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Contract awarded for waste collection service
City of Fernie council awarded the contract for residential curbside Waste Collection Service to Southeast Disposal Ltd. Monday, March 26.
The city will be moving to an automated curbside waste and recycling collection service in June of this year.
The new service will replace the current manual collection service for all existing residential customers. Each home will be provided with standardized carts – a 120 L wildlife resistant cart for garbage with a locking lid designed to reduce wildlife access on collection day, and a 240L cart for recycling.
The new carts are slated to be delivered to each residence in May, in preparation for the new service to start in June, the city reports on its website.
“Since the carts will be picked up by an automated truck, carts will be required to be placed a certain way at the curbside with the lid in a locked position. The city will provide additional information this spring to help with the smooth transition to the automated collection system. Garbage will continue to be collected every week and recycling collection will remain biweekly, but your neighborhood specific collection days may change due to the shortened time required to collect waste,” the city explains.
Additionally, residents will still be required to store their carts inside until the morning of collection day, to ensure that all wildlife attractants are secure.
“The wildlife resistant carts are intended as an added level of protection for when the bins are on the street on collection day. The garbage cart comes with a locking lid that only opens when flipped entirely upside down. Residents will be required to lock the cart when placing it at the curbside on collection day. The automated arm of the collection truck will pick up the garbage cart and turn it 180 degrees upside, allowing the waste to be emptied into the truck.”
There will be no increase in utility rates for garbage and recycling in 2018. In 2019, the rate for the new service will increase from $74.64 per year to $154.99 per year.
The City of Fernie’s current contract for waste collection is ending, and this increase includes both the increased cost for continuing with the existing service level, as well as $46 annually to move to automated collection.
Check out this example of an automated waste collection service…
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