Garbage & Recycling
The Church Road Transfer Station, located at 860 Church Road, Parksville, receives residential and commercial waste (School District 69). The Transfer Station is open daily 8 am to 5 pm and closed on statutory holidays.
Coming in October 2010: Region-wide Green Bin Program
Green Bin food waste collection service will expand throughout local communities in October 2010. By spring 2011 more than 52,000 single family homes in Nanaimo, Lantzville, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, and RDN Electoral Areas A, B, C, E, F, G and H will have weekly curbside food waste collection service. All communities except Nanaimo will start receiving Green Bin service in October. In Nanaimo collection routes E and F will start the program in October, with other City routes to be phased-in as new service vehicles arrive for the city.
Many households throughout the region are already part of the Green Bin Program and will continue to receive weekly service as the program expands. Since October 2007 approximately 2,000 households in Cedar, the Cilaire Neighbourhood of Nanaimo, and the Chartwell neighbourhood of Qualicum Beach have received Green Bin food waste collection service. Households in these communities have diverted a weekly average of more than two kilograms of food waste per household from Regional Landfill. Information for residents currently receiving Green Bin food waste collection is available at www.rdnfoodwaste.ca.
The Green Bin Program will help establish this region as a national leader in solid waste management, and put the RDN on track to achieving its goal of diverting 75% of solid waste from the Regional Landfill.
For more information on the Green Bin Program, please visit www.beyondcomposting.ca.
