The way your garbage and recycling is collected will be changing next year.
Campbell River City Council approved a new 10-year contract with Emterra Environmental on Thursday last week (April 24).
The first year of the contract will be $2,679,500 – about $87,000 less than this year.
For you, it will mean pickup every two weeks starting in the spring of 2026 and larger curbside containers. Residents will get three new, larger bins for organics, recycling and garbage.
Organics will still be collected weekly.
Councilwoman Susan Sinnott says the best solution to keep on track and not miss a collection day is to get the collections app “because it’s super handy to remind you to put your garbage out so you don’t miss that collection. You don’t want to do it if it’s missed and it’ll be a month. But we will have bigger containers so that’s good.”
Councillor Doug Chapman thanked staff for their hard work and was happy to support the new contract.
“Lord knows the council put staff through the washer and the wringer looking at all options, all factors, and I will support this award,” Chapman said.
The city council also agreed to look at options to tackle leaf and yard waste when volumes are high in the spring and fall.
Emterra Environmental has provided waste collection for the city for the last 19 years.
Waste collection will continue in its current setup until the end of the year.
