WATCH: The Sud-Ouest has revealed a new campaign that publicly shames residents who don’t respect garbage regulations. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
MONTREAL – The Sud-Ouest borough is going on a clean-up spree – not with more garbage collectors, but instead handing out signs to remind people to clean up their curbside trash.
The signs read “tes vidanges me dérangent,” or, your garbage bothers me.
The poster-sized stickers are being distributed at the borough hall for residents to pick up and place on areas where unsightly trash can be found or when garbage is put out on non-collection days.
It’s a public awareness campaign that appears more like a public humiliation campaign shaming people into keeping their neighbourhood clean.
“We want to bring in a new culture in the Sud-Ouest and encourage people to take more pride in their neighbourhood and pick up after themselves,” Craig Sauvé, Montreal City Councillor for Saint-Henri told Global News.
People who live and work in the neighbourhood welcomed the initiative with the hope it will make a big difference.
“That people are more respectful, that people don’t just leave everything lying around like a bunch of slobs. They’re a little bit more clean,” said Anthony Scalia.
The borough still has the power to fine people up to $2,500 for violating regulations relating to the disposal of domestic waste.
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