How Jamaal Myers voted at council

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1. 2026.MM39.45ADOPTED

   Addressing Recycling in Public Spaces

   Approximately 15,000 recycling receptacles (Blue Bins) are located in public spaces across the City of Toronto. Under the terms of the provincial takeover of Ontario’s Blue Bin (paper and packaging recycling system), the materials deposited in these bins are no longer collected or processed as part of the Blue Bin recycling program. Instead, the contents are collected as solid waste and combined with garbage for disposal in landfill sites. Toronto also has high contamination rates in these receptacles, which means recycling rates in public bins have long been reduced in our city. This disconnects between public perception and operational reality undermines trust and transparency. Many residents reasonably believe that putting their recyclables into Blue Bins and receptacles labelled as recycling in public spaces contributes to waste diversion and environmental protection. If those materials are instead disposed of as garbage, the continued presence of recycling infrastructure in these spaces may mislead the public and may undermine support for recycling and the circular economy more generally. In addition, substantial quantities of valuable and genuinely recyclable materials…

   City Council · 2026-03-26 15:00 PM

   Adopt Item

   Jamaal Myers's vote: Yes

   Majority required - MM39.45 - Adoption of Recommendations 1 and 2 only

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   22-4

   Source outcome