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The city unveiled the 13 neighbourhoods that will partake in a one-year pilot of asking citizens to separate their organics from other household waste.

Letters were posted Tuesday to the participating 8,000 homes spread across the city in neighbourhoods old and new, and with different layouts and challenges for pick-up.

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The selected neighbourhoods include Baturyn, Beacon Heights, Brintnell, Cy Becker, Chambery, Delwood, Ellerslie, Forest Heights, Kensington, Kiniski Gardens, Miller, Satoo and Tamarack.

“We’re trying to hit every single possible type of neighbourhood out there, so we can learn from all of them,” said Vahid Rashidi, the project’s senior engineer.

Homes will receive a green cart for food waste or other compostables, and a black cart for waste. The green cart will be picked up every week, switching to every two weeks during the winter. The black cart will get picked up every two weeks year-round. Blue recycling bags will be picked up weekly, also year-round. There will also special yard waste collection days: two in the spring and two in the fall. The city will provide compostable, paper bags for yard waste.