Waste Curbside Collection
2016 Yard Waste Schedule
Red: Cambridge & Waterloo, Wellesley,
Woolwich & North Dumfries Townships
The Region of Waterloo Waste Management Services provides residential blue box,
green bin, garbage, yard waste and bulky item and appliances collection.
When is collection?
• Tri-city: weekly
• Townships: see your township calendar
• Collection is provided on all holidays except
Christmas and New Years Day.
NEW in March 2017! The collection schedule
will be changing. Find details at
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/wastechanges
To ensure your items are collected:
• All items to the curb by 7 a.m.
• Items must be accessible at street level
• Bag all small, loose garbage
• Maximum weight is 23 kilograms (50 pounds)
• Maximum length is 92 centimetres (3 feet)
• Garbage can: maximum 121 litre
(32 gallons), two handles, with removable lid
What can’t be collected:
• Garbage/recycling in a cardboard box
• Oversized/overweight containers
• Household hazardous waste (HHW)
• Tires, concrete, propane tanks, electronics
and other banned items
Waste collection and disposal are regulated
by Regional By-laws 02-011 and 98-89,
available on our website.
Bi-weekly yard waste preparation:
• Paper bags only, or a garbage can identifie
with either a big ribbon on the handle or a
yard waste sticker. Call 519-575-4400 for
stickers.
• No plastic bags.
• Tie and bundle branches. Maximum
diameter 8 centimetres (3 inches) and
maximum length 92 centimetres (3 feet)
• Maximum weight 23 kilograms (50 pounds)
each bag, can or bundle.
Yellow: Kitchener & Wilmot Township
Christmas tree
collection:
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Not sure where it goes?
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Ask the “Waste Whiz”, our online search
tool available on our website at
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste.
Download the free
My Waste app to your
mobile device.
Collection question? Call our 24-hour customer service
at 519-575-4400 | TTY 519-575-4608
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January 2 to 6
and 16 to 20, 2017
on your regular collection day
Remove all plastic, decorations,
tinsel and the stand
Cut in half, if maximum length
exceeds 1.2 metres (4 feet)
Must be reachable from street
level
Early 2017
Watch for the new calendar with
complete information on all the new
waste services and schedules.
Calendars will be mailed to all
addresses that receive Region
collection.
Put in the blue
How to sort your waste
boxes
Put in the green
Two box sort - maximum 23 kg (50 pounds) each
Box 1: Containers (empty, rinse, place in loose)
• Plastic bottles, tubs & jars, caps & lids (on)
(recycle symbols
)
• Rigid plastic packaging (“blister-pack” &
“clamshell”). No Styrofoam (put in garbage)
• Milk cartons & juice boxes (straws in garbage)
• Glass bottles & jars (unbroken)
• Metal cans, aerosol cans, pop cans
• Aluminum foil wrap & trays (crumple)
• Paper coffee cups and lids (separate lids and cups)
Box 2: Paper, boxboard & plastic bags
• Paper, newspaper, hard cover, soft cover books &
magazines (bag to prevent litter)
• Boxboard (eg. cereal boxes)
• Plastic bread, produce, salt, grocery bags, zipper
bags & outer wrap from cases of pop or paper
towels (stuff all plastic in a bag & tie shut)
• Cardboard boxes (flatten, bundle, tie
Max.75 cm (30 inches)
Box 1:
Containers
Max. 20 cm (8 inches)
Box 2:
Paper &
plastic bags
Approved blue box must be:
• Maximum 91 litres (24 gallons) with a rim around
the top edge; rigid and sturdy.
• Large wheeled carts or bins not accepted.
bin
All food scraps including
• Meat, fish & bone
• Dairy, grains, fruits & vegetables
• Gravy, sauces, oils & spreads
All soiled paper
• Paper plates and napkins
• Paper towels, tissues
• Paper fast food wrap
Pet waste
(wrapped or bagged to prevent exposure)
Liners
• Use paper liners bags, or only
certified compostabl plastic bags
with these logos:
Feed
the Soil
Put in the garbage
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• Carpet, scrap wood (tie and
Diapers
bundle,
no nails). Maximum
Hangers
90 centimetres (3 feet) lengths
(metal or plastic)
Stand-up pouches
Styrofoam
Toys
Sharp items: (e.g. broken glass, knives, light bulbs)
must be wrapped in several layers of paper before
putting in the garbage.
Unsure about an item? Visit www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste, click on Waste Whiz or download the My Waste app.
09/2016