YARD WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
Organic waste is a crucial waste stream to target as we aim to increase waste diversion from the landfill! It is therefore an important aspect of the Town’s ongoing improvements to its waste management system.
In 2023, the Town offered four (4) yard waste collections that were greatly appreciated by residents. In 2024, the Town has decided to offer a total of twelve (12) yard waste collections as a pilot project to determine if there is an increased level of participation. This pilot project addresses citizen requests for additional yard waste collections in the summer for grass clippings, as well as other yard waste produced while cleaning gardens, yards and lawns. Awaiting, and in between these collections, the Town strongly recommends that residents attempt to divert yard waste by green practices such as home composting, grasscycling and leafcycling. More information about these practices can be found here.
YARD WASTE COLLECTIONS IN 2024
Dates, all Fridays : May 24, June 7, June 21, July 5, July 19, August 9, August 23, September 6, September 20, October 18, November 8, and November 22. Set out curbside before 6 a.m. on these days.
- Accepted yard waste to include leaves, branches and plant residue. See below for full list of accepted materials.
- NO food waste (however pumpkins are accepted!).
- NO lumber, whole trees or stumps.
- Branches MUST be bundled ;
- Branch bundles must be less than 30 cm (12”) in diameter and 1 m (39.3”) in length.
- Branches must be less than 15 cm (6”) in diameter.
- Yard waste must be neatly set out curbside:
- loose yard waste contained in compostable paper bags or a lidded container with handles. No plastic bags.
- Branches and branch bundles must be placed on the ground, perpendicular to the street, with the largest end towards the curb.
- No plastic bag (whether biodegradable or not) will be collected.
“Green Residue” includes compostable materials from plant remains, from green space maintenance and from pruning of hedges.
This includes grass, dead leaves, plants and other plant residues (coniferous needles, hedge clippings, weeds, etc.), bark, shavings, sawdust, residues from the garden, branches tied in bundles, houseplants including potting soil and twigs.
This excludes food residue, recyclable materials, plastics, clothing, animal litter and excrement from domestic animals or humans, pieces of lumber, household hazardous waste, whole tree trunks or stumps, rocks, earth, pebbles, and dead animals.
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Learn more about the details of each waste collection stream by clicking on the corresponding image.
