Automated garbage collection to spread across entire Mid Island region
NANAIMO — Automated garbage collection trucks for nearly 30,000 single-family households on the mid island will hit the streets next fall.
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board awarded a 10-year contract to their current waste disposal operator Waste Connections of Canada.
The RDN’s manager of solid waste services Larry Gardner said the deal includes a 10-year renewable option, which provides security for the RDN and dangles a carrot for Waste Connections.
“They work very hard at assisting us in providing good customer service in keeping our contamination rates low in our recycling and organics, we look forward to that continuing,” Gardner told NanaimoNewsNOW.