FFGRD board chair asks for patience, sees opportunity for expanded service
A multi-month interruption is looming for recycling drop off at Fraser-Fort George Regional District transfer stations as the service is about to go through a major revamp.
"A timeline is being developed to determine when these depots would be operational. It is anticipated to be sometime this fall," reads an FFGRD press release issued Thursday. "Partnering with Recycle BC is an opportunity to expand the kind of materials that we will be collecting, that we did not do before, and that's going to be including Styrofoam, soft plastics and glass, which I think is a really nice thing to see and offer for our communities.
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