Ottawa residents will find out Wednesday if the city will go through with a proposal to reduce garbage pickup to every two weeks once green boxes arrive next fall.
Although some residents support the idea, others are adamantly opposed - and so too are councillors who remain at odds over the issue.
Now, one councillor is proposing a compromise to put an end to the stinky dispute.
"It is my intention - Coun. (Georges) Bedard is going to second it - to put a motion that we address and continue with weekly collection during the hot summer months and we implement biweekly during the colder months of the year," Coun. Diane Deans told CTV Ottawa on Monday.
Deans said her compromise is based on feedback from constituents in her ward. She added if the plan is approved, the initiative will save the city big bucks.
"If we were to go to biweekly all year round, the savings is estimated to be at about $1 million."
Still not all residents are convinced: "I don't want to have a lot (of trash) and no room to keep them, you know, so it's better when it's a shorter time," said one woman.
Council is also considering a program where registered parents would have their diapers collected once a week to avoid an unwanted stench around the house. The diapers would still end up in the landfill, like they do now.
Once the green bins get distributed city-wide next fall, the project will have been in the works for five years.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Vanessa Lee
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