There are just a few weeks left to have your yard waste picked up at your curb.
Bi-weekly fall yard waste pickup ends Thursday November 30th to resume on March 1st, 2018.
Put your yard waste directly into the cart with the green lid closed and wheel it out for pickup every other week (alternate weeks to your recycling pickup).
To determine your yard waste collection week, please refer to your Living Greener Calendar, download the my-waste app, or visit regionaldistrict.com/recycle.
Waste Reduction Facilitator Rae Stewart says all the yard waste collected is composted and re-used, so it’s important to keep your yard waste cart free of any contaminants. “We collect close to 13 thousand tonnes of green material from the curb annually, and all of that is composted and turned into the soil enhancer GlenGrow, which you can use in your garden come springtime. Plastic bags, flower pots, rocks and sod contaminate the final product and need to be left out.”
You’re reminded to put your yard waste out for collection by 7 am on the morning of your regular garbage day.
Accepted items include:
NOTE: No Garbage, plastic bags, flowerpots, rocks, soil, sod, or kitchen scraps please.
You can also take up to 250 kilograms of yard waste to the Glenmore landfill, free of charge, until January 1st 2018 when a $5 fee will apply, or you can take your yard waste to the Westside Residential Waste and Recycling Centre. (fees apply)