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Welcome to London, Ontario,
where it's not necessary to have
have a degree in order to know what day garbage day is, however evidence does
seem to suggest that it helps.
For example,
I have a degree, and guess what, I know when it's garbage day! But I also have friends who don't have degrees,
and guess what they can figure out too...
what day garbage day is. Why? Because we all use our heads.
Here in London the system is a "different day" garbage system. Now before you ask me a
silly question let me give you a simple answer, and that my friends is that yes,
there is a method to this madness and it's called this system saves taxpayers
dollars. How does the system work you ask? Well
basically your garbage advances one day each week. So if it was Tuesday last week
it will be Wednesday this week. If it's Wednesday this week it will be Thursday next week.
What do you do in the case of a holiday? Guess what, your garbage day advances
multiple days. Think you can handle it? Well if you're past the age of puberty, I certainly
hope so.
Oh, and by the way, don't follow your neighbour's leads. Because even if they're
post pubescent the odds are half of them will put their garbage out at the wrong time,
and then guess what, if you follow their lead, by the end of the week everybody
what the garbage out. Not only does it look bad but it's not also smells bad too,
kind of like dirty armpits. Fortunately, I like to shower, so mine are clean! Moving forward,
London has a really generous garbage limit that disturbingly
people still take for granted. In this city you can put out 4 containers of garbage
each week. Yes, I said containers, not bags. And that's just for your standard household
garbage.
Big stuff, you got something you want to throw away, like a sofa? Well, give it to
to us City of London says. An old desk? Sure, we'll take that too!
That's because in London big stuff isn't a big problem, what is a big problem
is your household garbage.
Why you ask? Because who lives in the City of London? You, me
and other animals! These other animals like to get into your garbage.
We know this because on average, London raccoons, as our data shows us,
put on twenty percent of their body weight every garbage day.
Now, putting your garbage out at inappropriate hours not only looks bad
and smells bad, but these other animals will get into it. So, keep your garbage secure.
This brings me to my next point, put your garbage out on time.
That's anytime from 6pm the night before to 7am the morning of.
Any time outside of those times and you're living outside the by-law, my
friend, and guess who pays for that,
either you or your landlord. Save yourself the hassle, put your garbage out
on time.
Now, unless of course you like paying unnecessary bills AKA tickets from the
city
Or you're just looking to throw a dinner party for some local raccoons or skunks.
Have you met my friend Pepé Le Pew?
Important: if your trash collector has left some trash on your curb they left it there
for a reason. Old TV's, old electronics, computers, metal,
or hazardous waste for that matter will be left at your curb.
There's depots throughout the city that will happily take this stuff, as well as
small businesses that you can just give it to and they will receive it with
a smile.
Do some research London.ca. Find your nearest depot!
At the end of the day, my friends, we all live in the Forest City, please keep it
tidy, it will just make it a better place for all of us.