Eastman Recycling Services has announced an end date for its contract with the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
In mid-January, enVision Community Living, which created Eastman Recycling Services, announced plans to shut down the recycling services over the next year. At the time, Executive Director Jeannette DeLong noted that in recent years they have seen the recycling industry move into a highly automated model while their business continues to operate with hands-on labour. She said keeping up with the industry, along with increasing operational and capital costs, and managing increased liabilities, is pulling them away from their original purpose of creating meaningful work for people who live with an intellectual disability.