Why not join other jurisdictions that have draconian waste management schemes?

Dear editor,A recently mass-mailed waste management bulletin informs us that a problem exists managing our waste.There will be 14 open houses with presentations. The presenters will apparently relish feedback so have apparently not already mapped the way ahead.That's good. Because sometimes open houses are just to give the appearance of input.Given that garbage volume is an issue, might not a related and immediate solution be to stop issuing building permits? And then 'sustain' that measure until a 'sustainable' solution is found to the problem of waste? (I've noticed that people who get their way use the word 'sustainable' a lot, so there it is.)Anyway, the more people, the more businesses — the more waste. No need to study that. Cause-effect. I'm pretty sure it will hold up to scrutiny.There are numerous Canadian jurisdictions with draconian waste management schemes so why shouldn't we join them? Parksville for example has yellow bag, blue box, legacy can, green bin and each has a related list of appropriate contents with which the householder must become familiar.Rest assured that the 'standard' bin size has been carefully determined by an appropriate ineptocrat. Maybe using a national average? Or just off the top of somebody's head like Sheryl Crow's decreed one to two pieces of toilet paper per evacuation event? What if you have a big family? Relax — you can buy tags to put out more. Extra tags are a great gift idea as well.So every household will have several different bins with contents separated, scraped and washed. One's garbage offering is then inspected for compliance and if found worthy will be removed by the appropriate plenipotentiary. If not accepted — buy Glade, and inform the least important family member what will be reprocessed and stored in their room until the next pickup.After one's guilt over having produced waste has been absolved by a higher being, and all of the many different coloured bins have hopefully been emptied, then — due to economics, time constraints, or idleness — it often all just goes into the same landfill anyway.One of the proposed action items, because one needs 'action items' to organize 'the people,' is backyard composting. Great idea. If it takes off we can have another category for curbside pickup. "Throw out your dead" ring a bell? We have neighbours who compost. And now we have rats.Those large black wheely-bins would be ideal I think for the potential plague on all our houses. And yes — colour does matter. As does size. So get 'em out before they bloat!Rick Langley,Comox