| 1 | 06/21/2005 05:02:33 PM | [Blank] |
| 2 | 06/22/2005 10:37:29 AM | [Blank] |
| 3 | 06/27/2005 09:37:09 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | They are too big and ugly. They look like a cash grab. I have been to many world class cities and I have never seen such ugly things before. | No | “I believe that they are a blight on the urban landscape. There are better ways to deal with the issue of garbage. Between the billboards on the buses and the hideously painted streetcars, it really looks like Toronto is for sale.” | [Blank] |
| 4 | 06/28/2005 08:53:22 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | We are already bombarded with advertising! | “Perhaps if they were a little shorter and less “in your face”” |
| 5 | 06/28/2005 11:08:27 AM | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | I went to Canada’s Wonderland the other day and I noticed that everywhere you went there were garbage bins but not one recycle bin. Can’t the government or the city do anything about that???? |
| 6 | 06/28/2005 05:31:31 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and Browns Line | Yes | Very simple to understand and at the right height. | Yes | They are perfect. | Yes | The city should look for more and improved ways of getting more revenue. This bins are superior to the current bins. | The city should allow the installation of this bins throughout. They are great. |
| 7 | 06/28/2005 05:33:08 PM | Yes | Lakeshore (Long Branch Go) | Yes | No problems with the bin. | Yes | Perfect. They look great. | Yes | The city need more revenue. | The bins look great. |
| 8 | 06/28/2005 05:34:17 PM | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | They well positioned | Yes | [Blank] | They blend and feel like Toronto. |
| 9 | 06/29/2005 08:02:50 AM | No | [Blank] | Yes | “The newly designed advertising signs are garbage! And , being illuminated, will contribute to light pollution and smog.” | No | “So sucked in by “free”! And, like the current crop of garbage cans – we will be faced with sidewalk clutter and no meaningful revenues. Charge the foreign company $5000/can/yaer and let them sell the advertising – let’s see how fast they back out!” | UGLY! UGLY! Why not sell the side of all govt. buildings while you’re at it. |
| 10 | 06/29/2005 08:54:07 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | “I think they will take up far too much space. Their height could be a danger to pedestrians, blocking the view of traffic and vica versa.” | No | The Toronto Star reported the city would recieve 1 million more than they are making right now off the current bins. That amount of money is in no way worth selling public space to advertisers. | “Beyond being sick of bombarded with advertisements, I think they are inefficient. They are not lablled well and they are much easier to overflow.” |
| 11 | 06/29/2005 09:31:06 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | “Please consider ,1 the hygiene will I have to use my hand to open? ,2 the amount of energy used to power the lighted garbage bin” |
| 12 | 06/29/2005 10:18:13 AM | No | hmmm soon to be in my face no matter where i go. | No | “well, i tend to avoid advertising, so no, i wouldn’t ever place garbage in these. if anything, i would smear it all over the ads.” | No | “hey! just what i wanted, a gigantic ad that’s bigger than me! right in my face! isn’t the city great?!?!?” | No | no! no! no! there IS more behind this than meets the eye. think for a moment at why a company is willing to provide 3000 bins free of charge and allow all the revenue to go to the city. advertising is distorting everything. we are being subjected to a cruel fantasy world every moment of our lives. the sheer number of ads already in the city is OUTRAGEOUS and this is not going to help. think beyond advertising for money. think hard. | “take them down. i warn you. they will be the most vandalised items in the entire city, right next to those goddamned tv screens you put in the subways. you’re making grave mistakes and inching one step towards being another version of america. commericialization is terrorism. be warned.” |
| 13 | 06/29/2005 11:08:00 AM | Yes | Intersection of Bathurst and College St. | No | “The bin was not practical and was poorly labelled. The hole for the recycling was terribly small while the garbage bin was near its capacity and about to overflow. The garbage bin is unnecessarily tall and was much less convenient than a simple, ordinary trash can.” | No | “These bins are an absolute nusance to pedestrains and I personally saw several people’s handbags get caught at the edges of the garbage bin. Nobody uses the side facing the street and therefore the side facing the sidewalk is almost always full to the brim. Unlike regular trash bins, these new garbage/recycling bins are hard to use and create an obtacle on the sidewalk.” | No | “I am totally against installing these large, awkward bins on our already crowded streets. It is a prime example of how our city cares more about advertising revenues than the convenience of its taxpaying citizens. Along with other Torontonians, I resent the commercialization of our public spaces and truly hope that this government is not corrupt enough that it will listen to private advertising agencies rather than the voices of the people.” | “My only suggestion is that the City of Toronto listen to the taxpayers and remove these awkward, ugly, and inconvenient garbage bins off the street. They are a nusance to pedestrians and make the surrounding area look terrible to the eye. They are not aesthtically pleasing and the only reason they are so big is so that our already beggardly and stooping government can beg for some more money through advertising revenues. The cigarette holder, garbage/recycling holes are badly labelled and too small to deal with so much garbage. The fact that more attention has been spent on the advertising side of the bin is proof of the real motive behind this project. Listen to the citizens and do us all a favour; let Toronto return to the non-corrupt and clean city that it once was.” |
| 14 | 06/29/2005 11:47:35 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | Too BIG! | Yes | “1. Not enough financial return from the ads for the city.2. There is enough advertising clutter on city streets. Get rid of the advertising and make our city clean and beautiful!” | They’re ugly. |
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| 16 | 06/29/2005 01:24:27 PM | Yes | “Lake Shore Blvd. W. near the Long Branch GO station” | No | I did not see any recyclable slots. Its also hard to tell that its a garbage can as it appears to be nothing more than a large billboard. | No | “These are way too big for the sidewalks. We need normal sized garbage containers that take up no more space than they have to, not billboards with little garbage containers hidden inside.” | No | These are nothing more than billboards. The city should spend the necessary money to keep our public spaces free of giant billboards. | Get rid of them. They are intrusive and overbearing. |
| 17 | 06/29/2005 02:12:19 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and 30th St. | No | “No, the top two hole in particular are not labelled well enough.” | Yes | They are positioned in a manner that make it difficult to access one side of the bin. | No | “These bins are an eyesore. They are a danger to pedestrians and motorists because they block vital sightlines. I would not want to be turning a corner and hit a shorter child because I had not seen them approaching an intersection, or if they were to dart out from behind a sign to J-walk. They are unatractive items that take away from the streetscape and are a disturbing sign of the times that put corporate wishes ahead of public needs. We already have too much advertising on our streets in our newspapers, on tv and radio, in magazines, etc..... I’d rather the city use un-intrusive, practical bins made of recyled materials. If any info is to be posted on them, it should be public awareness messages or maps of the area. The bins must blend into the surroundings and be easy to empty and maintain, and they should not block any sightlines that would interfere with pedestrian/bicycle traffic. The city is holding a symposium this week on Urban design, so listen to them and don’t make this mistake. Think about whether or not you would like to stare at one of these 7 foot monsters.” | [Blank] |
| 18 | 06/29/2005 02:41:17 PM | Yes | Not sure close to lakeshore Go station | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | I like them I think that the argument that more waste will be produced because of the bigger bins is insaine and I don’t understand the rationale behind it. | Yes | “I have no problem with the advertising, as long as the city uses that money to better Toronto for the public (maybe for use in outdoor programs) as opposed to just filling pockets” | “Not really other than these bins are already in use across North America and in Europe so why not in Toronto, Montreal seems happy with theirs.” |
| 19 | 06/29/2005 04:01:27 PM | No | [Blank] | No | poorly set up.....Not good if your short...also...needs better desigaton signs | Yes | I hate it....why are you selling more public space...its sick | No | They are ugly.....maybe if they were bulit into bus shelters that would be a verygood idea; not the way they are now | [Blank] |
| 20 | 06/29/2005 04:15:58 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | “They are way too big and overpowering for the street corners. It obvious what the purpose is here for the bins and its not to collect garbage. Why not get Eucan to fix the bins they already own which are broken and dirty. These bins restrict views of cars, impede pededstrian traffic and dont encourage people to dispose of garbage. I dont get how a bigger garbage bin that looks like a giant billboard will get people to recycle and dispose of their litter anymore than they do now” | No | “please read above.A VERY BAD IDEA....DONT SELL THE CITIZENS OUT” | YES!!! FORGET ABOUT THEM AND FIX THE ONES WE’VE GOT. THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE FOR WHAT WE NEED |
| 21 | 06/29/2005 04:47:41 PM | Yes | “Lakeshore and Brows, Etobicoke” | Yes | “Labels could be better, but once I read the instructions, it was easy.” | Yes | Made sense--I could get around both ends. | Yes | Better than increasing my taxes! Welcome to the real world. | “Just do it already. You don’t need to consult on everything. WAY better than the old OMG bins! Looks new, modern and slick.” |
| 22 | 06/29/2005 07:01:17 PM | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | Once I realized it was a garbage can it was easy to understand and use. The descriptions are clearly marked. | Yes | “I do not believe the position to be an issue, they are in convient locations and do not differ significantly to other designs.” | No | “Although without more information of the levels of revenue generated by the advertising space it is hard to comment. The fact that we recieve these bins for free is only valueable to the city if they are additional garbage bins (i.e. they arent replacing any old bins) which in that case more trucks/labor would be required of the city to pick us the additional bins. In such a situation I do not see how ad revenue would equal out the costs of increased pick up. Furthermore, the ads are a bit of an eye sore to the city and the controversy over the issue may prove to be more of a headache than its worth, especially from an systems perspective as the ads would such up precious electricity.” | “Instead of looking for ways to increase revenues it might be beneficial to look for ways to reduce costs. New York is purchasing the BigBelly compacting trash can which will compact garbage/recyclables using solar power (i.e. now power drain) and signal when they are full, reducing the amount of time and energy spent on trash collection. The labor saved via waste managers could be spent on advocating for more recycling. Compacted waste also saves on the number of trips to Michigan. Many private business are considering private financing of these bins as they would save significantly as well as improving the city look on gabage day.” |
| 23 | 06/30/2005 07:35:40 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | n/a | [Blank] | “Although I have not yet seen one, they look effecient and Toronto has to become cleaner once again. People complainabout rats but if they disposed of the garabage properly that shouldn’t be an issue.” | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 24 | 06/30/2005 10:01:57 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & 41 | No | “Poorly labelled,no lid on the garbage can” | Yes | “they are positioned poorly,half of the opening face the road,they block the sidewalk” | No | “They are not designed well.Contamination rates will incrase.Bad for pedestrians.” | “City staff should be guiding the design principles of our street furniture, not advertising companies.” |
| 25 | 06/30/2005 11:41:35 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | My only concern is that they will be used for papering. (advertising pasted by others). | [Blank] |
| 26 | 06/30/2005 12:27:32 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and Brown’s Line | No | “Poorly labelled, and the side that’s faces road dangerous for me to use.” | Yes | “Horribly. They should be parallel to the road, not perpendicular.” | No | “We have too many ads on the streets already. I might find it acceptable if they were worked into a bus shelter design, thus not creating more visual pollution.” | “Please do not accept this. The city had a chance to buy 2,000 of the smaller, non-advertising bins last fall (which city staff reccommended). Please buy those and install them. The silver boxes are cheap and horrible too.” |
| 27 | 06/30/2005 12:33:11 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and Brown’s line | No | “I was disgusted to see the sheer size of the thing. Also, the litter bin is not covered which will srtink on hot days and allow squirrels, pigeons and seagulls to get into it. Who wants to put their garbage away when there might be bird poop everywhere.” | No | The one side faces the road and I was on the sidewalk so I didn’t see that side. | No | “Sorry, but this question is a leading question. I think too much of the design deals with the concerns of EUCAN and the advertisers and not rsidents.” | “I think it is very bad that they will be illuminated especially when we have had 27 smog days in Toronto already. We need to conserve, not waste. I’m not sure any of you see the irony of how much electric-energy will be wasted while these bins are meant to reduce waste. It makes me wonder what the politicians were thinking.” |
| 28 | 07/02/2005 11:59:20 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | N/A | Yes | I believe that these are better looking than the traditional silver waist-height bins. | No | “The bins are a good idea, but I’m not too keen on the commercial advertising sign, unless it is an importamt message, like “child find”. Does the City receive that revenue?” | Is there a list of designated areas for this pilot project? |
| 29 | 07/03/2005 10:54:31 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “Absolutely not!!! almost every inch of sidewalk space, window space, public transit and everything else is already covered in advertising. It seems anyone will sell anything of themselves to advertisers for a little bit of free stuff. the city is willing to advertise for others, becasue they get a little freebie. The city is selling out, offending people with even more inches covered in advertising. People are sick of ads already. do something decent.” | “The picture shows the bins as dingy grey. Use some colour, some life, some excitement to promote a new possiblilty in environmentalism, not sell it out in dingy grey with ads. This idea is exciting, so it needs colourful bins to perk things up a little.” |
| 30 | 07/04/2005 12:20:24 PM | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | “City recieves money for these and our parks look like crap?? Grass never cut garbage never picked up,what a joke!!” | “Why doe sit have to be so big and awark looking,not everything has to be big on our streets” |
| 31 | 07/04/2005 07:02:53 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | More smaller recycling bins with no advertising on them. |
| 32 | 07/05/2005 03:00:03 PM | Yes | Lakeshore & 26th | Yes | The cigarette disposal could have been more clearly marked | Yes | “The look great, clean and modern” | Yes | The smaller silver ones are ugly these are really modern and look nice | “The should be lighted at night, like New York City” |
| 33 | 07/05/2005 04:09:15 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | Take up way too much space. | No | We don’t need any more visual pollution in Toronto. I think that some of the grafitti artists( whom the city is currently hounding)are doing a better job in trying to beautify this city! | Yes--don’t put them on our streets! They are way too big and very UGLY! Let’s not sell out to corporate interests once again. Usually I support David Miller but not this time. I think this is a huge mistake. I find nothing wrong with the old bins. The amount of space for advertising on these new ones (versus the amount of space that the actual openings for garbage take up) clearly shows the true motivation behind this. I’m incensed that you would even think of putting these hideous monstrosities on our streets!!! |
| 34 | 07/05/2005 04:20:52 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Ihave not seen one yet |
| 35 | 07/05/2005 04:44:35 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 36 | 07/05/2005 07:47:35 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “difficult to see around, ,create an eyesore since they are so tall” | No | “Just because something is free/provides a little bit of money doesn’t mean it’s the right choice for Toronto. I would rather have traditional style garbage bins that made the city look nicer than have “modern” bins that “paid for themselves” but looked awful.” | [Blank] |
| 37 | 07/06/2005 04:27:42 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | n/a | [Blank] | n/a | No opinion | “I am not in favour of advertising, however it would be nice if the city could get them for free.” | It would be wonderful if an organic waste slot was added. (And had specifications as to what could go into it). |
| 38 | 07/06/2005 10:08:57 AM | Yes | lakeshore and browns line | Yes | “No flaps, great.” | Yes | No problem | Yes | The city needs more money. | Ashtray a great idea. |
| 39 | 07/06/2005 10:37:24 AM | Yes | Lakeshore and Dixie | Yes | “It is easy to use, very practical” | Yes | I think the position of the recycling bins is very good. It is convenient and the openings for garbage are practical. | Yes | “The City needs garbage and recycling bins. If they will be installed for free and the City will get money for them, what could be better?” | I like the design. It will give the City a cosmopolitan look. |
| 40 | 07/06/2005 11:10:34 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | very well labelled | Yes | Looks classy | Yes | More garbage cans means less litter. | [Blank] |
| 41 | 07/06/2005 11:23:39 AM | Yes | Lake Shore – Brownsline | Yes | It’s very easy to use. It’s very well designed. | Yes | Good placement. | Yes | “This is a win – win situation, specially for the city.” | Install more !! |
| 42 | 07/06/2005 11:41:27 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | “Very nice, clean, and easy to use” | Yes | They look great!! | Yes | “Absolutely yes, ,the city will be cleaner, and that is exactly what we need.” | Congratulations to the City for the new adquisition |
| 43 | 07/06/2005 11:47:17 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | I think it’s great. They are beautiful. | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 44 | 07/06/2005 11:48:29 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | I like it | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 45 | 07/06/2005 12:18:08 PM | Yes | Bloor and Dundas West | Yes | [Blank] | No | It was not obvious to me that both ends could be used to deposit materials. The other side was near the edge of the sidewalk next to traffic | No | “What is wrong with the bins currently in use? What will happen with them? Is it cost effective in the long term to use the new ones? Will it not cost the city to have them produced and installed? People will still put newspapers and other recyclable items in the GARBAGE compartment of the new bins, they are already doing so with the bin I saw.” | Did no one notice that there are spelling errors on the signs? Cigarettes is incorrectly spelled as CIGARRETES and I thought Newspapers was one word not two. |
| 46 | 07/06/2005 12:39:13 PM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brown’s Line | Yes | very easy to use | Yes | “Very well positioned, do not take up too much room.” | Yes | It will provide a valuable revenue source for the City as well as an easy to use and clean place to put your garbage and recycling. | They are great! |
| 47 | 07/06/2005 01:49:49 PM | [Blank] | Lakeshore & Brownline | Yes | it’s really practical | Yes | it doesn’t block the sidewalk. I didn’t feel that was in my way | Yes | [Blank] | “I love it, really make the city look clean and prettier” |
| 48 | 07/06/2005 06:30:41 PM | Yes | Lake shore Blvd and 26th Street | Yes | much better than the current bins | Yes | “that’s the way the advertising is sold, so if advertising pays for this units that’s the way they should go, besides it’s the same way transit shelters are positioned” | Yes | this will help with not having to increase taxes | it’s great that the new design there’s no need to touch the flaps to get rid of your garbage. Maybe they could work something out with the rubber flaps on the recycling receptacle to improve |
| 49 | 07/06/2005 09:14:18 PM | Yes | Windermere & Bloor | No | “- Signage is ill-placed. Why are symbols not affixed to each opening?,- Shape of recyclables opening is unfamiliar.- Garbage bin too small.” | Yes | Ads are large and obtrusive; also a road hazard as it blocks the view of traffic on that corner | No | We are bombarded with enough advertising in our public environments. We do not need garbage receptacles half the size of bus shelters. | OMG Media receptacles are preferable. |
| 50 | 07/06/2005 10:05:55 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 51 | 07/07/2005 06:14:43 AM | Yes | pacific and dundas | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | It totally shielded the retailers window and took away their ability to show off their wares | No | “It is essentially a billboard with a few garbage attachments. With it being at street level, it will always be stealing from sightlines into retail buildings.” | Find other ways ways to make revenue but stealing retailers window space should not be one of them. |
| 52 | 07/07/2005 09:19:49 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | “Too large & aesthetically unpleasing, especially for an urban environment. Complete eyesore.” | No | [Blank] | “Is it not possible to develop an ad-free, human-scale, inconspicuous bin?” |
| 53 | 07/07/2005 04:59:28 PM | No | [Blank] | No | Not applicable | Yes | “They are too high and block the view of traffic for both motorists and pedestrians. There are driveways and jaywalkers everywhere, so this is a concern even if the bins are located away from major intersections.” | No | “No, the traffic safety issue must be addressed.” | Ugly and a blight on our neighbourhoods. |
| 54 | 07/07/2005 07:11:20 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No opinion | as lonng as they do not interfere with l | don’t like these bins to block businesses eg. Dundas & Pacific |
| 55 | 07/07/2005 10:46:39 PM | Yes | Bloor and Windermere | No | The receptacle most accessible to the sidewalk is already full. The other side of the container is dangerously close to traffic. | Yes | “This bin ruins the streetscape and blocks pedestrians’ view of oncoming traffic. Only one side is reasonably accessible, and the garbage receptacle is much too small.” | No | “The bin I’ve seen is an eyesore. It blocks the view. I’m not particularly opposed to advertising on garbage bins, but these structures are far too big and, especially considering their bullk, disappointingly inefficient. I’d prefer paying taxes for the bins we have, rather than giving up so much sidewalk real estate to these signs. Surely we can get better value--a better-designed bin, a less intrusive sign--for the advertising revenue.” | “Please, please don’t install these! Toronto will be a much uglier city if you do.” |
| 56 | 07/08/2005 04:31:16 AM | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 57 | 07/08/2005 09:27:08 AM | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 58 | 07/08/2005 09:28:18 AM | No | “It’s obscene, just an excuse to put more billboards on the street and the city gets revenue” | No | The bin is far less efficient than the existing ones | Yes | “Oppressive, intimidating, monlithic eyesore” | No | You suck | “They will probably be defaced by local graffiti artists, like everything else on our street and then be an even bigger eyesore” |
| 59 | 07/08/2005 11:32:18 AM | Yes | On Bloor between Keel and Dundas West | No | [Blank] | Yes | “I absolutely hate it! It disrupts, invades and ruins our outdoor experience. Our sidewalks are crowded already, we don’t need a 7x5 foot advertising RUBBISH BIN blocking our view of the street and taking up space that we should be using to walk our dogs, for kids to ride their bikes and roller-blade...and for mothers with strollers...to have a breath of fresh air with ease. It is completely impractical and unnecessary I want it off my street!!” | No | “ABSOLUTELY NOT! PLEASE Listen to public opinion! It is terrible, It is huge and invading, intimidating and takes up your whole view of the street. Please, we hate it. I dont know how to emphasis the huge negative effect it will have in our communities, please keep Toronto beautiful, not damaged with blocks of trash.” | “I understand that the advertising space will give money to the city, and i am always up for Toronto being prosperous, but we are already bombarded with ENOUGH billboards and advertisements already, and to have something so big, and in your face that just ruins any natural experience left to waking our streets is just a devastating thing.” |
| 60 | 07/08/2005 11:49:46 AM | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | See comments below. | No | “Absolutley not! This is not the way to generate revenues for the city. Our public spaces are becoming nothing more than adverizing space. Pedestrians must negotiate around all these boxes paper boxes, garbage and recycling. Our sidewalks have more paper boxes that produce more garbage. Reduce the number of paper boxes on first and then the amount of paper recycling will be reduced, which will reduce the need for more recycling bins. The proliferation of free newspapers adds to the garbage recycling problems. Address the root of the problem rather than dealing with the symtoms. Enough already!” | This questionnaire is does not ask the fundamental question of whether or not the City should generate revenues by providing garbage/recycling bins for advertizing. It is a thinly vailed proposition by the advertisers to provide free bins because the revenues generated from advertising would more than cover the cost of the bins. The questionnaire treats the subject as it is just a practical matter of whether the garbage/recycling bins are easy to use and are well placed on the sidewalks. I’ll watch for the staff report on the bins. |
| 61 | 07/08/2005 02:40:33 PM | Yes | Bloor & Windermere | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] | They are accessible and much nicer to ‘touch’ | Yes | [Blank] | The more – the better!! The old bins look dirty and are small and always overflowing |
| 62 | 07/08/2005 02:41:58 PM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | no problem | Yes | I like them much better than the old boxes | Yes | [Blank] | no |
| 63 | 07/08/2005 03:13:02 PM | Yes | Roncesvalles and Howard Park | No | “It took me a while to realize that paper goes with cans and bottles. this is counterintuitive. Also, the billboard/can was on an angle making one side of it too close to the road for easy use.” | Yes | “They are too large and take up too much of the street especially when angled to appeal to drivers. Also, isn’t this type of possible distraction dangerous to drivers? I am opposed to recycling bin that uses electricity in its everyday functioning. Further the ads encourage consumption not conservation.” | No | “They are too large, obstruct large parts of the sidewalk, offer a distraction to drivers and project a mixed message about recycling and consumption. There must be a better option.” | [Blank] |
| 64 | 07/08/2005 05:53:59 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and Superior in Mimico | No | “Not really. If you’re short then it is awkward to get to the bin (think child trying to reach up and over the top). The opening for garbage is cramped and the bin I used, people had left their garbage on top of the opening.” | Yes | “They are too tall for them to be put on the sidewalk. The positioning (advertising facing the sidewalk, rather than the street) block the view down the sidewalk and interrupt the visual continuity of the neighbourhood. They are awkward and are out of place in any neighbourhood.” | No | They are not really about collecting garbage or recylcing but rather a billboad that has trashcans inside. If we as a city are going to keep the garbage to a minimum we have to have real trash bins that are accessible and easily accessesible. | “These bins could present a potential safety hazard. Because they are so tall someone may easily hide out of site from people coming from the oppposite direction. Because they are in the middle of the sidewalk, it is very difficult to use normal safety tactics (walking a safe distance from them) because one would end up in the street. I am definitely NOT infavour of these types of bins. Because of their size the are just obtrusive and are just another way to be bombarded with advertising. Please don’t put them on our sidewalks.” |
| 65 | 07/08/2005 09:42:58 PM | Yes | “Lakeshore Blvd. West, west of Kipling.” | Yes | [Blank] | No | “Bin is positioned too close to the street. It is impractical to use the “other side” of the bin. I was not even aware that there were receptacles at both ends of the bin.Placing the bins perpendicular to the street obstructs visibility. Why are the bins not placed parallel to the street?” | No | I am opposed to the sale of public space for advertising purposes. | [Blank] |
| 66 | 07/09/2005 01:40:08 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles and Howard Park | No | “Even though the openings are somewhat easy to understand, there is ample evidence of misuse already. The garbage receptacle is full of stuff that should go elsewhere (such as newspapers and cans). The cigarette butt collector is counterintuitive, and given that most people don’t smoke, I’m not sure why they are there. Also, we are already used to separating paper and cans, in the old style garbage bins, so why put them together in this redesign? Also, the garbage receptacle is simply far too small. Unless it is going to be emptied every few hours, I cannot see that this could be effective, except as a way to spread trash all over the street when it overflows.A final complaint about the design: why on earth is the garbage can part open? A good wind comes up, and its all over the street! Why no lid or flap, like on the old model? You mean that I have to look at the ugliness that is this seven-foot-tall billboard AND have to look at everybody else’s garbage as well?!” | Yes | “The placement of the bin seems to have more to do with showing off the advertising up and down the street than with the purported purpose of being an effective garbage can. Even though the bin can collect at both ends, one end is so close to the street that it can hardly be used without stepping into traffic. Of course, were the bin oriented the other way, most of the foot traffic would not be able to see the huge advertisements from hundreds of feet away.My final comment on the placement of these bins is that they are so large and obtrusive that, even where the sidewalk is wide, they block more than half of the walking space available. Perhaps this is also a reason why the one garbage collecting end of the bin is practically hanging over the curb.” | No | “I have lived in this city for eighteen years, and have watched with some dismay as advertising has overrun our public spaces. I was a bit annoyed with the garbage bins that were introduced a few years back, but my annoyance was offset by the fact that it was a bin that provided an opportunity for people to recycle on the go, and also that the bins were well constructed and not too obtrusive.These things are MONSTROSITIES. There is no other word for it. They are huge, ugly, rather shoddily made, obtrusive both visually and physically... I cannot say enough bad things about them. The presence of a single one on my beloved street makes the intersection look like a tacky multiplex lobby. I shudder to think what more would look like. Even if each of these bins would generate a MILLION dollars annually for the city -- and of course they wouldn’t -- I couldn’t countenance it. I appreciate that Toronto is perpetually underfunded, but if these monster bins end up blighting our public spaces, I can predict two things:,Firstly, whatever revenue the city generates from them will be significantly eaten away by the chronic vandalism that these bins invite. My first impulse on seeing this things dominating the street corner was to run home and get my baseball bat! Do you really think that the city could afford to keep things of this size free of graffiti? ,Secondly, I will -- and for the first time -- begin making plans for leaving Toronto, my chosen home, a city I love, but a city that is increasingly not the place I came to, because it is getting ugly out there, and these things dramatically increase the ugliness.I implore you! Do not shake hands with this devil!” | “I think that I’ve made my basic position clear(!) I was proud to work on David Miller’s campaign, and am proud that he is our Mayor. The vision is that of a clean city? Why deliberately pollute the urban beauty of this city with these tawdry things? For a few bucks? Please increase my taxes instead!,I cannot stress it enough: if these things end up all over town, I will run screaming, and another municipality will get my property taxes, and my transit fares, and my parks and rec fees, etc. Don’t break my heart!,Keith Denning,Toronto” |
| 67 | 07/09/2005 07:47:56 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles & Howard Park | No | “Garbage recepticle is too small. It is stupid to have the garbage can open, for things will blow out of it. Why do we need an ash tray. Smokers are too gross to bother to use it!” | Yes | “The question is moot. These UGLY, offensive bins should not be on ANY PART of the sidewalk!!!!!!!!!!!!” | No | “Raise my taxes instead. Why sell out to the advertisers. Or, if you want bins with advertising, make them tasteful, practical (with large enough, closed, places for waste)and not much larger than the present bins.” | “The present bins, with their advertising, are ugly and a disgrace to the city. These new bins are MUCH WORSE and go counter to the big campaign to make tourists come to Toronto and like them. Don’t bother with a survey. KILL THE NEW BINS NOW!!!” |
| 68 | 07/09/2005 09:43:57 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles and Howard Park | No | “The design is awful. The holes for recycling/garbage are clearly marked because too much energy is focused on the advertising. Their shape makes them akward on the sidewalks and look like they are designed more for the drivers in cars to see the ads rather than the pedestrians who both use and share space with these billboards. It’s clear that these new bins have been with increasing advertising space in mind and not helping keep our city clean of litter. Surely there is a better design out there, somewhere.” | No | “As I said earlier – they’ve clearly been designed with car drivers in mind. They are taller that a basketball player and so they block the view of the road from pedestrians, which is very dangerous. Since I was a child, I’ve been taught to always keep my eye on the traffic as I walk along the sidewalk. These bins block my view of the road and thus threaten my safety. Not a wise design. ,Also – they’re lit up like billboards! This design not only taxes our city’s precious electricity grid, it also turns our sidewalks into a series of illuminated banners. Very tacky and unsightly. Can’t we design a garbage/recycling bin that fits naturally into it’s environment? Something that looks like it should belong on a sidewalk with people, not something that towers over them?” | No | “No. There are other ways to increase revenue that don’t involve the selling off of our public space. You don’t own that patch of ground. The citizens and tax payers of this city do. An alternative would be the solution that many city staff favoured – purchasing 1000 recycling bins without any advertising. ,The revenue from these bins will be off set by other costs – the added drain on the electricty grid, the environmental damage from maintaining the bins – lightbulbs into the landfill, old ad posters tossed away and lastely the cost to our visual public space. ,Stop thinking in the short term – stop selling off our public space to advertisers. We are citizens, not a bunch of consumers whose attention needs to be captured.” | “They’re terrible on many levels. They’re taller than the tallest Toronto Raptor. They suck more electricity from our grid. They’re one more distraction to car drivers. They pollute our streets with ads for more junk that we’ll throw away (jeans, phones, pop, etc) and they’re abilities as garbage/recycling bins are merely an after thought. ,I say ditch the bins, and let’s start thinking on solutions that improve our city instead of bringing in a few extra bucks. ,The new bins have got to go!” |
| 69 | 07/09/2005 12:00:10 PM | Yes | Bloor St. W at Windermere | No | “Well the recycling slot is very small so I noticed that the garbage slot was jammed. And the way the whole bin is set up the other set of slots is facing the street and therefore not accessible. I think if the slots are at the two ends then the ends should both be facing the sidewalk. Again the problem will be that it’s emptied regularly (barring any strike action). Too often the old, regular bins are stuffed to overflowing.” | Yes | Pls. see my comment above. It’s a huge bin and the way it’s parked on this particular corner is not good. | Yes | “Yes, IF they are maintained. The advertising is harmless as long as people understand how the bin is set up. Right now you have to stop and read the thing before realizing what goes where. will everyone do this???? And I worry the slots are too narrow,so people will be reluctant to use them if they think they’ll get their hands dirty!” | Make sure they’re monitored – hire students to keep an eye on their use. They’ll be able to spot flaws! |
| 70 | 07/09/2005 04:57:43 PM | Yes | ronces and howard park | No | “it was a fucking eyesore and disaster to use, spilling garbage and visually polluting the area” | Yes | there is NOTHING wrong with the old ones. why are you changing things just to change things and grab more ad money | No | because they are hideous and 7’ is assaulting on my senses | don’t do it or they will be trashed |
| 71 | 07/09/2005 10:18:47 PM | Yes | Roncesvalles/Howard Park | Yes | “The bin was easy to use, but that being said, the old bins were just as easy to use as well.” | Yes | “I think that the only factor taken into consideration in the placement of these bins is how well the advertisments can be seen, rather than how well it can be accessed. Even though there are openings on both sides, one side is so close to the street that it is practically useless for pedestrians (unless you want to step into traffic)” | No | [Blank] | “Yes, get rid of them- they are absolutely hideous, and an unfortunate eyesore for the city.” |
| 72 | 07/09/2005 11:13:39 PM | No | Roncesvalles / Dundas | No | Obstructs the sideway passageway. | Yes | Bad location obstructs the view and bins on one end can only be used if you are standing in the street | No | They are too tall. They are really unacceptable because they block the view. I feel they are looming over me. They will significantly detract from the neighborhood feeling. | Would be fine if they were sideways instead of vertical. The problem is you cannot see past them as you can with the current bins. |
| 73 | 07/09/2005 11:23:51 PM | Yes | Pacific and Dundas West | Yes | [Blank] | No | “The bins are obtrusive and ridiculously oversized. In the case of the one bin I have used, I think it is an obstruction and an eyesore. I think that the bin concept is a poor one.” | No | see above | “What was wrong with the old bins? They seemed to work perfectly well, and they weren’t nearly as obtrusive.” |
| 74 | 07/10/2005 01:28:42 AM | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 75 | 07/10/2005 05:10:51 PM | Yes | Windemere and Bloor | Yes | [Blank] | No | “If both sides are to be used, then one side should not be facing the street as it is pretty dangerous to use the one side close to the curb.” | Yes | [Blank] | The compartment for litter needs to be bigger. |
| 76 | 07/10/2005 07:21:33 PM | Yes | Just east of Bloor and Keele | Yes | “The labels are clear and openings are at a good height. However, the openings on the street side are a waste because it is too close to the curb.” | Yes | “I don’t like them. They are too wide, and block your view of what is ahead. And the openings on the street side are useless unless you want to see someone step into traffic.” | No | “I think this is a total waste of space and money on the city’s part. Advertising on containers like that have no impact on me unfortunately, and the fact it blocks the view of what is ahead of you is a safety hazard. The city could find other ways to bring in extra revenue. Besides, on the old bins, the only advertising you see is city or not-for-profit ones – who says companies will actually use these???” | PLEASE DO NOT GET THEM!!! |
| 77 | 07/11/2005 01:37:37 AM | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | they take too much space. | No opinion | [Blank] | the older metal garbage bins. nothing wrong with those. put more of those around the city. |
| 78 | 07/11/2005 06:23:16 AM | Yes | Bloor and Indian Road | No | I was confused by what was supposed to go where. I had a plastic bottle and some paper to recycle. I think one of the bins was for cigarette butts. This surprised me because I didn’t think smokers would go out of their way to find one of these bins. Instructions and openings were not intuitive. | Yes | “They blocked the view of the street. I couldn’t see cars coming or transit vehicles (if there were any on that street.) The second bin, close to the street, would be impractical because no one would walk there. There is no room left between the bin and the edge of the curb. (I only knew about the second bin because I had seen this survey in advance.)” | No | The small amount of revenue gained does not offset the loss of public space to advertising. I’d be happier to increase property taxes slightly more. | “It appears that the entire upper half is unnecessary, at least for storing garbage. Also, it does not at all communicate the idea of a garbage bin. It says “billboard.” ,From a distance, one would not know that this is a spot to put garbage. Finally, to adequately provide a busy street with enough bins to effectively control garbage, (i.e. perhaps every 50-100 metres as it seems we used to have in some areas)would result in a massive proliferation of unsightly and obtrusive bins. ,Toronto can do better.” |
| 79 | 07/11/2005 08:55:52 AM | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | Blocks the sidewalk too much. | No | They block the view too much. | They are too tall. Should place them sideways so they are no higher than current bins. |
| 80 | 07/11/2005 09:39:53 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles South of Dundas | No | Practical – no. Practical would be 1/2 the height. | Yes | Obstructs views and walking. Why is it diagonal? Nothing else is diagonal on the sidewalk – because that hogs space. Serves no practical purpose but advertising. | No | I very strongly object to the height of these bins. We do not need such patheticly obvious billboards littered about. Isn’t the city saturated with ads enough? They are an eye-sore. A lot of people walk in this city – why are we squeezing them out? | “At recent design awards David Miller urged designers (architects, etc.) to do a better job in the city. What’s the point if the street vista is blocked by these dumb billboards (let’s get over calling them recycling bins, because if that’s all they were, they wouldn’t have to be more than waist height)?! Picture yourself as a pedestrian, standing on the sidewalk – these billboards obscure the visual continuity of the street. Imagine Bath England or Turin Italy with these thing plunked in the way? I guess we never will be a world class city after all.” |
| 81 | 07/11/2005 11:38:55 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “I have not seen them but if it’s at no cost, why not try” | Yes | “worth a shot, we don’t seem to loose anything” | [Blank] |
| 82 | 07/11/2005 12:52:21 PM | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 83 | 07/11/2005 03:04:08 PM | Yes | Lakeshore & Brownsline | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “They are much nicer and cleaner than old boxes, easier to use, no flaps to hit yout hand.” | Yes | It’s nice to see the city actually doing something about the garbage in the city. | [Blank] |
| 84 | 07/11/2005 04:27:53 PM | Yes | Bloor and Windermere | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “The side facing the sidewalk is great, the openning on the road side is too near the road and too close to the corner, I would be worried that a fast turning car might not see me standing on the edge of the sidewalk” | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 85 | 07/11/2005 09:47:13 PM | Yes | Roncesvalles near Dundas | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “It’s so big and so close to the road that it blocks my view of traffic, people and buildings from a block or more away. As a woman I like to be able to easily see what is going on around me... not possible with this large behemoth.” | No | The bins in current use support recycling and advertising... therefore revenue should be available from these bins. Their horizontal format allows one an unimpeded view of what is going on in the area. I don’t believe we should compromise our aesthetic values for money. | “The vertical format and large size are very intrusive... this new bin is an affront to pedestrian traffic. David Miller is recommending that Toronto be beautified... I believe this can “uglifies” the city. Ship them out!” |
| 86 | 07/11/2005 11:26:47 PM | Yes | Howard Park + Indian Road | No | “Bin openings were small, and capacity was very small. Signs were obscure – oh, except for the enormous ad frontage, which is the only real purpose of these boxes.” | Yes | “The ad boxes are obscenely large and rude intrusions on the sidewalk. It’s like having a roottop billboard blocking it.Someone could hide behind one, ready to attack. The signs seem to say, your city has been sold out from under you, and you will have no peace from ads even in public space – there is no such thing anymore. OBSCENE.” | No | “NO NO NO NO!!!,Raise my taxes a buck a year, and leave me alone on the sidewalk!,The City is not in the ad business, and selling off public space is not ethical.” | “Why is the City trying to block postering, while putting huge billboards on the SIDEWALK? Can you say, stinking hypocrisy?,Is the message that only those willing to pay off the city get to speak?,Postering is a historical right, and necessity to democracy. Huge commercial billboards are an erosion of street life, and a repulsive sellout. I doubt there is any public support for this at all.” |
| 87 | 07/11/2005 11:30:30 PM | Yes | Bloor/Keele | No | There is way too much information and too many different openings | Yes | “They are very gaudy and awful to look at. They will also pose a safety risk to the public as it will obstruct the view of oncoming traffic or cyclists. As well, it ruins the outdoor experience when you walk out of your residence only to be slapped in the face with advertisement. It makes me angry.” | No | “As mentioned, it will not be worth the increased revenues if it will pose a hazard to the public. It is very obstructive and in the way of pedestrians.” | “Please do not go ahead with this. We do not need to have a towering 7 high x 5 wide x 2 deep object that takes up at least 20% of sidewalk space that will not only crowd the street scape, but also cause a stench in warm weather when it is filled to capacity.Not only that, what is the point of having a dual sided garbage opening when one side is facing the street. In order to access the other side, one must lean precariously over the edge of the sidewalk at the risk of getting hit by zooming traffic...NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!” |
| 88 | 07/12/2005 08:34:27 AM | Yes | [Blank] | No | Have to stand in the street to use one end. | Yes | “Blocks the sidewalk too much, and too tall to see over.” | No | They are looming over me. Blocks my view of all the nice neighborhood things I used to see. Too tall. | Too tall. Should get ones that are waist-high so you can see better. |
| 89 | 07/12/2005 11:42:32 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | Will these new bins replace the existing green ones? Am I supposed to carry my wet garbage to them? | [Blank] | [Blank] | See 4. above. |
| 90 | 07/12/2005 06:12:07 PM | Yes | Bloor and Windermere (Bloor West Village) | No | “The garbage bin was tiny, no larger than a trash can under a sink. Since other garbage bins in the city sometimes overflow, a bin this size is hardly useful. Also, the bin nearest the street was too close to traffic. This structure is obviously a double billboard with garbage and recycling collection added as an afterthought.” | Yes | “I’d be concerned that this bin would block the view of drivers and pedestrians. Besides, this bin blocks the view of Bloor West Village, a neighbourhood that’s known for its great street life--an element Toronto needs more of.” | No | “I sympathize with city councillors trying to balance the books without raising taxes, but I’d prefer to pay more taxes than to have these eyesores dotting our sidewalks. You might put a small dent in a deficit, but I think you’ll create a lot of dissatisfaction.” | “It’s easy to see why the company that created these bins is offering them “free”: the advertising revenue would probably be enormous. The trade-off for the city, however, would be terrible. These structures would discourage community life on our sidewalks; their usefulness and, I’ll bet, the revenue they would reap for the city is paltry compared to the disruption they would cause. If we need to sell city space to advertising companies, surely we can do better.” |
| 91 | 07/13/2005 08:01:40 AM | Yes | jane $ steeles | No | “It is better to have a bin that can be used in passing, without stopping.” | Yes | “They are intrusive, must be walked around instead of by.” | No | “The benefit of extra advertising space doesen’t, it seems to me, have to come at such a high cost: the bins are an eyesore.” | “I appreciate when a good design solution is achieved. However, the garbage storing component of these bins (their real function) seems compromised and is inconvenient to use. I resent that a large scale, freestanding, sidewalk billboard-something never seen before-is being pushed on us in the guise of a service.” |
| 92 | 07/13/2005 09:48:34 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles Avenue & Howard Park | [Blank] | “The bin was easy to understand, but as far as ease of use NO as the receptacle was already full and clearly misused as everything seemed mixed up.” | Yes | It is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Clearly more an initiative to get more advertising dollars then it is to keep our city clean. It takes away from the landscape of our city and blocks any visability from our streetscape. Someone obviously is lining someone elses pockets if these receptacles are to be erected throughout the city. | No | Absolutely not. I would be more in favour to have my taxes increased then to litter the city with these monster eyesores. | Open your eyes! Visit other cities and see what they have done to rid their cities of trash...how about enforcing littering penalties...if someone actually followed through with their by-laws then there would be money to spend on better looking receptacles and people would be afraid to litter in fear that they may be charged. These laws have no teeth. |
| 93 | 07/13/2005 11:18:54 AM | Yes | Roncesvalles and Howard Park | No | “Difficult to determine what trash goes where, especially with the combination of the cans and bottles with the newspapers. This slot is also too high for children to to reach. Finally, it appears that the cigarette butts could easily fall into the general trash section and start a fire.” | Yes | It takes up to much space as it is positioned diagonally across the sidewalk. Also it appears to be a perfect spot for a mugger/rapist to hide. | No | “Please see my above comments. Also, the city should not be encouraging consumption the same time they are encouraging recycling. Finally, as the city is cracking down on A frames and other local advertising it is hypocritical to allow national advertising of such an obtrusive nature.” | Please do not continue this program after the trial |
| 94 | 07/13/2005 11:57:42 AM | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | They are too large. Giant billboards blocking the sidewalk. | No | “If we are having electricity shortages, why are they illuminated? Who is paying to light them up, the taxpayer?” | “If we are having electricity shortages, why are they illuminated? Who is paying to light them up, the taxpayer?” |
| 95 | 07/13/2005 01:15:47 PM | Yes | Bloor & Winderemere | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | Very convenient | Yes | [Blank] | They look very modern |
| 96 | 07/13/2005 02:03:41 PM | Yes | dundas&pacific and somewhere in bloor west village | No | not good for the wheelchair bound. the current bins are much easier to use. people I spoke to thought there was no recycling/ or were confused is it glass only or glass plastic and paper? | Yes | “as a driver I am concerned about sight lines being cut off.as a pedistrian I am concerned about potential hidden attackers.” | No | “I am not in favour of the new bin design. I am not in opposition to ad revenues generated by them, but already the local prostitute in my neighbourhood has set it up as her base of operations.” | “I can see people making book and other undesirables taking them over as an outdoor office. the local prostitute in my hood loves it. it has a shelf for her drink. an ashtray for her smokes and a bin for her... I have already seen the bins overflowing and people setting garbage on the shelf above the bin. lidless trash receptacles attract vermin. I’m sure the seagulls love this bin, as do the squirrels and rats.the design is too obviously an advertising revenue cash grab. I have no opposition to advertising piggybacking on public projects so long as the function of the intended item is not hindered by the adverts. if you need help redesigning this project or have any questions regarding my concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at [redacted]” |
| 97 | 07/13/2005 10:17:01 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and Fourth St. | No | Difficult to understand initially and not practical for easy disposal while walking by. | Yes | “Too close to the sreet, very intrusive and obtrusive. A real eyesore, it might as well just be a billboard. Obstructs view of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.” | No | “The lower profile and simpler existing stainless steel bins are much easier to use, less obtrusive and also have revenue potential.” | “Safety, asthetics and overall practicality are NOT words I would use to describe these bins/billboards.” |
| 98 | 07/14/2005 10:29:25 AM | No | “I have not used them, but I have seen the one on Pacific and Dundas” | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | I think these are the ugliest garbage bins I’ve ever seen. They are an eyesore and detract from the neighbourhood. | No | The city has spent a lot of money and time on neighbourhood revitalization and making our streets attractive. These bins detract from the streetscape and should be removed. | “I am rarely moved to comment about these sorts of things; however, these bins are so unattractive that I was prompted to fill out the survey. Please remove them.” |
| 99 | 07/14/2005 11:12:55 AM | Yes | Dundas & Pacific | Yes | It wasn’t obvious looking at these units that they were actually for garbage. First and foremost they look like a superstructure to hold advertising. | No | “They are incredibly ugly. They take up to much visual space for their function. I much prefer the existing boxes with 3 slots (for paper, cans and bottles and for trash). These have room for advertising but they are not so obtrusive.” | No | “Advertising and revenue for the city is a great idea (times are tough). However, these things are terribly designed. Professionally I work in a design environment for museums. I would get fired if I designed anything so ugly.” | Back to the drawing board. I would suggest staying with the same profile as the current garbage/recycling bins (i.e. more horizontal rather than vertical). The new design is a space occupying eyesore! |
| 99 | 07/14/2005 11:12:55 AM | Yes | Dundas & Pacific | Yes | It wasn’t obvious looking at these units that they were actually for garbage. First and foremost they look like a superstructure to hold advertising. | No | “They are incredibly ugly. They take up to much visual space for their function. I much prefer the existing boxes with 3 slots (for paper, cans and bottles and for trash). These have room for advertising but they are not so obtrusive.” | No | “Advertising and revenue for the city is a great idea (times are tough). However, these things are terribly designed. Professionally I work in a design environment for museums. I would get fired if I designed anything so ugly.” | Back to the drawing board. I would suggest staying with the same profile as the current garbage/recycling bins (i.e. more horizontal rather than vertical). The new design is a space occupying eyesore! |
| 100 | 07/14/2005 11:55:06 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 101 | 07/14/2005 12:09:41 PM | No | [Blank] | No | n/a | No | They are too damn big and mar the visual landscape | No | “Toronto is cluttered with more than enough corporate advertising – turning the streetcars into billboards is ugly enough, do we have to build ridiculously tall street-level billboards too?” | “Can we please try to make the city more aesthetically pleasing, and not less?” |
| 102 | 07/14/2005 12:19:43 PM | No | “but i have seen them around the city (Long Branch, etc.)” | [Blank] | haven’t had a chance to use one yet | No | “they look good and the extra advertising revenue for the city would be nice, hopefully used to keep the city cleaner” | Yes | [Blank] | curious as to how they work and looking forward to trying it out |
| 103 | 07/14/2005 12:32:18 PM | No | why aren’t their sizes measured in METRIC? | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “we use metric, not imperial measures in Canada” | No opinion | [Blank] | Stop using imperial measures :) |
| 104 | 07/14/2005 12:43:28 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | NA | No | have not noticed them | No | “I find it disturbing that a garbage can which is supposed to be a functional container will have advertising, it distracts people from the real purpose of the container – furthermore why would a company want their product associated with refuse, the only reason I can think of is that the advertising is cheap to buy, if so then it’s probably not generating that much revenue” | “garbage bins should look like garbage bins, then perhaps people will use them more” |
| 105 | 07/14/2005 01:22:48 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 106 | 07/14/2005 01:42:30 PM | Yes | Steeles & Jane | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 107 | 07/14/2005 02:05:08 PM | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | [Blank] | “like them, very innovative and attractive” | Yes | [Blank] | “Keep them, time to move forward with something new and innovative. Makes the streets and city look a hell of a lot better.” |
| 108 | 07/14/2005 03:43:30 PM | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | “First off, I like the progressive design of the bins. Nicely modern, a trait too few elements of Toronto seem to have. But please keep the size of advertising space to a minimum. There is absolutely no need for it to be as large as it is save for corporate interests. This will be a very telling gesture by the city – in permitting the saleable rights of the basic amenities of public urban space, it is essentially telling Torontonians that the space is not theirs, that it is worth far more to sell it to the business community and that thses intersts trump those of the citizenry. A few million more to be made on advertising each year simply is not worth the message behind it. Please give this some though.” |
| 109 | 07/14/2005 04:22:30 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | They take up too much space. | No | “Simply install more of the existing format, which include advertising, but aren’t as intrusive.” | [Blank] |
| 110 | 07/14/2005 05:24:58 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 111 | 07/14/2005 06:00:49 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | “I find them too large and imposing, dominating the area around them.” | No | They’re simply too large and don’t blend into the area at all. There is too much advertizing in this city as it stands. | Stick to the units that already exist. |
| 112 | 07/14/2005 06:25:26 PM | Yes | Martin Grove and Finch | Yes | “It’s easy to understand, however, it seems that a lot of people are throwing everything in the garbage part of the unit. This is most likely because the sign for the different compartments isn’t on the side which you put the trash/recycling in. (some people get confused easily)” | Yes | [Blank] | No opinion | It would depend on the advertisement. | Put labels for the different compartments on all sides of the unit. |
| 113 | 07/14/2005 07:02:08 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | Revenue at the cost of civic beautification is not worth it. There are a frightening amount of commercial ads in Toronto. I am tired of being advertised to on a constant basis. | “They are huge and unsightly. I do not want to see them cropping up all over the city. The actual receptacle is quite small, yet the imposing ad space is well over six feet tall.” |
| 114 | 07/14/2005 07:34:39 PM | Yes | Bathurst & College | No | “confused me, bin was overflowing at the time.” | No | I think they should be more central and emptied more frequently | No | We live in a world where everything is either related to advertising or taxes. We pay our taxes. Buy bins so we don’t have to look at advertising. | take them all out and replace them with normal bins. |
| 115 | 07/14/2005 09:35:36 PM | Yes | [Blank] | No | “Have to stand in street to use one end.Not much bin space for the monstrous size.” | Yes | “Even though they have a smaller footprint than the current bins, they obstruct the sidewalk more because they are angled across the walk.” | No | “We would receive revenue from better-designed bins as well. The city has to act in the interests of the polity as a whole, not only from the perspective of the pocketbook but also from the perspective of what makes an excellent city. Vertical bins which block the view do not take in so much more money than equally-sized horizontal bins that do not block the view. Even if they did take in more, is that worth making this a city in which pedestrians have a poor experience? Is there not an economic value to a lovely city in which pedestrians are valued for their participation rather than hemmed in as cattle for advertisers? These people are, after all, shopping while they stroll, and the more pleasant their experience the more loose their purse-strings.” | “The economic complaint about the current bins is that they are the wrong size to accomodate standard advertising posters. The difference in size is not much, and the general concept of a horizontal bin can easily be retained while accomodating standard size posters. There is no need to obstruct people’s view and thereby detract from the value of this city.” |
| 116 | 07/14/2005 11:01:45 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | “The damage that this would do to the city’s landscape far outweighs the revenue we would receive – even if it is a great amount of dollars. Our city’s landscape is worth spending money to protect and should not be sacrificed to finance other areas. In addition, the city’s potential advertising space is nearly maxed out, and the result is that the city’s character and beauty is already being compromised. A barrage of advertising weakens Toronto’s image before tourists, and is an assault upon those who live here. It steals away the unique colour, texture, and beauty that Toronto has boasted for many years. ,I would be willing to support more creative measures in order to prevent these garbage cans from taking over our streets, and urge those involved to reconsider this plan.” | [Blank] |
| 117 | 07/14/2005 11:35:33 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | They obstruct my view of what is going on along the sidewalk and neighbourhood. | No | “making money is one thing, making money at the expense of a nice place to live is another. Isn’t the new deal for cities meant so that this kind of behaviour isn’t needed?” | [Blank] |
| 118 | 07/15/2005 12:18:47 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 119 | 07/15/2005 07:26:58 AM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | hmm... | No opinion | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| 120 | 07/15/2005 10:02:33 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | They block the sidewalk. | No | [Blank] | They should not block the sidewalks. |
| 121 | 07/15/2005 11:28:57 AM | No | “Seen one, though.” | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “In people’s sight-lines. Besides being aesthetically disheartening, I felt it posed a possible threat e.g. to women walking alone at night. It’s creepy not knowing who’s standing behind there. Also certainly in the way of people with disabilities (i.e. in wheelchairs), strollers, etc. Why are they so large? Are you encouraging people to produce more garbage?” | No | “As a City employee, I can safely say that sacrificing our city streets is just not worth it. I know our coffers are bare, but unless these bins are decorated with useful tourist info or works of art or poetry, I just don’t see the payoff.” | “Not to give you sass or anything...but have you seen the movie Bladerunner? As a young person, I’d hate to be part of the brain drain. But with ideas like this, I’m not sure I’d have a choice but to move to another city where the garbage bins aren’t taller than I am. Sorry, guys – I know you’ve put a lot of work into this, but I just can’t support it.” |
| 122 | 07/15/2005 01:13:43 PM | Yes | Bloor and Armadale | No | “Cigarette part is difficult to determine. Also not necessary as there are now so few smokers in Toronto, and very few smoke on streets; they do so in Europe where they were designed” | No | “impede pedestrian traffic (unlike old OMG ones),obscure pedestrians view of motor traffic,obscure view ahead on sidewalks” | No | “They are eye-sore, and could prove dangerous. Also old OMG bins did not have these disadvantages, but also had advertising which was less disruptive.” | “There is the potential for persons to hide behind these huge bins and use them as a place from which to startle, steal, assault,passers by” |
| 123 | 07/15/2005 01:16:00 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | The city has enough advertising as it is. | “No matter how many new bins would be installed, people would continue to litter.” |
| 124 | 07/15/2005 02:15:40 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | I don’t want to be bombarded with more advertising. There is an excess of it now. | I haven’t seen them therefore it is difficult to answer these questions. How do they work?. It looks like there are drawers? I would like to know what is wrong with the current recycling devices? Are the new ones designed with safety in mind i.e. anti-terrorism. |
| 125 | 07/15/2005 02:18:41 PM | Yes | Can’t remember | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “They take up too much room and block what little view pedestrians have. My understanding is that they also use electricity, which doesn’t seem very practical.” | No | I don’t know that revenue increases should mean a decrease in the quality of life. | “Maybe smaller advertisements on the current size bins. The current ones seem more geared toward cars, and too much of the city is geared toward cars rather than people.” |
| 126 | 07/15/2005 02:25:24 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | “I’ve not seen them in person, but isn’t 7’ a little gigantic? Who is reaching 1.5 feet above their head to toss their trash?” | No | [Blank] | “Seriously, rethink this design. It’s ugly, large and impractical. What is wrong with our current recepticals? The openings are a bit small, but are at human hand level which is a plus. As well, the current design blends into the streetscape. Why would we want to make our garbage stand out? Ick, seriously.” |
| 127 | 07/15/2005 08:27:51 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | “They impede a clear view of the sidewalk, and also to some extent, the street itself. There seems to be no reason to do so except for the advertising made available. Is the safety of citizens and the pleasure of reciprocal visibility to be made subordinate to the demands of consumption?” | No | “These proposed bins seem to me to be the worst design possible that a city would choose to situate in its public spaces. The balance seems entirely weighted towards the advertising side of the equation. Even as they are argued to provide ‘more space for recycling’, to be ‘easy to use’ it is blatantly obvious that it is meant to be a ‘poster holder’ first, and a garbage bin second. Would it be too much to ask that it look like a garbage bin and that it not be the most largest and most inelegant and crassly commercial version of street furniture employed by any major city I’ve inhabited? ,If you put up these particular garbage bins after the fallout from the ‘toronto unlimited’ campaign, it is very much going to look like amateur hour at City Hall.Thanks for considering my response.” | [Blank] |
| 128 | 07/15/2005 08:51:57 PM | No | [Blank] | No | “One end butted into the sidewalk where people are trying to get by, and the other end was near the street” | Yes | “I have only seen one of the new bins on Roncessvales avenue. I’m not sure if it was a mistake but the huge bin was placed, diagonally so it really interfered with the people walking, this is a busy sidewalk. I had also heard that the bins might be lighted up at night, bad idea, it competeds with the signs of existing merchants, and will cause them to have to make their own energy wasting lights bigger.” | No | “No, the old bins are nice. No amount of money would be worth putting these large pedestrian blocking billboards on out sidewalks. If they want to advertise to drivers, put them on the street where they will be blocked instead.” | “The old ones were pretty good, they went sideways and were in a position parallel to how people walked along the street. This meant it is more likely there will be room to put trash and recycling in its place. Please do not block the sidewalks with more advertising, we should be encouraging walking, not turning the sidewalks into billboard space for motorists.” |
| 129 | 07/15/2005 10:14:26 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | “They seem to be an impediment to pedestrian traffic and a hazard for cyclists (pedestrians might step out from behind them into the path of a cyclist. The pedestrian would probably get back on the curb right away and not be injured, but the spooked cyclist would probably swerve into traffic to avoid them).” | No | “I think the existing garbage bins are sufficient. Perhaps more of those would be a good idea, or a larger amount of advertising dollars should go to the city from them.” | They are TOO HIGH. Nothing on the sidewalk should be able to obscure a full grown person. 7’x5’ provides an AMAZING little shelter for anyone trying to hide from anyone else. Such as the police. |
| 130 | 07/16/2005 08:52:38 AM | Yes | Bloor and Runneymede | No | We had to stop and figure it out. It isn’t intuitive. | No | It is positioned more for the benefit of the advertiser than the user | No | Public service messages or city events would seem more appropriate and a good opportunity for the city to connect and inform the public. Commercial Advertising already has enough ad space everywhere esle. | Please make them functional and benificial and considerate to the community and the location that they are placed. |
| 131 | 07/16/2005 09:31:02 AM | No | [Blank] | No | The advertisements and huge billboards are more eye-catching than the bin itself. I was confused as to the purpose of this enormous structure. | No | I think they are incredibly ugly. I feel embarrassed to stop and read about them in the street because they are so huge. Why can’t a garbage bin just look like a garbage bin? The billboard attached to it makes it look ridiculous. | No | “Absolutely not. There is already enough advertising on public space in the city. First it was posters on the sides of buses, then the windows of TTC buses were covered with a film that allowed advertisers to display a huge ad, showing off their product. The ads distract from the bin.” | “They seem out of place and completely “over the top”. I would be more than happy if the city removed them.” |
| 132 | 07/16/2005 11:34:24 AM | Yes | Dundas West & Pacific | Yes | “However, if the true aim of these new bins is to handle garbage, recycling and cigarette butts more efficiently (as opposed to selling ad space), this could be easily achieved with lower receptacles (as we have now) but with larger openings and a provision for cigarette butts.” | Yes | “They are too tall. No matter where they are positioned, they will block views in some way. The lower receptacles we now have are easier to position without creating the visual and pedestrian interference these new bins do.” | No | “Our sidewalks are already littered with newspaper boxes, sandwich boards, and (in our neighbourhood at least) display racks and produce bins from vatious stores. In order for these new bins to be effective as an advertising medium, they have to be positioned in such a way to visually block sidewalk views, and also cause an obstacle for pedestrians. Our city is turning into one giant billboard -- from the giant billboards of Dundas Square and in fact, all through the city, to the ludicrous sight of TTC buses disguised as chocolate bars and Yellow Pages,to the giant ads on every transit shelter to the sandwich boards and other junk on our sidewalks. Enough already!” | “If the City’s true aim is to develop better, more efficient bins, it should improve on the current, lower and less intrusive bins. What is the point of a city beautification drive if we’re willing to clutter our sidewalks further with advertising? I realize the City would receive these huge, ugly and intrusive bins for free, but is it really worth it when balanced against what they would do to our streetscapes?” |
| 133 | 07/16/2005 02:27:59 PM | Yes | Bloor and Windermere | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | They’re positioned so one side faces the road. You have to almost have to step onto the road to use this side. | No | These bins are too large and such an eyesore. They seem to be more of a billboard with two small garbage cans attached. The recycling opening seems too narrow. People don’t want to touch the bin to get their recyclables inside especially after the opening becomes dirty. The garbage cans seem too small and they’ll be overflowing easily. I would be greatly disappointed if these were the future garbage bins to line our major streets. | “I’m not sure if I know what the problem is with the the existing bins. They look good, they are low key, and I believe they have advertising on them. The only downfall I see with them is the spring loaded flaps on them that get all dirty and digusting. People will just get their garbage in half way before the flap closes. Some of this garbage will fall to the ground and in no time the opening gets, or looks like, its blocked. Along with the three month trial of the new bins, I would like to see the city take off the flaps of the existing bins and see how they work. Lastly, I believe the new trial bins will filled with garbage bags from residents living close to these as is seen with the garbage cans in some of our parks and ‘Green P’ parking lots.” |
| 134 | 07/16/2005 11:31:47 PM | No | “no, but i’ve walked past them.” | No | “easy to use, but like the existing ‘divided waste bins’ its always disgusting to push the bottle/trash the last little bit trying to avoid touching the gross lid. Rubber openings help, but am curious if theres something else that will stay open temporarily that is obstruction free opening.” | Yes | i don’t like how deep they go into the sidewalk. when walking in groups they obstruct traffic as they are unnecessarily deep. Though its a trade off since the poster sized boards are revenue generators too. First and foremost sidewalk space should be considered. | Yes | “yes, but do they have to be 5 feet deep. Could they be something less and just have advertisers print/design the ads to fit.” | [Blank] |
| 135 | 07/17/2005 12:54:29 PM | Yes | Lakeshore & kipling | No | the openings are too small | No | take up too much room | No | there is enough advertising space out there without cluttering the streets with any more | sounds like another cash grab at the expense of our urban landscape |
| 136 | 07/17/2005 05:35:10 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | “the bins should promote city services and have maps of the neighbourhoods they are in, might be more useful then promoting consumerism and will help people get around the city and to know were they are” |
| 137 | 07/17/2005 08:01:16 PM | No | [Blank] | No | “not that great of a design, it’s not user friendly!!!” | Yes | “They block the sidewalk. also i’m concerned with the height, some one can easily hide behind them. also they block the view of the storefronts, ie: the one located at Pacific and Dundas” | No | “The black OMG boxes are more attractive(if a garbage can,can be called that) than these new garbage cans” | Get rid of them! |
| 138 | 07/17/2005 10:49:21 PM | No | [Blank] | No | “They are not as practical as the existing three holed “real” waste disposal units. They are too high for kids. The cigarette dispenser could be a problem! Especially if people put lit smokes in other cubbies.” | Yes | They are SERIOUSLY ugly and obtrusive. I think that they could be dangerous for women in that someone could be waiting behind one and mug/rape her. | No | As a local business owner a do not like the thought that these big biz ads would encourage people to shop elsewhere!!! | Please listen to the people and do not waste time installing. They are awful. |
| 139 | 07/18/2005 09:55:09 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | haven’t used one. I like using the old ones ... nobody can hide behind them! | Yes | “They are too big, and the garbage cans are too small – don’t hold much! They block the view, and people can hide behind them easily at night and possibly scare you or even attack you!” | No opinion | “City receiving increased revenue: where is the revenue going to go to? What are they going to do with the money? Improve public services, or give a pay increase to those supposedly running the city?,These are the few questions that I would like answered before I can form an educated oppinion!” | Could you not increase the size of the garbage cans on the sides? Also ... most of them are now positioned such that to use one side you would be too close to the border of the sidewalk ... dangereous! |
| 140 | 07/18/2005 10:12:25 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | N/A | No | I have not used one as yet. | No opinion | [Blank] | No |
| 141 | 07/18/2005 10:28:07 AM | Yes | Bloor and Windemere | No | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | The Bins are too high...the other bins with the advertising on the side blend in better | The Bins are too high...the other bins with the advertising on the side blend in better |
| 142 | 07/18/2005 02:26:36 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | Yes | “These signs represent the worst possible compromise between functionality (the curbside openings are too close to the curb, the sidewalk-side opening places the user in the flow of pedestrian traffic) and positioning (the diagonal placement of the signs means that the ‘footprint’ they occupy on the sidewalk is effectively an enourmous square...)” | No | “These signs and the current test of video screens in the subway, taken together, represent a very disturbing trend of thinking in the current council. I have yet to see a comprehensive and detailed third-party breakdown of the costs and revenues associated with the sidewalk signs, but I have for the subway video terminals. What I know of the sidewalk signs so far represents a similar picture:,- the real revenue gained is essentially insignificant compared to the city’s operating budget,- the high revenue potential and low risk to the private companies involved in maintaining these ‘services’ are grossly out of proportion to the those of the city,- these sorts of highly visible non-solutions to the city’s budget problems serve as a distraction from any kind of real public discussion of real solutions to the city’s budgetary issues,- one of the largest real costs to these projects -- impossible to quantify, of course -- is the demand on residents of this city to live in an environment increasingly populated by ‘loud’ advertising messages instead of more human, aesthetically-pleasing objects. Even a private-sector project like the construction of BCE Place (to pull an example out of a hat), left us with a contextually appropriate, aesthetically-pleasing addition to Toronto’s skyline; the advertising content of the building per se is relegated to a tiny ‘blip’ of a logo at the top, and most of the building’s bulk exists up and away from the sidewalks where people move about it. At ground level (and below) the building houses a large number of services of great utility to the resident and working populations in the area, and if I remember the blocks around it accurately, it has served to transform them into more pleasing and usable spaces.By contrast, the new signs _depend_ on their inappropriateness to and aesthectic disjunct with their surrounding (the better to attract attention), something like 80% of their surface area is dedicated to advertising, and they provide no service or benefit to local residents that doesn’t already exist, while being more obstrusive, more obstructive, and polluting, to boot (additional light pollution from the signs and the resources required to power the lights).Council’s responsiveness to private sector, self-serving salesmen offering incredibly parsimonious and more-or-less one-sided ‘deals’ causes me to question the motivations, competence, creativity and analytical skills of council.” | “Yes, I believe the fact that all city-published materials refer to these objects as “garbage/recycling bins” is a cynical and disingenuous sales pitch, trying to spin them as a positive thing for the public good rather than allow for a serious unprejudiced public consideration of their real value to the city and its residents. They are _signs_, first and foremost; the insertion of receptacles into their centres is simply a tactic to be gain permission to install them on public sidewalks.” |
| 143 | 07/18/2005 03:07:17 PM | No | pacific & dundas | No | Small garbage area | Yes | They impede pedestrian traffic and block store windows | No | The old style are fine- We don’t need the city competing with retailers for their window space. | Go back to old style- just make them work better |
| 144 | 07/18/2005 03:56:07 PM | Yes | Bloor & Windermere | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “too high, obstructs line of sight,,this is a safety issue in my opinion,,pedestrians crossing the street will not be,seen by cars” | No | [Blank] | “maximum height should be 3 feet,,they can be longer.” |
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| 145 | 07/18/2005 06:10:23 PM | Yes | dundas/pacific | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | “This bin is blocking the window of a paint store, it is so big you cannot see into the store even walking along the sidewalk.” | No | It looks like the design is more towards advertising than garbage collection. The bin does not seem to hold much more than the regular bins throughout the city and they are always overflowing with garbage all the time. It seems that we are always being preached that reuse is the best way toward garbage managment and here we are getting new garbage cans and then tossing out the old ones. The best way would be to do modifications on the old cans that are throughout the city already. | “the city has way too much visual advertising and to add more would be a mistake. We cannot have the whole city looking like Dundas Square. Plus who pays for the electricity to light these garbage cans. It would seem we would be creating pollution when we create electrity to run a garbage colledtion system, that just does not seem like a logical path to take.” |
| 146 | 07/18/2005 11:56:38 PM | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | [Blank] | No | dsads | dd |
| 147 | 07/19/2005 09:30:55 AM | Yes | SW corner of Keele & Lawrence | Yes | The openings for garbage and recyclables seem to be fairly well positioned and labeled. | Yes | If possible bins should be positioned parallel to the street length wise to allow for maximum use of both openings for pedestrians that are walking by. And it would also take up less sidewalk space as well. | Yes | [Blank] | Overall size of the new bins seems a little bit big (height in particular) and would occupy a considerable amount of sidewalk space especially when placed in the downtown core area where sidewalk space is at a premium. Also green sources of energy should be considered for illumination for the new bins so as not to add additional strain to our already well used power grid. |
| 148 | 07/19/2005 02:36:18 PM | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | They directly block storefront views. | No | We get bombarded with advertising everyday and we don’t need another big display in our face. They block store fronts and look ugly. What will the city do with the revenue. Will the neighbourhoods in which these bins are located receive these funds directly as they should. | “If they are to be there at all, the advertising space should be used for local community groups and business for free or very cheap rates. My opinion is to trash the trash bins as fast as possible.” |
| 149 | 07/19/2005 04:12:50 PM | Yes | Dundas & Pacific (Keele) | No | Not user friendly – slots felt as though they were too high | Yes | “I personally feel they are obstructive & intrusive to our urban landscape. Although our tradtitional waste recepticals contain advertising it is less intrusive as it does not block ones view of the city. ,Presently the bins seem recessed from the sidewalk – if this was to rollout to across the city this may pose a potenial risk in terms of seeing pedestrians & children who may walk out from beside the bin” | No | “As a marketer I feel as though the new bins are visually intrusive – in all honesty they look more like a bus shelter than a waste bin. It’s a bit ironic if you think that as a city who is on one hand leading the global march in terms of conservation & recycling – I applaud our efforts with the blue/green box program. As a soceity obsesses with consumerism it seems wasteful that our waste bins have in your face ads promoting use to consume in excess even more products/services. Overall, they seem like a plague on our city that is presently under a cultural revolution.” | Please reconsider placing these bins as they would be a plague to our beautiful our garbage bins should be inconspicious and not so bold that they look like their on steriods. Please reconsider these bins they may look new and flashy but at the end of the day they are still a trash bin. |
| 150 | 07/19/2005 05:44:49 PM | Yes | dundas and pacific | No | like using an elephant to crush a cigarette butt ........ grossly oversized | No | they are wonderfully located if you prefer your business and window space blocked from view to the public on whom you would rely for business | No | the whole monstrosity is nothing but a billboard for advertising | “what in the hell is wrong with the existing cans ........... ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it ‘ the size of these things is an obsenity” |
| 151 | 07/19/2005 05:57:51 PM | Yes | NOt sure of exact location it was in the Annex area | No | “I am 5’2” I found the top to high and it took me a while to figure out where to put what.” | No | The bins are to big 7’x5’is oversized for a city street. It needs to be scaled down to fit within the confinds of the urban landscape. At that size it is a thin bus depot not a garbage can. I find the size constricts the view of the street. If a child darted out from behind one of these bins it would be disasterous. I am also curious how it will effect vehicle traffic with something that big it is going to impede the view of a driver. | No | It would be better if the city designed its own bins to fit in with the landscape that will also have the ability to sell space. Why does it always have to be commercial space. Perhaps it a non-profit community group would like to pay for the use of space to get their message out. It is time the city stopped selling its self to the highest bidder. | “The design of the bin in aesthetically unatractive. The hight of the bin would block the view of any business or residence located near the placement of these bins. The whole concept of the bin is to sell advertising/garbage use is secondary. It is time for the city to start thinking about quality of life for the residence of the city. Stop selling it to the highest bidder just to “make a buck” There are more creative ways to consider. Why doesn’t the Toronto Arts Council put out a bid for a design of a garbage can with the same peramiters the corporate bins were designed by. It would be more interesting, highlight local artists and I bet have more people putting their trash into that garbage can than an monolith to advertising.” |
| 152 | 07/19/2005 06:32:15 PM | Yes | Keele and St. Clair W. | No | garbage hole is large and enticing. unlikely anyone will bother figuring out where to put recyclables (for sure the smokers won’t use them). | No | I have only seen this one which is in a wide open space. I would not want to see these bins anywhere where pedestrians or cyclists are more common. | No | “cash grabbing is embarassing for Toronto, we can do better than this silly bin.” | too big; too tall; looks like a bus stop; appear more focused on advertising than waste collection; this type of blatant cash grabbing by the city is embarassing; rather see a short wide bin than a tall skinny one; |
| 153 | 07/19/2005 09:35:43 PM | Yes | Dundas West & Bloor | No | The slot for garbage was too small. My hand got caught in it and I was slightly bruised. | Yes | “When set at right angles to the road, they block too much of the already crowded sidewalk, over half. Because of their height they also block the view of the streetscape.” | No | No amount of revenue from the use of these horrible devices could compensate for how much they cheapen the apprearance of the city streets. | “Having huge obstructions covered in advertising blocking the sidewalk is an idea so gross and stupid I can’t understand why it’s even being considered. As a life long citizen of Toronto, and a property tax payer, please, I beg you, I beg you, do not use these ugly monsters. I’d rather pay a little more property taxes. What’s the use of money if I can’t enjoy walking down Bloor Street without having crass advertising shoved in my face and blocking my way. It’s bad enough the streetcars are covered in ugliness. Please spare us.” |
| 154 | 07/19/2005 10:15:28 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | haven’t used it | No | easy to see | Yes | “within reason, any commercial help to make recycling more benefitial is a good idea” | [Blank] |
| 155 | 07/19/2005 10:43:41 PM | Yes | Bathurst and College | No | “- instructions unclear (compared to silver cans), i.e. label type is small and labels not immediately adjacent to appropriate garbage openings,- openings too high: small children cannot reach upper openings” | Yes | “- placed sufficiently; however, initially thought it was an advertising board before realising it was a garbage can” | No | “- proposed garbage cans may promote blight: just because it’s free, that doesn’t mean it’s good,- the current silver cans are functional, elegant (oddly), and preferred by comparison. Couldn’t the silver cans be modified to contain more garbage volume AND advertising space (e.g. slightly higher/wider, larger openings)?” | “- upper openings are too high for small children, thereby discouraging proper/effective use or ecopreservation,- height and small breadth could pose toppling hazard,- more prone for vandalism: either graffiti or physical damage,- summarily, redesign/enhance design of current silver cans instead, and renegotiate arrangement,- alternatively, place garbage openings on both broad sides, occupying lower half of bin, arrange separate compartments horizontally can clearly labelled” |
| 156 | 07/20/2005 11:58:29 AM | Yes | Keele and Eglinton | Yes | “It was just as simple as any other garbage/recycling bin, but it was nice that it also had a spot for cigarete butts, which I find to be a hugr nuisence.” | Yes | “I find it rather convenient that the bin is located at the corner of the road, because it’s so easy to access.” | Yes | “Th city should follow through with any harmless means possible to support this project, because it aids in the maintenace of Toronto.” | [Blank] |
| 157 | 07/20/2005 01:19:35 PM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | Yes | “They are too close to the curb to make use of the street-side of the bin safe or practical. They extend too far across the sidewalk, impeding pedestrian traffic.” | No | “I am strongly opposed to the bins. The old OMG bins are bad enough, these are a monstrosity. As an eyesore, the bins run counter to the objectives of the city’s clean and beautiful program. As an obstacle on the sidewalk, they run counter to the objective of making the city more pedestrian-friendly. I would rather see my property taxes go up than see these on the street.” | We don’t need three months to test these bins. Get rid of them now. |
| 158 | 07/20/2005 02:41:04 PM | Yes | albion & finch | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | Perfect | Yes | The city needs more garbage bins | The city should install more garbage containers |
| 159 | 07/20/2005 02:42:11 PM | Yes | Albion Rd | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | they are ok | Yes | the city needs more money | The city should install more garbage containers |
| 160 | 07/20/2005 02:45:21 PM | Yes | Bathurst & Sheppard | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | ok | Yes | why not? the city needs more bins | The city needs bins at all corners! |
| 161 | 07/20/2005 02:49:45 PM | Yes | Bloor & Winderemer | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | Ok | Yes | The city needs the cash | The city should ask for more bins |
| 162 | 07/20/2005 02:50:47 PM | Yes | Bloor and Jane | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | perfect | Yes | [Blank] | No additional comments |
| 163 | 07/20/2005 04:30:29 PM | Yes | Lakeshore and 26th ave | Yes | extremely easy to use and clean too! | Yes | placed with pedestrian traffic in mind and not at all obtrusive | Yes | I think it’s a great deal for the City | [Blank] |
| 164 | 07/20/2005 05:01:40 PM | Yes | Bloor St. west of Dundas W. | No | I passed by this enormous thing for weeks before I even realized it was a garbage can. | Yes | I think they are ugly and in the way. | No | “The city should not let private companies dictate how our street can look, just because they give us free stuff. The look of city streets should serve public interest.” | “Aren’t we trying to be a “clean and beautiful” city? More advertising on the street, especially so large, goes completely against that idea.” |
| 165 | 07/21/2005 12:35:54 AM | No | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | No | cost is an important factor regardless of who’s pocket the cheque comes from. consider the value of the proposed revenue vs. the need for more advertisment in the city. | “1.storage for cigarette filters is insightful and responsible, does it pass fire safety tests? 2. I think that 7 feet high is too tall. 3. advertising is brainwashing and can be a neighborhood eye sore. This modle might be better suited for busy areas.my contact info: Chris @ [redacted] [redacted],good luck with our infrastructure” |
| 166 | 07/21/2005 10:38:24 AM | No | [Blank] | No | “I think the garbage units are not going to be very useful unless you plan on having them emptied every “second” day although a wider unit would work much better posssibly even attached to ttc stops would be great.” | Yes | [Blank] | No | how would you like paying 2000 a month and the only spot someone can park and get something in their car is where the garbage bin is or an independant grocer has a chain store advertising right in front of his biz with a garbage bin he didn’t want in the first place. | design rewards programs for groups that participate in clean up days that should be quarterly and then monthly not once a year. |
| 167 | 07/21/2005 11:23:57 AM | Yes | Lakeshore & 26th | Yes | [Blank] | Yes | [Blank] | No | “They are WAY too big...and ugly. They take up too much space, and are unsightly.” | Do we really need more large-scale advertising in the city?!?! These bins are terrible...the ones used currently are fine. Keep them. |
| 168 | 07/21/2005 11:53:49 AM | No | [Blank] | No | Too confusing. The part of the bin dedicated to garbage and recyclables seems be be dwarfed by the dedication to the advertising space. | Yes | “The two I have seen were at corners and placed at an angle. I think that this does not represent where they actually will be. In order for the advertising to be properly seen, I guess they will end up being placed perpendicular to the road, which renders one side of the garbage recepticle useless, as well as blocking the maximum of sidewald flow. As well, in the two examples I saw, I could not figure out how the garbage trucks would collect from them.” | No | “This seems to be all about advertising, and not at all about garbage. Every time we hear about our city’s budget woes, it seems someone comes up with a great idea that will give us money, but we have to sell our souls to the advertising industry to get what turns out to be very little money in the end. Since when did garbage collection have to be a revenue source? It should be part of what the city does with my tax dollars. If you measure how much in real dollars the city gets from such schemes against the visual pollution caused, I am left to wonder why we ever get mixed up in such things.” | “City provided services should not be sold to advertisers. Lately Howard Moscoe was quoted as saying “and it won’t cost us a cent!” when describing his proposal to have signs on street poles to inform riders when the next bus or streetcar is coming. Well, what it will cost us is the further pollution of our streets by advertising. We should not be sold so cheaply. In the big picture, given the size of the budget, we are getting very little money. How much would my property tax go up if we didn’t have to sell so much advertising space? I would expect very little.” |
| 169 | 07/21/2005 12:25:15 PM | No | Bloor and Runnymede | No | I didn’t use it as i object to it being placed on the sidewalk as it is so big and unsightly. | No | “They take up too much space and are too big, obtrusive and overwhelm the sidewalk streetscape.” | No | “There is too much advertising already in public spaces. We shouldn’t be selling our public spaces to private companies in this way. ,The bins are too big and obtrusive. Also, if private companies offer them, they will dictate where the bins will be positioned and located. They will want the bins in high-traffic visible areas, rather than where they are needed. A garbage bin is needed at the eastern exit of Keele subway station. There is no place to put garbage when people leave the subway and thus there is a lot of garbage on the ground at that subway entrance. However, companies might not deem that to be a high-visibility area. ,In any event, the current bins are much too big. It seems they are there to promote the advertisers more than to collect garbage.” | “Too much is being privatized in the public sector. The public sector should serve its constituents -- the public and work towards the public good, not on schemes that help advertisers. If projects benefit the public and business, then that is admissable, but the public’s interest should always be put first. And, in this case with the bins, because they are so large and obtrusive, the advertisers’ interests are being made a priority over the public good.” |
| 170 | 07/21/2005 12:36:16 PM | No | [Blank] | No | The openings appear too small and close together. | No | The size of these units makes them impossible to position them in any way as to make them appealing on any streetscape. | No | “No amount of revenue can convince me that these bins (or more accurately described as billboards)should be approved by council. Who’s interests are we helping? EUCAN, or the City? These bins are not well designed and do not serve the purpose for which they are intended.” | “Are these new installments ment to be garbage bins or a vehicle for advertsing? They completely disrupt public space and are not visually appealing. They are too large and very ugly. As a citizen of the city, I do not agree with any decision in favour of installing any more of these billboards.” |
| 171 | 07/21/2005 12:51:40 PM | Yes | Bloor |