Road Sweeping Operation
Toronto & East York District
Transportation Services is getting ready to perform sweeping operations
on the streets of Toronto & East York this fall. The purpose of the
sweeping is to collect leaves that fall, naturally, onto the street.
All streets will be swept on two occasions. The operation will continue
until November 29, 2013. The map shows the area where the sweeping
operation will take place.
Please do not rake leaves onto the roadway or sidewalks from your
property. City by-law officers will be enforcing the City of Toronto
by-law that relates to the use of streets and sidewalks. Raking leaves
onto the roadway is a by-law offence and could result in charges being
laid. It is an offence to store, place or dispose of material, including
fallen leaves in such a way that it may enter onto a street by any
means, including wind or water. In addition, raking, blowing, placing
or dumping leaves onto City property (sidewalk, roadway, catch basins,
etc.,) can create dangerous conditions, cause flooding on the roadways
or on property or cause accidents.
Here’s how to put leaves out for collection: Use reusable containers
(any rigid open-top container such as a garbage can, bushel basket,
green plastic yard waste bin– no lids) or kraft paper yard waste bags.
Put leaves at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled yard waste
collection day. Check your collection calendar for your yard waste
collection schedule and more helpful hints.
Sorry, no plastic bags: The City does not collect leaves and yard waste
in clear plastic bags or Halloween-themed plastic bags. (If you use
these decorative bags, please empty the contents into one of the
approved containers listed above before placing out for collection.
Ways to reduce the amount of leaves you put at the curb for collection:
Feed leaves to your backyard composter now, plus stockpile leaves to
add as dry material during the winter.
Here’s what the City collects as yard waste: Leaves, plant/tree trim­
mings, weeds and brush. Branches measuring less than three inches
or 7.5 cm in diameter should be tied in bundles no longer than 4 feet or
1.2 min length and 2 feet or 0.6 m in diameter. Pumpkins and waste
fruit from trees in your yard are also accepted.
Sorry, we can’t accept: Soil, sod, grass clippings, logs or tree stumps.
For more information on yard waste, please call 311 or visit us at
www.toronto.ca/compost/yardwaste.htm
If you have any questions about the service, call 311