Councillors say no to providing bulk item pickup to residents

The city doesn't like seeing people dump their trash illegally, but Windsor residents won't be able to get rid of big items at their curb in a bid to prevent the problem.

On Tuesday night, councillors voted 6-5 against allowing curbside pickup of bulk items.

That was in line with what staff had recommended. They say that other municipalities with bulk-item pick-up programs still have issues with illegal dumping.

Coun. Chris Holt was among the councillors who wanted to see the city go in a different direction.

"This illegal dumping, it negatively affects everybody in the city of Windsor, not just the people whose alleys that it's dumped in,"he said Tuesday.

"So I was hoping that the whole City of Windsor would help pick up the tab, but unfortunately it didn't pass."

The city will stick with the status quo, encouraging residents to either donate their unwanted bulk items or take them to designated drop-off centres.

Last month, CBC News spotted a trash-filled boat that someone dumped in the city's west end.

Anne-Marie Albidone, the city's environmental services manager, said it appeared to be the first time someone had illegally dumped an entire boat.