Fibre recycling coming to Dunster this fall
By Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMG
Limited recycling services are coming to Dunster this fall after the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board approved a contract with Environmental 360 Solutions Central Interior.
Residents will be able to recycle paper and cardboard at the Dunster transfer station as early as September 1st, according to a staff report provided to the board.
The entirety of the Regional District was left without recycling services last summer after Cascades, the company that used to provide solid waste management for the district, announced it would not renew its contract. After months of negotiation with RecycleBC, recycling returned to Valemount in September 2024 and to McBride in July 2025.
Dunster did not meet RecycleBC’s criteria for a transfer station, as it does not have staff on site or a fence to keep bins secure, the District’s General Manager of Environmental Services Laura Zapotichny said in May 2024. However, environmental services staff researched ways to service Dunster and eight other rural sites that did not have recycling, and created a bid proposal for fibre-only recycling services.
Environmental 360 Solutions was the only company to submit a bid, estimating their services to cost about $15,000 a month. The board approved entering a contract with the company during its July meeting.
When asked for comment, the Regional District declined to provide a timeline on when the Dunster transfer station will be up and running, and instead sent a copy of the publicly available July board meeting agenda.
