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Mayor Sam Katz said Winnipeg’s new waste-collection contractor should suffer financial penalties if service disruptions continue for two more weeks.
On Oct. 1, Emterra Environmental began collecting garbage and recycling from residential homes across the city, utilizing new rolling carts. Previously, only northwest Winnipeg homes and former autobin areas used the rolling carts.
Hiccups in the new service, including a shortage of paper bags for yard-waste collection in suburban areas and dumping in former autobin areas, have prompted complaints from Couns. Paula Havixbeck (Charleswood-Tuxedo) and Ross Eadie (Mynarski), respectively, among others.
Katz says his own garbage wasn’t collected on time on Thursday. Disruptions can be expected at the beginning of any new service, he said, adding both Emterra and the water and waste department deserve a week or two to resolve the issues.
"The department made it clear there would be some kinks that would have to be worked out the first little while. It’s not unreasonable to give them a reasonable amount of time to work out the kinks. After that, there are penalties that should be implemented on the contractor," Katz told reporters this morning outside his office.
"It’s something new, and anything new does take a little bit of time. I don’t think we want it to last for long."
Katz was not certain what those penalties would entail.
The city's contract with Emterra allows for a one-month grace period, city spokeswoman Tammy Melesko said in a statement.
If problems persist, the city could take work away from the company.
Emterra is striving to do a good job and plans to get up to speed well before that, penalty or no penalty, said business development manager Paulina Leung.
Drivers are becoming more familiar with their routes every day, she said. Residents are also becoming more familiar with the new system, she added.
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Updated on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM CDT: updates with info from city spokeswoman and business development manager
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