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Collection zone changes coming for south PoCo homes

Residents in more than 1,300 south Port Coquitlam homes will see their garbage and recycling picked up by the city a day earlier in the new year.
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Residents in more than 1,300 south Port Coquitlam homes will see their garbage and recycling picked up by the city a day earlier in the new year.

Households south of Kelly Avenue and west of Shaughnessy Street — as well as the area south of Pitt River Road and west of Mary Hill Road — will see the change that starts Jan. 1.

The city notified the affected residents in zones 4 and 5 by mail earlier this month.

In the letter, Tom Madigan, PoCo's section manager for sanitation and fleet services, said the zone alterations were made because of the growth to Zone 5 — and not because of bear interactions.

Meanwhile, the city has also unveiled its annual Sort it Right! flip guide to help residents dispose of their trash and recycling properly.

Call the public works office at 604-927-5496 or email publicworks@portcoquitlam.ca for more details. Alternatively, visit portcoquitlam.ca/waste for the 2018 collection schedule and zone map.

jcleugh@tricitynews.com