Residents warned to expect ongoing delays as recycler seeks staff
CRD renews call for residents to leave materials out past scheduled date
Residents asked to leave materials out past scheduled date
No reason given for last week’s pickup delays by Emterra
Contractor working to pick up items on alternate days
Very simple changes can have a large impact if adopted broadly, Jocelyn Marsh says
TSBC contributes over $270,000 for the grant recipients’ infrastructure upgrades
Nickel Bros. relocates houses across the south coast, moving more than 100 in 2021
Volunteers sort recycling, compost, garbage into 28 bags after thousands of visitors
Gia Liu and Sahrim Sayani are competing for scholarships from the Electronic Recycling Association
Majority of Emterra’s trucks not operating Tuesday, delayed by several hours Wednesday
Deposits can be redeemed by returning containers to Return-It collection centres
Unsold clothing from thrift stores gets distributed to people and families who need it
Contingency plan put in place for continuation of blue box residential pickup
Perfect storm of weather, high volumes, staff shortages and equipment repairs prolong delays
City estimates 75,000 single-use items are trashed every day
Residents encouraged to bring items to depot to help ease collection volume in the next few weeks
