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Town of Stettler garbage pickup switches to street fronts from alleys

In a new strategy, the Town of Stettler asks residents to leave their garbage and recycling bins in front of their houses

In a new strategy, the Town of Stettler asks residents to leave their garbage and recycling bins in front of their houses in an effort to keep the lanes and back alleys passable.

Stettler’s garbage is picked up by CanPak, which collects garbage from 22 small communities. Stettler is the last of those 22 to switch to front-street pickup, the town said in a news release Monday.

The town has managed to keep the lanes passable with the winter’s snowfall, but now that everything is melting, the garbage trucks are leaving ruts in the lanes, said director of operations Melissa Robbins.

The garbage trucks are set to collect garbage based on their regular routes, but will avoid driving down the lanes, she said.

The front-street pickup will remain until the week of April 14.

If any residents miss their garbage pickup, they can bring garbage to the transfer station at 38 Street and 55 Avenue.

reporter@stettlerindependent.com