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Mayor Rob Ford made it clear Wednesday he?s open to Toronto embracing some sort of garbage incineration.
Ford?s comments came minutes after the public works committee approved launching a long-term waste strategy study that would look at how to deal with Toronto?s trash over the next 30 to 50 years.
The mayor argued a waste-to-energy plan would be a ?very important? part of the report.
?We?re definitely behind most cities in this world when it comes to making money on our garbage or turning garbage into money,? Ford said.
Ford said he wants to see the city incinerate its garbage or adopt ?some sort of burning methodology.
?You can call it gasification, incineration, I?m not quite sure, the professionals will give us that advice,? he said. ?But as you know, around 70% of the world already has some sort of method in place that they turn their garbage into energy ? they make money on their garbage and I?ve always said that garbage is money.?
?When you see truckloads of garbage going down the 401, it?s like truckloads of $100 bills and we have to turn that garbage into money.?
Ford?s support for incineration had Councillor Janet Davis fuming.
?The mayor right out of the gate has decided he doesn?t care what the literature says, he doesn?t care what the science says, he doesn?t care what the people of Toronto say, he?s already decided ? that?s ill-informed and irresponsible,? Davis said.
Davis pointed out the committee supported a ?broad review with all options on the table.?
?To have the mayor immediately decide what he thinks without the benefit of 18 months worth of study is irresponsible,? she said.
Public works committee chairman Denzil Minnan-Wong said the city is looking for a technology that will ?deal with waste with very little residue.?
?You?re not going to make a profit out of waste diversion,? Minnan-Wong said. ?What I?m saying is that some of the energy that can be thrown off ? can be sold and used to offset the cost of processing that waste.?
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Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/19/rob-ford-wants-to-turn-toronto-garbage-into-cash
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