Peterborough city and county will focus on economic development and tourism in-house and will not renew their contract with PKED, which expires at the end of 2024.
Mayor Jeff Leal says the city is willing to consider extending municipal services to neighbouring townships if it were to result in serviced lands where manufacturers could locate.
A 2021 study estimated more than 4,500 tonnes of source-separated organics could be collected annually in Peterborough County and transferred to the new facility in Peterborough.