A Fraser Valley community organization is scrambling to find new jobs for dozens of people after the local municipalities terminated their contract at a recycling depot, effective next year.

The City of Abbotsford says the move is about cost-saving, and that it is looking for other ways to support those workers.

Abbotsford and Mission have been working with the non-profit Archway Community Services for four decades, processing more than 10,000 tonnes of recycling materials per year.

Abbotsford-Mission recycling drop-off attendant Krystle Koellmel told Global News that before applying with Archway she’d struggled to find work.

“I had one person who would just take my resume and I saw him crumple it up,” she said. “It was hurtful.”

Archway has prioritized finding employment opportunitie

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