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The City of Regina is set to begin a one-year pilot project that will involve the collection of food and yard waste.
In a media release Monday, the city said about 2,800 homes across Regina are receiving letters advising residents they have been selected to take part in the pilot.
Those households will get green bins to be used starting the week of Sept. 21.
“The pilot will be used to seek feedback from residents on collection schedules, education materials, and waste-sorting practices prior to a city-wide implementation in 2023,” Kim Onrait, the city’s executive director of citizen services, said in the release.
The city said roughly half of the average resident’s garbage is food and yard waste. The new service aims to take those materials out of the garbage and turn them into compost.
City council has set the goal of diverting 65 per cent of residential household waste from the landfill.
Residents can put in the green carts food scraps — including meat, bones, dairy products and grease — as well as yard waste and soiled paper like paper towels, cardboard products and tissues.
The pilot project is to feature year-round weekly food and yard waste collection. That goes along with biweekly garbage pickup and biweekly recycling collection.
More information on the pilot project can be found here.
