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Green Bin/ Yard Waste Collection

Green Bin /Yard Waste is collected weeky year round even in the winter! You can put these materials out at the curb on your regular collection day and it does not require a garbage tag. Kitchen containers for putting out kitchen organics are available at the Waste Diversion Site for $ 2.00 each. Labels for your compostable kitchen/yard waste container are available free of charge at the city Centre and Waste Diversion Site.

Cut your household waste by up to 30% and save your garbage tags by using this program or by backyard composting. If you do not backyard compost for whatever reason, you can still participate in the City's curbside kitchen/yard waste collection program which now runs year-round.

Waste is collected weekly with your recycling and regular waste. We encourage you to practice backyard composting as an alternative to setting your compost out for collection whenever possible. This will save valuable landfill space!

Setout

During winter months (December 1 to April 1) please only use a container for setting out compostable kitchen/yard waste. This avoids difficulties collection staff would have with emptying frozen plastic bags. TIP: Line your container with a few layers of newspaper to help prevent kitchen waste from freezing to the container.

Summer Setout

Winter Setout

Certified Compostable Bags

If you do not wish to use newspaper, you may also line your kitchen container with a certified compostable kitchen bag. Only certified compostable bags with this logo are permitted in the program.

Please do not use plastic grocery bags to line your kitchen container.

Backyard Composting

Click here for tips on how to backyard compost >>

Backyard composters are available at the Waste Diversion Site for $25.00 each. You can reduce your household waste by up to 30%. Call 325-3522 for assistance. For more information call the Waste Management Advisory Council at 329-2452.

 

Christmas Tree Collection

Christmas trees are collected in the first three weeks of January.

 

Please click here >> for our complete collection guide.     

 

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