You’ll often hear people say that Toronto has two seasons:
Winter and Construction season. Let’s add a third…Raccoon season. If you didn’t
already know, Toronto has been labelled “the raccoon capital of the world” next
to Chicago and New York City. How lovely!
It’s funny how we get upset and complain when these nasty creatures knock
down our green bins and eat our garbage. We do everything we can to stop this
from happening by adding locks or using bungee cords to secure our green bins. C’mon folks! Really? Raccoons are smarter
than that.
Last Thursday, Mayor John Tory unveiled Toronto’s new and
improved green bin. They’re twice the size of our current one with locking lids
and latches. If approved by City Council, these monstrous bins will be
distributed later this year/early next year.
Guess how much these new bins are going to cost us? Thirty
one million dollars! What’s the point when these raccoons are eventually going
to figure out how to open them? Don’t underestimate these furry creatures.
I can think of two solutions to solve our raccoon problem.
One, have a zero raccoon policy like Japan. They trap 10,000 raccoons a year
and kill them. Or two, put your green bins out in the morning before heading to
work as opposed to putting them out at night. The latter would save our city
$31 million dollars and save you from cleaning up after them.
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