Moose Jaw Times-Herald: No more north side recycling

Executive decides to discontinue bins on former Sobey’s parking lot

The bulk recycling bins currently located on the
former Sobey's parking lot will be discontinued as
of Dec. 31, 2014 pending final council approval.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Pending final council approval, as of Dec. 31, residents will have to go to South Hill to use city bulk bins for recycling.

At Monday’s meeting, executive committee decided to discontinue the use of the north side bulk recycling bins currently located on the former Sobey’s parking lot.

As per an agreement with the Sobey’s parent corporation, the bins need to be moved from their current site prior to Dec. 31, 2014. Originally, the agreement was for the city to move the bins by June 30, but Sobey’s agreed to extend that to Dec. 31 upon request.

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