LEAF AND YARD WASTE DIVERSION
WHAT IS IT?
The City of Barrie provides a curbside collection program for leaf and yard waste.
WEEKLY
January
April
May
June
September
October
November
BI-WEEKLY
(A/B Week Collection)
July
August
December
NO COLLECTION
February
March
Check your Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or call 705-739-4219 to determine what your
regularly scheduled collection day is and what week (Week A or Week B) your area is for the bi-weekly collection
months. Regular leaf and yard waste collection will occur on Remembrance Day, Easter Monday and Boxing Day.
If there are changes to the collection schedule, notice of the changes will be posted on our website at www.barrie.ca
one week prior to the holiday. These changes are also shown in your Community Information and Waste Reduction
Calendar. Due to the large volumes of leaves in the fall, yard waste collection could run behind schedule. Please
leave your yard waste out if it is not collected on your regular scheduled day.
CAN MY LEAF AND YARD WASTE BE TAKEN SOMEWHERE IF I DO NOT PUT IT OUT FOR
CURBSIDE COLLECTION?
Residents may bring leaf and yard waste to the Barrie Landfill. To find out the fee for
yard waste call 705-739-4219. Leaf and yard waste must be generated from a Barrie
residence and proof of residency must be shown. If the materials are packaged in
plastic bags, the bags must be removed from the yard waste. Branches in excess of 4”
in diameter will be charged the regular user rate for waste. The Landfill Site is located
at 272 Ferndale Dr. N. and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LEAF AND YARD WASTE THAT IS COLLECTED?
The curbside leaf and yard waste collected is brought to a designated area in Barrie’s
Landfill Site for composting. The materials are put into windrows, then turned and
monitored daily. The compost is eventually screened and tested to ensure that it
meets the Ministry of the Environment standards and then sold to Barrie residents.
Call 705-739-4219 or visit our website for fees.
LEAF AND YARD
WASTE DIVERSION
What is accepted in the leaf and
yard waste collection program?
Leaves and brush
Pumpkins
Grass clippings
Garden waste
Bales of straw
Tree trimmings
Christmas trees
Garden fruit tree waste
What is not accepted?
x Kitchen waste
x Milled lumber
x Stumps or tree limbs
with a diameter in
excess of 10cm
x Tree limbs in excess of
6ft in length
x Unbundled brush, street
sweepings
x Sod, dirt and rocks
What is acceptable packaging
and containers for leaf and
yard waste?
Garbage cans or rigid containers with
handles.
Bushel baskets.
Burlap or jute bags.
Paper leaf and yard waste bags.
Corrugated cardboard boxes (boxes and
paper bags will be taken and composted).
Clippings from trees and shrubs must be
tied securely in small bundles to permit
easy handling.
Bundles must be no larger than 1.8m (6ft)
in length, 0.3m (1ft) in diameter and weigh
no more than 20kg (45lbs).
Garden fruit tree waste, Christmas trees,
pumpkins and hay bales must be no
longer than 1.8m and have a maximum
height of 2.6m.
When placing yard waste curbside for
collection, please leave lids off containers
and boxes open so the collectors can see
their contents.
Yard waste placed in PLASTIC BAGS or
RECYCLING BOXES will not be collected.