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Robo-garbage shelved in St. John's

The City of St. John's has delayed a plan for automated garbage collection, on the heels of a cut in the latest provincial budget.
The City of Mount Pearl uses an automated garbage collection system. (CBC )

The City of St. John's has delayed a plan for automated garbage collectionthat was discussed just weeks ago, on the heels of a cut in the latest Newfoundland and Labrador budget.

Mayor Dennis O'Keefe said the elimination of the city's annual operating grantcurrently worth $3.4 millionis the reason for the change.

The government is turning over a one-time payment of about $8.5 million for infrastructure funding.

The city says the automated garbage plan, which would follow a similar collection system already used in neighbouring Mount Pearl, is just one of the projects cancelled or delayed.

City staff had estimated the robo-arm system would cost about $5 million.