City working as fast as it can to extend life of landfill, staff say
An overarching plan for Ottawa's garbage that's been five years in the making passed a major hurdle with ease on Tuesday, but some councillors question how easy it will be to change long-entrenched habits.
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![Bags of trash and lose items are seen at the City of Ottawa's Trail Road landfill on Feb. 27, 2024. Bags of trash and loose items in various colours are laid out on top of a wide pile](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7141245.1710257941!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/colourful-piles-of-garbage-trash-city-of-ottawa-s-trail-road-landful-feb-27-2024.jpg)
An overarching plan for Ottawa's garbage that's been five years in the making passed a major hurdle with ease on Tuesday, but some councillors question how easy it will be to change long-entrenched habits.