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By Pete McIntyre

Garbage pick up

Vernon issues reminder about garbage collection

Aug 11, 2022 | 3:27 PM

Vernon residents are advised to continue following their garbage and organics waste routines, despite what may be confusing information issued by the city earlier this summer.

“When we printed the Curbside Waste Collection Guide, we inadvertently reversed the dark and light-coloured boxes between Au. 31 and Sept. 1. These coloured boxes represent the garbage collection day for each collection zone. Therefore, the reversal made it look like garbage collection schedules would change this fall. But they won’t. We apologize for the mistake.” – Christy Poirier, manager of communications and grants with the City of Vernon.

Poirier said organics will continue to be collected every week and garbage will be picked up every second week, based on the schedule residents have had since May 1.

A corrected copy of the garbage collection calendar was included with the City of Vernon second quarter utility bill. A digital version of the corrected calendar is available on the city’s website at vernon.ca/collectionschedule.

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“We know that many folks travel throughout the summer and get busy with activities, so some residents may have missed the first notification about the calendar correction,” said Poirier. “If residents ever have questions about the new residential waste collection program, they’re encouraged to visit the city’s website and follow our social media channels, where we regularly post tips to help make the transition to the new program much smoother.”

For more information on the household waste collection program, a list of accepted compostable materials, and tips to manage organics carts in the summertime, please visit vernon.ca/organics.