Learning the ropes of curbside program

Salmon Arm’s switch to curbside collection of garbage and recyclables has been a learning process for the public as much as it has been for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

Since the beginning of January, when the program began, staff at the regional district and the City of Salmon Arm have received many calls relating to the program. A good portion of these have been about the the recycling component.

Carmen Fennell, waste reduction facilitator with the CSRD, says the majority of the calls she’s received haven’t exactly been complementary. But she empathizes with people’s frustration and asks that residents ...

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