The Town of Battleford is ordering 112 each of refuse containers and compost containers to add to their inventory. The additional bins will help the town keep up with repairs, replacements and an increased uptake on compost bins.
At Monday evening's town council meeting, Eric Bilanski, the town public works manager, recommended purchasing the bins at a cost of $21,706.61, including freight. Bilanski reported the size of the order has to do with the significance of freight costs.
The company providing the bins is Future Systems. Another supplier, Fermac, also quoted on the bins, coming in some $1,400 higher.
The Town has purchased bins from both companies in the past.
The delivery of the bins will take approximately four to six weeks, as they are being shipped from the United States.
Compost pickup began last week and will continue to Nov. 7. Compost pickup day for all areas is Monday, except when Monday is a holiday, in which case compost day is bumped to Tuesday, in turn bumping garage days back by one.
The Town has been considering moving to mandatory recycling as well, just as North Battleford has. Currently, the Town has a single stream recycle depot located behind the Alex Dillabough Centre and curbside recycle pickup is available through Loraas Environment Services.
