Rehrig Pacific receives organic container contract in Toronto

Rehrig Pacific Co., a Los Angeles-based supplier of roll-out carts, recycle bins, commercial containers and software systems to the waste and recycling collection industry, has been given the final approval from the city of Toronto to provide about 500,000 residential organic waste bins.

“After a rigorous request for proposal process involving many levels of evaluation, the city of Toronto is pleased to acknowledge Rehrig Pacific Co. has been awarded a 10-year contract to manufacture, deliver and maintain Toronto’s next generation of Green Bins,” says Beth Goodger, general manager of Toronto’s Solid Waste Management Services division.

Rehrig says the new bins feature a unique locking mechanism that prevents pests from getting into the containers. “These bins will debut the latest technology such as improved animal resistant features and a gravity-based locking mechanism," Goodger says.

 

"The style and size of the bin affords us the efficiencies of automated/semiautomated collection and enhances our ability to divert even more organics from the landfill, building upon our leading status as the operators of North America’s largest successful organics collection program,” she adds.

The bins will be delivered to the city by early 2016.

“All considerations have been made to determine the best solution for the city of Toronto’s organic waste program and more importantly, the residents who will be using the bins,” says Dennis Monestier, Rehrig’s sales manager for Canada. “We’ve worked closely with the city to identify their challenges with the current collection methods and existing bins, which have been reaching the end of their life expectancy."

 

He continues, "After a series of stringent testing phases, we were able to design a new 100-liter organics bin specifically for the city that improves the logistical efficiencies of collection and enhances the residents experience for participating in the organics collection program.”