London wants to make the Forest City even greener by cutting back on the amount of garbage we throw out in order to extend the life of area landfills.
The proposal would see Londoners put out less garbage and more recycling
Jay Stanford, director of environmental programs and solid waste for the City of London, explains.
"We currently have a four-container limit, and we're seeking council approval to look harder at - should we lower that limit - and we're going to come back with a report, subject to council approval, looking at lowering it to either a three-container limit or perhaps even as low as two."
There is mixed reaction from Londoners, especially those with larger households, but whether they like it or not the interim waste diversion plan is going to the Civic Works Committee on Monday night.
It's all aimed at expanding the life of our landfills and recycling more items that currently go to the landfill.
Stanford says "That would include the coffee cups and beverage cups, which would also include ice cream containers, and equally important bringing in the plastic blister packaging."
In a year, he says estimates indicate there could be over 15 million coffee cups that could be easily recycled - over 40,000 each day.
The city is already headed in the right direction though, because in the last six years the amount of garbage Londoners throw out has dropped by 15 per cent.
