Waterloo Region currently looking to shape future of garbage collection
Among the changes being considered are shifts to automated cart collection for garbage and organics as well as a move to a four-day week for pickup.
The report says that the move to a shorter week will give the companies it contracts with more options to deal with potential service disruptions such as weather or holidays.It notes that some of the changes will need to be made to keep the prices for those who are bidding on the collection contracts down as well as to allow those companies to recruit new staff in an increasingly competitive environment.
It states that they are hoping the cart system will help with those challenges while also reducing the amount of the litter which is blowing around on the streets on windy garbage days. The new contracts are expected to also push for a move from diesel fuelled trucks to natural gas in an effort to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions while also easing concerns about the volatile price of diesel fuel.
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