Two weeks from now, residents of Calgary’s northwest and southwest quadrants will begin receiving their city-issued black carts for automated garbage collection.
Black cart deliveries will start in the northwest the week of April 25, followed by homes in the southwest.
More than 20,000 carts will be delivered every week, with all homes in Calgary set to receive the new waste receptacle by the end of June.
The carts are about the same size as the blue carts and can hold the equivalent of three or four standard garbage bags.
Since the citywide rollout began in October 2010, approximately 120,000 homes in the northeast and southeast have received their black carts.
“Calgarians in the northeast and southeast have embraced black cart automated garbage collection, and we’re excited to continue the rollout to the rest of the city,” said program manager Paula Magdich.
“Black cart garbage collection is an important step towards keeping Calgary clean, improving collection efficiency and making the work safer for our collectors.”
For more information about the service, including a community delivery schedule, visit calgary.ca/blackcart or call 311.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.