Residents of the Cowichan Valley are being reminded this is the year automated trucks will be introduced for curbside collection.
North Cowichan, City of Duncan, and Cowichan Valley Regional District issued a joint news release on Friday reminding residents to make sure they are fully aware of how the changes will affect them.
Residents of Duncan, North Cowichan, and the CVRD will be getting new collection carts that are compatible with the automated trucks.
The three local government note there will be differences between communities for curbside collection because of the unique conditions in each area.
“For example, North Cowichan’s automated curbside collection program will not immediately include recycling, which will continue to be picked up manually by the recycling contractor. Duncan will change over to a fully automated curbside program, and the CVRD will continue its automated collection program while providing new carts to residents and expanding the service to new electoral areas. CVRD’s new carts will be bear-resistant to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, as this was an important consideration raised during public consultation. Bear-resistant carts will not be provided in Duncan, and North Cowichan will offer bear-resistant carts for an additional fee.”
They suggest you get more information for your area by visiting:
Duncan: bigconversations.duncan.ca/automated-curbside-collection
North Cowichan: connectnorthcowichan.ca/autocarts
CVRD: planyourcowichan.ca/curbside-collection
