Sechelt’s public works committee is recommending council approve transferring the district’s contracts for garbage and recycling collection to Waste Management Canada. The company, one of the largest players in the industry in North America, is buying Direct Disposal, which holds contracts with both Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
The deal is due to close on Dec. 15.
The “assignment” of contracts is fairly routine when companies change ownership.
The current collection contracts in Sechelt, Gibsons and the SCRD are all set to expire in early 2019, and Waste Management’s entry into the market came up during a recent discussion on possible curbside organics collection in Gibsons.
“There will be a new player on the Sunshine Coast … so there could be some very different responses [to tenders],” said Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe.
Gibsons’ current garbage contract is with locally owned company Grayco.
