In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town suspended the collection of tipping fees for leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, and garden waste.
And apparently the municipal landfill was a very busy place, with hundreds of vehicles stopping there.
“There were trucks lined up, coming and going all day,” said Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft to council at their regular meeting Monday, adding such a popular event should surely be held again this spring.
Clerk Glenn Treftlin noted he’s gotten feedback about the free tipping day, too. “People were hoping it could be more than one day,” he mentioned, referring to the fact some people worked Saturday, or for whatever other reason, couldn’t get to the dump between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. that day.
Mayor Dan Onichuk noted the public should remember that the town is sill investigating a community composter, but until then, residents can do their part in reducing waste by recycling.
Manager of Operations and Facilities Doug Brown did not have on hand how much organic waste was dropped off at the landfill Saturday. The free tipping day at the town’s landfill on May 8 saw 309 vehicles drop by to get rid of 66 tonnes of yard and garden waste.
Coun. Wiedenhoeft added that a “community exchange day” briefly mentioned at a previous council meeting still could happen next spring.
“It’s on the backburner. It hasn’t been forgotten,” he said.
Such an event would see residents who had unwanted furniture and appliances put them to the curbside on a given day, up for grabs by anyone who cares to take them.
Items not picked up that given day would then be taken to the dump.
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