On May 14, the curbside garbage collection service for the 108 Mile Ranch will change to an automated system.
108 residents will be receiving garbage and recycling totes (containers with wheels) on May 14-15. Residents are being asked to remove their totes from the end of their driveways as soon as possible after delivery, says Cariboo Regional district Area G Director Al Richmond.
If residents will be absent from their homes during and after (a week or more) delivery and they’re unable to have a neighbour or family member move their totes off the street, they are asked to contact the CRD environmental services department at 1-800-665-1636 as soon as possible, he adds.
“The totes will be dropped off at the location in which they should be replaced for pickup. Please make note of the locations and use them weekly.”
The collection arm on the automated vehicle requires ample space to operate; therefore, on the weeks that both totes are set out, the totes must be placed at least three feet apart from each other, Richmond explains.
Residents currently receiving garbage collection on Fridays at 108 Mile will have their collection day changed to Wednesdays effective today (May 14).
The first garbage collection day using the new totes at 108 Mile will be May 14 and May 15.
The first curbside recycling at 108 Mile will be May 21 and 22.
Garbage collection will continue to be provided weekly. Curbside recycling collection will take place every 2nd week, Richmond says.
“You will receive more detailed information on what can go in the recycling totes and pickup schedules when your totes are delivered.”
The CRD board chair says this new recycling service has been made possible by partnering with Multi Material British Columbia (MMBC), the stewardship agency responsible for residential packaging and printed paper in B.C.
As a result, glass, Styrofoam, and plastic bags (types 2 and 4 only) will not be accepted in the curbside program, but they will be accepted at Gold Trail Recycling in 100 Mile House, starting May 19.
Richmond notes glass is currently accepted at Gold Trail under a CRD subsidized program).
For more information, he suggests folks visit the MMBC website and follow the link for details of the material to be collected at curbside at http://recyclinginbc.ca/program/mmbc-materials-list/.
If people have any questions regarding the program at the 108 Mile Ranch, they can e-mail the CRD at talktrash@cariboord.bc.ca, or call the CRD office at 1-800-665-1636 and ask for the environmental services department.
“You can email me at arichmond@cariboord.bc.ca, or call me at 250-791-5477. As with any new program, we would ask for your patience while we work our way through implementing this new service.”