approach.
- The mandate went into effect on November 12th
- The warning period is expected to last through January 2, 2025
- The department aims to drive compliance rather than be punitive
- Warnings look like summonses but have no cost attached, encouraging compliance
Julie Won
0:42:06
I would love to work with you on that.
0:42:07
I also want to follow-up, from our first question.
0:42:10
You were say I love that you were doing this in phases, and it takes 9 months to go into effect.
0:42:15
How long is the warning period that you have out of the 9 months?
0:42:19
For the wheelie bin?
Jessica Tisch
0:42:21
For the wheelie bin?
Niki Cross
0:42:21
For the
Julie Won
0:42:22
Yeah.
0:42:22
For the current Canadianization with the wheelie bins for citywide.
Jessica Tisch
0:42:26
So the mandate went into effect last week on November 12th, and we do not we expect to for the warning period to last through January 2, 2025.
0:42:40
We don't wanna be punitive here.
0:42:42
We really just wanna see compliance.
0:42:45
And what we saw with businesses was that warning period really did give an opportunity to drive compliance.
0:42:53
Because the warnings look just like a summons.
0:42:55
There is no cost attached.
Christine Datz-Romero
0:42:57
I can
Julie Won
0:42:57
you share that percentage?
