Guidelines:
Place material at the curb by 7 AM on your collection day; no earlier than 7 PM the night before
Lawn care services — If your lawn care provider does not take away your yard material, please ensure it is not left at the curb until your collection day.
Bags:
- Use Kraft paper bags
- No plastic bags or cardboard boxes
- Keep bags dry – broken, overweight bags cannot be collected
Containers:
- Use open rigid containers like a garbage can (no lids) or bushel baskets
- All containers, bags and bundles must weigh less than 18 kilograms each
Branches and brush must be bundled:
- Less than 1.2 meter in length and under 18 kilograms
- Branch diameter must be less than 15 centimeters
- Tied with string not wire
We accept:
- Leaves
- Shrubs
- Twigs/branches
- Weeds
- Pumpkins
- Flowers/garden plants
- Root balls (under 18 kilograms and stump must be under 10 centimetres in diameter)
No Grass clippings!
For a healthier lawn, leaves and grass can be mulched and left on your lawn.
Grass clippings are approximately 80 per cent water, decompose quickly creating a natural fertilizer and keeps the weeds away.