A management report from Emily Skelding, supervisor of waste operations for the City of Stratford, is part of Monday night’s city council agenda. A new contract for waste collection would start November, 2026 and run until 2033. The city’s bag tag garbage system would continue and revenue of about $1.22 million per year would still financially sustain a big portion of waste collection. The second option would see residential garbage collection switch to bi-weekly, once-per-week in the downtown, weekly green bin collection and seasonal collection of leaf and yard waste. The report noted several reasons why the cart-based system is included in the proposal, noting a public survey showed a desire to scrap bag tags and move to a cart-based system.