Red Deer City Council has approved changes to the cities green cart collection program.

Starting November 16th, the green carts will join the blue carts in being collected every other week, instead of every week. This will be the pick-up schedule for the rest of fall and winter, and will resume back to their weekly collection schedule in April.

“Based on collection data from the past few years, we determined that weekly green cart collection is not necessary in cooler months when yard waste diminishes,” said Waste Superintendent Janet Whitesell. “We see a steep decrease in organics collected over the winter months, so this change will allow us to make our cart collection program that much more efficient.”

You can view the new cart collection calendars on the City's website starting sometime in early October. You can also sign up for Cart Collection Alerts through Notify Red Deer, which you can learn more about here.

The proposed Cart Exchange Fee would charge existing customers $50 each time staff had to visit their residence for a cart exchange, but would not impact new customers.

Repairs to defective or damaged carts would also be exempt from this fee. Council will revisit this option when the Utility Rate Bylaw goes to Council in March of 2021.

Residents with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out by calling the Blue Line at 403-342-BLUE (2583) or emailing carts@reddeer.ca.