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Training program helps Indigenous youth engage in a meaningful career in the environmental sector

With the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) and City of Port Alberni rolling out the new 3-stream roadside cart collection service in September, we’re receiving lots of questions about specific items – and where they should go… Here are a few of the top items that people are mentioning.

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) and City of Port Alberni are launching a new three-stream roadside collection service the week of Sept. 13. This service will mark a significant positive change for the community with many co-benefits.

Starting this September, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District ( ACRD ) and City of Port Alberni are launching a new 3-stream roadside cart collection service. Similar to garbage, recycling and organics will now be collected in wheeled carts and picked up at the roadside. The City’s garbage trucks will pick up two carts each week, utilizing the unique split compartments that will increase collection efficiency.

How important is community? For the West Coast Family Dental team here in the Alberni Valley, it’s everything.

As the weather continues to warm up, there are unforgettable adventures to be had right here at home – in Nanaimo. Amid forests, ocean, charming boutiques, delicious local cuisine, history, culture, art, and much more is a sense of community that welcomes everyone that visits!

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Every month Recycle BC does a random audit of recycling collected in the Alberni Valley. After the audit, Recycle BC sends a scorecard with a breakdown of total incompatible material, broken into three categories: not accepted material, missorted material, and other. The total of the three categories should not exceed 5 per cent. This audit scorecard came back at 5.2 per cent contamination. Of this total contamination, 0.28 per cent was commingled glass.

The most frequently asked question that staff at the various recycling facilities/stations in the Alberni Valley hear is “Where is our recycling actually going?”

With the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District introducing a three-stream collection service this summer to all residential homes in the City of Port Alberni, blue bins will be upgraded to a standardized, wheeled cart. The City’s split garbage trucks will be used for their intended purpose to pick up two different materials. This requires new carts as the garbage trucks’ mechanical arm needs to be able to pick up the recycling.