The Thompson Recycling Centre (TRC) resumed curbside pickup of recycling Feb. 17 at noon, said Valdine Flaming, communications officer for the City of Thompson.
Flaming said the "city anticipates high recycling volumes as service resumes" and suggests "if you have storage space available please place your back logged recyclables curb side over the next few weeks."
The Thompson Recycling Centre suspended service Jan. 29 - for both curbside pickup and drop off depots - because of rodent infestation, "resulting in a health and safety concern for workers at the TRC," she said.
It was the third time in a slightly more than a year that the recycling centre has suspended curbside blue box and depot pick-ups. Operations were also suspended for a several weeks in two separate shutdowns in December 2008 and January 2009.
Recently, Mayor Tim Johnston suggested that now is the time for the city to take ownership of the ongoing problems at both the TRC and the Thompson Zoo. Both organizations have had visible problems over the last couple of years and both are run by arms-length boards of directors, with payroll and certain other administrative functions are processed by the city of Thompson on their behalf even though they are not city employees. Both the zoo and the recycling centre receive their major sources of funding annually from the city.
Deputy mayor Harold Smith, who also sits on the TRC board, said earlier last month preparations are underway to ensure the TRC is ready for recycling numbers to go up and even double in the near future.
