Curbside Changes are coming to the residential curbside collection service in Courtenay.

Curbside Changes are coming to the residential curbside collection service in Courtenay.

Over the next two years, the City says the changes are aimed to increase the overall diversion of waste in the region, with a focus on organic waste diversion. Curbside organic services will start in 2023, followed by an automated collection services in 2024.

These service changes support the policy objectives of the BC Climate Action Charter and are part of the City’s commitment to adapt and address climate change.

Both the City of Courtenay and Town of Comox have awarded a contract to Halton Environmental to provide three-stream automated curbside collection through a 10 year contact, starting January 1, 2024.

For Courtenay, the new contract includes weekly collection of co-mingled organics (kitchen scraps and yard waste) and a change to biweekly garbage collection.

Biweekly recycling collection will continue. Wheeled carts will be provided to each household for collection within the automated system.

Starting next year, Courtenay will be implementing an interim residential curbside organics collection service, with more details to be released this fall.