In praise of ugly park trash bins
As the City looks to improve the street litter boxes, there's a lesson to be learned about how to manage waste in our parks
By John LorincAs Astral’s wretched street furniture deal limps towards its inevitable conclusion, Toronto’s litter bins are back in the news, although they’ve been living rent free in our urban consciousness for years — a gross and ubiquitous reminder of how the city managed to, uh, make a mess of one of any municipality’s most basic responsibilities. According to the Toronto Star this week, Mayor Olivia Chow wants to hive off trash cans from whatever street furniture deal... Read more
