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CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Summer weekly green cart collection begins in Halifax
Green bins as seen on the curb in London, Ont. (Source: City of London) Weekly green cart collection is back in Halifax for the summer. According to the Halifax Regional Municipality, residents can now leave their green carts for compost out for collection every week alongside regular collection day, as apposed to the usual bi-weekly service. During the 2025-26 budget process, Halifax council approved for a shortened summer collection period, meaning weekly collection will end on Sept. 12 rather than through the whole month like previous years. 'The last couple years we've looked at trying to have some budget reductions, this year we decided to do a budget reduction of five weeks, three weeks in July and two weeks in September for a savings of $422,000. On the average tax bill that's about $1.39 per household,' said District 2 Councillor David Hendsbee. Hendsbee adds wildlife sightings, particularly bear sightings, have increased following the reduction of services. 'We'll probably bring it back with longer service than it was because we had a lot of complaints this year not just of bears, but we also had instances of rodents and racoons and stuff, so it has become a wildlife nuisance,' he said. Hendsbee also asks residents to take precautions to minimize the risk of rotting garbage attracting rodents. Residents in some more wooded areas say they've also seen more bears in their areas. 'Usually in the spring months we've been seeing them on the weekly so we've just moved our green bin out of reach behind out fenced area so they weren't coming around,' said resident Carissa Wilson. 'I think in my area, at least our adjacent neighbours, have locked down their green bin, but the bears will sometimes take them into the road regardless,' she added. Updated collection schedules can be found on the Halifax website. Bi-weekly collection will resume on Sept. 15. With files from CTV's Callum Smith. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBS News
16-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Bill Gates asked by city council in Massachusetts to help end Republic Services trash strike
Elected officials in one Massachusetts city are appealing to billionaire Bill Gates to intervene in a trash collectors strike that has lasted 16 days and counting. The Peabody City Council sent a letter to Gates on Monday, asking him to use his influence "to take immediate and constructive action" to help end the strike. Gates controls Cascade Investment LLC, which is a major shareholder in the Republic Services waste collection company. The city councilors praised Gates for his charitable contributions in the field of global health, and then said overflowing dumpsters and trash cans in Massachusetts pose "urgent" health concerns. "Time is of the essence," the letter states. "With summer heat intensifying and trash piling up, the consequences of inaction are not just political or financial - they are human and urgent." Specifically, the letter calls on Gates to urge Republic Services leadership to negotiate in good faith and to encourage a deal that addresses workers' "legitimate demands." "We hope you will rise to this occasion with the same thoughtfulness and sense of global responsibility that have defined much of your public life," the councilors said. The trash strike is affecting Boston businesses that use Republic Services as well as residents in 14 Massachusetts communities: Beverly, Canton, Danvers, Gloucester, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Marblehead, North Reading, Peabody, Swampscott, Wakefield and Watertown. The union said both sides met for more than 12 hours on Tuesday. Employees are fighting for better pay and benefits, but Republic Services said in a statement this week that Teamsters "are not taking negotiations seriously."
BBC News
16-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
No clear timeline on Birmingham's fortnightly bin collections
Birmingham City Council has said it is unable to provide a "clear timeline" for the roll-out of fortnightly bin collections. The council announced changes to waste collection services in Birmingham, including an alternate fortnightly collections for recycling and household waste, in January. But amid the continuing bin strike, councillor Majid Mahmood was unable to say when exactly the transformation, and the return of recycling collections, would now happen."Whilst I wanted to do this quickly so residents see the benefits and we realise the savings for the council, at this stage I'm not able to give a clear timeline," he said. Weekly food waste collections and a second recycling bin specifically for paper and cardboard were also set to be introduced in phases across the city from said: "We remain committed to the transformation of our waste service. It has not been good enough for too long and we need to improve it."We are committed to creating a modern, sustainable and consistently reliable waste collection service for all residents."However, he went on to say the timing of the changes had been affected by the industrial dispute and would depend on "operational consideration".Last week, talks to resolve the strike broke down, and some drivers were put at risk of compulsory said the "first priority" had been to keep the city clean and said the council's contingency service was currently achieving a single weekly collection of mixed waste for "most households".He also said new waste vehicles, described as "cleaner, greener and safer", were already being used by the council. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBC
15-07-2025
- General
- CBC
Green bins may soon arrive on a Windsor-Essex curb near you. Here's what you need to know
Households in some parts of Windsor-Essex will soon receive green bin starter kits delivered to their curbs, in advance of the organic waste collection program starting this fall. The CBC's Justin Escoto breaks down what you need to know.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Blackpool bin collections shake-up approved by council
Bin collections in Blackpool are set for a shake-up after councillors approved changes to recycling changes have been approved following new government legislation called Simpler Recycling, which calls for local authorities to simplify the way that waste is collected to reduce costs and increase will have a new separate weekly food waste collection, meaning grey bins will no longer be used for organic waste and will only be emptied every three weeks, while brown bins will replace brown recycling bags. Garden waste charges have also been cut by £15 to £ Recycling will be implemented in April 2026 for all councils, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Jane Hugo, cabinet member for climate change, said: "We've looked at what the government has asked us to do, and we have been speaking to residents to find out how they would like to see their service improved."This has led to a number of proposals which include reducing the price of the green waste service and increasing the capacity of the blue bin. Our aim is to help people waste less and recycle more."It is also proposed to change domestic waste to a three-weekly collection. I know this may initially be of a concern to some residents but evidence from elsewhere in the country has shown this can be implemented successfully."Before any changes are implemented in April 2026 we will be communicating directly with residents, to provide all the information they need."Blackpool's waste collection service is managed and delivered by the council's company ENVECO, which serves 72,000 current collection regime dates back 20 years with the majority of residents having three wheelie bins and one brown hessian sack, emptied on alternate weeks. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
