The collection service started in 1990 but in the past decade alone, the number of Christmas trees being picked up has decreased by more than 50 per cent.
Edmonton city council is looking for savings any way they can and the newest ones come in the form of a program that has been running for 35 years. The city will no longer be collecting natural Christmas trees at the end of the holiday season. Jasmine King reports.Edmonton city council is looking for savings in any way it can, and the newest one comes in the form of a program that has been running for 35 years.
The city has decided it will no longer be collecting natural Christmas trees at the end of the holiday season. The collection service started in 1990, but every year, fewer trees are collected. In the past decade alone, the number of trees being picked up has decreased by more than 50 per cent.“We were spending that all on overtime to service less than 7,000 homes that were putting out trees, but you’re going up and down every street,” said Cartmell.The changes will save the city around $120,000 a year. That money will then be reinvested back into waste operations.
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