Important Follow-up Information Regarding Last Week’s Storm – Councillor Milczyn’s Office

Following information is from Councillor Peter Milczyn’s Office:

 

TORONTO’S SPECIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION COMPLETED

The City of Toronto has completed the special garbage collection for materials damaged by flooding following the intense rainfall on July 8.

Solid Waste Management Services collected approximately 4,100 tonnes of flood-damaged material across the city.

Regularly scheduled garbage, Blue Bin (recycling), Green Bin (organics) and leaf/yard waste collections will resume on Tuesday, July 23.

Residents should follow their collection calendar and are reminded about basic set-out requirements:

* If you have more garbage than will fit in your bin, you can leave extra garbage bags beside the Garbage Bin for collection with a City-issued bag tag attached to each garbage bag. Garbage-bag tags can be purchased in packages of five for $15.50 ($3.10 each) at local Canadian Tire stores.

* The City will continue picking up oversized/bulky items such as box springs and mattresses, furniture, lamps and luggage. These items can be placed out next to your Garbage Bin for free collection. No tags or special arrangements are needed. The City regularly collects these items in a separate truck for reuse, recycling or disassembling at no cost and keeps them out of the landfill.

* Carpeting should be tied in rolls measuring no longer than 1.2 metres (four feet) and weighing less than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).

* Electronic waste will be collected separately on your regularly scheduled garbage day. Set these items out for pickup half a metre (about two feet) away from your Garbage Bin.

The City cannot collect household hazardous waste (such as paint cans, fluorescent lighting tubes/bulbs). These items should be taken to a Drop-off Depot or your local Community Environment Day for safe disposal. Toxic Taxi also provides free pickup of 10 to 50 litres/kilograms of hazardous materials. Call 311 to book an appointment.

Construction/renovation waste (such as drywall and wood) should be taken to a Drop-off Depot or residents can arrange for removal by a private waste disposal company.

Check Waste Wizard, the online search tool at http://app.toronto.ca/wes/winfo/search.do, or call 311 if you are unsure of how to properly dispose of waste materials.

SEWER BACK UPS

If you experienced a sewer back up as a result of last week’s storm, it is important that you call your insurance company. It is also important for you to take photos of the damaged area as these photos will be very useful in filing claims with your insurance company.

For information on how to submit a claim to the City of Toronto, please click
here.

BASEMENT FLOODING PROTECTION SUBSIDY PROGRAM

For more information on this City of Toronto program, please click here.

RAVINE MATTERS

The TRCA is currently undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the Mimico Creek and the damages. They will be bringing forward a report to an upcoming Conservation Authority meeting with their recommendations on fixing the current problems as well as a plan for the future. I will keep residents apprised of these reports as they are available.

MOTION AT TORONTO CITY COUNCIL

At the Toronto City Council meeting last week, I put forward a Notice of Motion entitled, Financial Assistance for Damage Caused by the Storm of July 8, 2013 and I am pleased to advise that this Motion was adopted by City Council. To view this Motion, please click
here.

 

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