Dear Editor: While I wholeheartedly agree with efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and taxpayers' costs, I have concerns with the locking green waste bins.
Bears are known for their keen sense of smell. Some years ago I added several well boiled beef soup bones to my square and hefty compost bin. A bear rendered the compost bin useless.
For a demonstration, I suggest the mayor order staff
to place a dozen of these bins, full of smelly kitchen waste, across the district's northern boundary and see what happens to them after a few weeks.
Secondly, the district has many properties with very steep driveways, some owned by people - like seniors - not strong enough to control the wheeled bins. Are these people to hitch a ride on them and compete with longboarders down the hills? Collecting these bins every two weeks may work in
the cold weather. But in the hot weather? No thanks. We already have too many skunks contributing foul smells. We certainly do not need these smelly cans.
Before we are forced to spend the money for the purchase, we need answers to a lot more questions. Only then will we know whether the cans are a benefit.
John Consiglio North Vancouver John Consiglio North Vancouver
