What is the daily rental charge for a bin on a Glebe street?

The City's TCE permit includes a daily rental charge for the space the bin occupies on City land. For a bin on the roadway or sidewalk, the rate is $2.02 per square metre per day, with a minimum daily charge of $41.00. On the boulevard, the rate is $0.87 per square metre per day, again with the $41.00 daily minimum.

By our arithmetic, a bin around 12 by 8 feet covers about 8.9 square metres. By our arithmetic, at the roadway rate that is roughly $18 a day, below the $41.00 minimum. By the same arithmetic, a longer bin, around 22 by 8 feet, covers about 16.4 square metres, roughly $33 a day on the road, still under the minimum. So for most single bins the daily figure is the $41.00 minimum. These are our calculations, not City figures.

On top of the daily rental charge, the permit itself carries a one-time application fee: $101.00 for an encroachment of 10 working days or less, or $998.00 for more than 10 working days or any renewal. All fees are non-refundable, as the City states on its TCE permit page. The City requires a minimum of 10 business days to process the application, so a Glebe street placement cannot happen the same day a request goes in.

The City accepts applications from residents, contractors or construction companies, so agree in writing with the bin company before booking on who will apply and who will cover the permit and daily fees. Those costs sit entirely outside the bin rental price itself.

Ask the bin company first what its quoted price includes, then ask the City's ROW Permit Office about the daily charge for your exact spot; City staff determine the permit type.