Two years ago, town council banned the installation of garburators in new homes.

Councillor Morgan Nagel was opposed then and remains so. Now he has given a notice of motion that would see the garburator bylaw rescinded. He believes it is unenforceable and, more importantly, reduces waste disposal options for residents.

"The bottom line is people should be able to have a garburator if they want," says Nagel. "There's a strong environmental argument to be made in favour of garburators."

"The reason the garburators were banned was in the name of environmentalism and I actually I think there is a bigger environmental benefit to garburators than an environmental cost."

Calgary has given notice it will not accept any black bins that include organic waste, effective 2019.

"We need to give all the options available to keep organics away from the black bins. The garburator is a totally effective way to do that.".

Garburators, though, remain a concern for Cochrane's wastewater system. Cochrane does not have a wastewater plant and transports it to Calgary through 20 km of pipes for treatment. Rick Deans, senior manager of infrastructure, told council two years ago further garburators would mean an increase in maintenance costs of that system.

It was the Cochrane Environmental Committee that proposed the ban after exploring the issue. They concluded the green bin program was a better solution for the disposal of organics here, while garburators were better suited for high-density urban centres like Vancouver. The use of garburators are also encouraged in Banff, but they have a wastewater treatment plant.

Furthermore, CEC proposed those with garburators should be discouraged from using them. Many aren't used properly, they told council, and that leads to further clogs in household and municipal pipes.

Mayor Ivan Brooker and Nagel were the only ones opposed to the decision in 2016.

The motion will be debated at a future council meeting.