The city council for Calgary, Alberta approved a pilot curbside collection program for recyclables Jan. 12th. The program is slated to run for one year, and would cost around $1 million.
According to local press reports about 2,000 homes will participate in the collection program.
While authorizing the go-ahead for the project, Administration officials have not yet determined which neighborhoods would participate in the program.
As part of the decision to authorize the pilot program, city council directed the Waste & Recycling Services department to design a residential recycling pilot program that will involve the curbside collection of yard wastes, food wastes and those recyclable materials that are currently included in the community recycling drop-off program; and,
Additionally, the City Council approved a one-time $500,000 operating budget appropriation in Program 252 funded from the Landfill Revenue Reserve ($300,000 in 2004 and $200,000 in 2005).