A shortage of drivers is delaying recycling collection in Barrie.
The city says recycling collection is delayed in the Thursday and Friday collection areas, although waste and organics collection has not been affected.
Those residents who do not receive recycling collection on Friday, Feb. 24 or Saturday, Feb. 25 should place recycling boxes curbside for 7 a.m. on Saturday and Monday. Ensure materials are placed away from the path of snow removal equipment.
If delays impact recycling collection during the week of Feb. 27, recycling collection will be scheduled for Saturday, March 4 to help ensure all recycling is collected.
Last fall, bags of yard waste — leaves, sticks, etc. — were left on city curbs for weeks without being picked up and many were buried under snowfall.
The city’s contractor had been dealing with staff shortages of curbside collection drivers, due to a nationwide shortage of licensed DZ drivers.
