THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS begins its pilot test of the curbside organic waste collection program in September.  Marcia Dick, the city’s solid waste services analyst, updated Civic Operations committee members recently. Apparently 2,000 homes on selected routes, some high volume, some low volume, a few laneway routes and routes with expected wildlife activity are being tested.  The City is looking to understand fully what a city-wide curbside collection could look like. Obviously, a main goal here is to determine public support for the program. A recent survey shows 79% generally support it, 6% were neutral, and 15% were opposed.  Of those opposed, 26 per cent said they are backyard composters who don’t need a curbside pickup service. Since 2012, the annual Utility fee for garbage pickup has not changed, and the proposed increases are relatively small: – No cost increase for the 120-litre bins – $8 for 180 litre bins, – $10 for 245 litre bins, – and $22 for 360 litre bins. That increase is probably reasonable all on its own … almost 10 years, less than a buck a year increase for the 245-litre bin most of us haul out to the curb weekly. At our humble abode … Continue reading JOHNSON – Composting works but apparently we shouldn’t worry about cost