Yard waste collection starts the week of March 29 and ends the week of Nov. 29, 2010 on scheduled collection days.
Garbage and Yard Waste Collection Schedules
Acceptable yard waste items include:
- Brush
- Garden trimmings
- Grass clippings
- Halloween pumpkins, hay bales and corn stalks
- Hedge and tree trimmings/branches
- House and garden plants
- Lawn edging (earth removed)
- Leaves
- Shredded paper in paper yard waste bags
Unacceptable yard waste items:
- Dimensional lumber
- Sod
- Soil
- Stumps
- Stones
Yard waste must be
free of
metal, food waste, garbage, dirt and soil.
General Yard Waste Collection Tips
- Place your yard waste and pumpkins in labelled, open, rigid, reusable containers, bushel baskets or paper yard waste bags weighing no more than 20 kg (44 lbs.).
- Place your recyclable materials (blue box, green bin and yard waste) on one side of the driveway and garbage on the opposite side, if possible.
- Securely tie brush in bundles up to 1.2 m (4 ft.) in length and 76 cm (30 in.) in width, weighing no more than 20 kg (44 lbs.).
- Brush and tree trimmings must be 10 cm (4 in.) or less in diameter.
DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS OR RECYCLING BOXES
Paper yard waste bags are available at most department, hardware and grocery stores in the Region
Ways to reduce your yard waste:
- Grasscycle by mulching your grass clippings and leave them on the lawn to return nutrients to the soil.
- Do not over-water your lawn. A healthy lawn only requires 2.5 cm (1 in.) of water per week.
- Build or purchase a backyard composter to turn your yard waste into an excellent soil enhancer.
Fall Leaf Vacuum Program
The Fall Leaf Vacuum Program is performed in partnership with the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga. To find out if you qualify for the program, please visit:
Brampton Fall Leaf Vacuum Program
Mississauga Fall Leaf Vacuum Program
Emerald ash borer confirmed in Peel. Federal Ministerial Orders, which prohibit the movement of specific materials including any ash material and firewood of all species, have been issued to affected areas throughout Ontario, and now includes Peel Region. Learn more.