The City of Saskatoon says the Curbside Organics Program will begin next week as scheduled, even after the RM of Corman Park Council rejected an application by Green Prairie Environmental (GPE) on Monday.

The contract with GPE requires a contingency plan in the event there is a challenge to fully deliver service.

“There are some plans in place, but the logistics associated still have to be determined and worked out,” said Brendan Lemke, director of water and waste operations with the City of Saskatoon. “From a service standpoint to residents, nothing changes.  We continue to send the trucks out beginning May 1, collect the material and get it to a place for processing,” he said.

Where that processing will occur is not being revealed at this time.

“There are different costs associated with the various options, so obviously GPE would really like to do their best to stay within the contract and what they are prepared to deliver. There are some locations within the province or even to a neighbouring province, we are looking at all sorts of avenues on this,” he said.

Lemke says GPE was surprised by the RM of Corman Park’s decision because the contractor believed the necessary approvals were in place and that the permit application was only required as a courtesy.

GPE purchased a landfill operated by the RM in 2014. The landfill was in place prior to the establishment of the Crossmount development south of Saskatoon. GPE had been hoping to compost up to 20 truckloads a day of yard and kitchen waste from Saskatoon.