Launch day for the Town of Carlyle's switch to single-stream recycling is Thursday, June 4; and residents are asked to have both of their existing (green and blue) recycling carts set out on Thursday, May 21, so that Regens Disposal can exchange them for a single cart.
“Our first pickup under the new system is June 4,” says Logan Baniulis of Regens. “We're asking that people put out their two existing recycling carts-but not their grey garbage cart- out on May 21, so we can make the transition as smooth as possible.”
“I think people will really appreciate the ease of use under the single-stream system,” says Baniulis. “They don't have three carts cluttering up their driveway, and they only have to keep track of two carts and two pickup days.”
Baniulis says that most recyclable materials will go into the new single cart. “It all goes in loose. The exceptions are shredded paper, that we ask be tied up in a grocery bag. If someone has a bunch of plastic grocery bags they want to recycle, we ask that they put them all in one grocery bag, and tie that up, too. That's mainly because if it's a windy day, the last thing we want is a bunch of loose paper or plastic blowing out onto people's streets.”
Other than these exceptions, recyclables are to be put in the cart loose, says Baniulis. “Glass bottles, paper, plastics numbered from one to seven, it all goes in together. It's then processed in Bienfait and sent on to Saskatoon.”
Baniulis says Regnens aims to provide residents with increasing ease of use, as changes are made to the recycling program.
“Our first recycling program is Thursday, June 4. We're keeping Thursday as our recycling pickup day in Carlyle. It'll be every other week, instead of twice monthly. We hope that will make it that much easier for people to keep track.
“We've also introduced a reminder service. People can set it up to they receive reminders via text message, email, Twitter, or by phone. To sign up, they can either call (306)-634-7209, or by going to regensdisposal.ca.
“Single-stream recycling has already been launched in Arcola and Wawota, and we think the residents of Carlyle will appreciate the added ease and convenience of it, too.”
