The first day of privatized garbage collection west of Yonge Street appears to have had no more than a reasonable number of problems. It was reported that about 500 homes in the Annex were still awaiting pickup as evening came on. Some homeowners were quoted on television as saying the pickup seemed fine and that the garbage cans had not been thrown in the driveway as was frequently the case before. The process of following a pre-set grid for pickup is said to be complicated, something that crews will have to learn. On the east side of Yonge, in places like South Bayviewland, pickup continues to be carried out by city employees, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Today CUPE set up a hot line so residents on the privatized side could complain if they wished.
