Seasonal Waste Programs

• Christmas Tree Pick-up

  Every year the Town collects and chips hundreds of Christmas trees to keep them out of the landfill. To ensure your tree gets chipped, watch for set-out and chipping dates to be announced in mid-December each year.

  Here are a few important rules to follow to ensure your tree gets collected:

  • Place your tree out at your regular collection area no later than the announce cut-off date (2020: trees must be out by January 13)
  • Lay tree on its side.
  • Trees in bags, or with ornaments, tinsel, wires, or plastic etc. will not be picked up or accepted at the chipping site. 
  • Small  treees can be cut up and placed in the green organics cart.
  • Town crews go from neighbourhood to neighbourhood and may not be in your area on the same day as your waste collection day. That's why it's important to have your tree out by the cut-off date.
  • Real/cut pine boughs, wreaths etc. should be placed in your green organics carts IF all decorative items (bows, wires, plastic baubles etc.) have been removed. If wreaths are wrapped around metal wiring or frames they must be deconstructed to separate tree pieces from metals and plastics. If that can’t be done, the wreaths must go in your garbage cart.

  Drop-off location

  Trees not placed out by the cut-off date can be self-hauled to the north-east corner parking lot of the Operations Centre 100-1118 North Railway Street. (Trees will be accepted until January 31, 2020).

• Free Compost Giveaway

  Twice each year, the Town makes free compost available to the public. Quantities are limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis until the compost is gone. Dates fluctuate but are typically in May and October of each year.

  Just bring your shovel, a pail and transportation to self-haul your free compost home.

  Residents are responsible for loading compost into their own vehicle.

  The compost pick-up area is located at the east side of the Eco Centre parking lot (left of the main entrance gate). 

• Extra yard waste collection

  To help accommodate for seasonal cleaning  like spring and fall yard clean up, the Town offers extra curbside organics collection two months out of each year.

  During the months of May and October residents can put out additional yard waste, including grass, leaves and small branches, beside green carts for pick up on their regular collection day. 

  Extra yard waste guidelines

  Extra yard waste that does not fit inside your green organic cart must:

  • Extra yard waste (grass and leaves) must be placed beside your green cart in a proper compostable bag (no sod, dirt). Note: most hardware stores and super markets carry large yard bags (most are paper as these are most cost effective).
  • Branches can either be placed in your green cart or can be bundled and placed beside your cart.
  • All individual branches must be less than 1m (3') long, and must not exceed 7cm (2.8") in diameter.
  • Branch bundles cannot be more than 14kg (30lbs).
  • Bags must weigh less than 15kg (33lbs) 
  • The Town currently has paper bags for $2.00/pk (5/pk)
  • Materials not accepted: tree stumps and roots, branches thicker than 7cm (2.8") in diameter, dirt, and sod clumps 

  ​What about grass clippings the rest of the season?

  • A great alternative to collecting grass clippings is to grasscycle (or mulch),
  • For occasional overages, save your yard waste organics (grass, leaves and branches) for next collection day or consider dropping off grass clippings and leaves (no branches) at the Eco Centre’s drop off bins, or
  • If you consistently overflow your 120L green organics cart, consider doubling your capacity by upsizing to a 240L green cart. To double your capacity it only costs $3.60/ bi-monthly utility bill.

  GREEN CART OPTIONS

   

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