GARBAGE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL

• GARBAGE ROUTE
• HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION
• RESTRICTIONS

Garbage Route

Once a Week Collection

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HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION

Please note the following holidays that affect residential garbage collection for the year 2007.

Friday , March 21 (Good Friday)
Friday’s garbage route will be collected on Monday, March 24

Monday, May 19 (Victoria Day)
Monday’s garbage route will be collected on Tuesday, May 20

Tuesday, July 1 (Canada Day)
Tuesday’s garbage route will be collected on Wednesday, July 3

Monday, August 4 (Gander Day)
Monday’s garbage route will be collected on Tuesday, August 5

Monday, September 1 (Labour Day)
Monday’s garbage route will be collected on Tuesday, September 2

Monday, October 13 (Thanksgiving Day)
Monday’s garbage route will be collected on Tuesday, October 14

Tuesday, November 11, (Armistice Day)
Tuesday’s garbage route will be collected on Wednesday, November 12

Thursday, December 25th (Christmas Day)
Thursday’s garbage route will be collected on Wednesday, December 24

Friday, December 26th (Boxing Day)
Friday’s garbage route will be collected on Monday, December 29

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RESTRICTIONS

•Containers shall not be put out for collection except on the day designated for collection in the area.

•No person or persons shall permit any animal owned by him or under his control to pick over, interfere, disturb, remove or scatter any material placed out for collection.

•No householder shall put out for collection more than six (6) containers or their equivalent for collection by the Town on any one collection day.

•No person, firm or corporation shall place, or cause to be placed, any garbage or refuse at any barrier or along any roadside leading to or from the Town Dump.

•No person, firm or corporation shall enter upon any area designated as a Town Dump except during the hours as prescribed or posted by Council, unless the consent of Council has been given in writing.

•No person, other than the employees of the Council authorized for that purpose, shall pick over, remove, disturb or otherwise interfere with any garbage or refuse placed for removal by the Council whether or not it is enclosed in receptacles or containers.

•No person, firm or corporation shall enter upon or remove any garbage or refuse from the Town Dump unless authorized to do so by Council.

•No person, firm or corporation shall place or cause to be placed any garbage or refuse upon any area of the Town Dump in contravention of any sign that may be posted, or in any area contrary to the instructions given by the Town Dump Attendant.

•Garbage containers and bundles shall be placed for collection in front of the premises at the curb or street line no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day designated for collection.

•Containers and bundles should not weigh more than 50 lbs./22.5 kg. All paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard or cartons not placed in water tight cans or approved polyethylene garbage bags (Small plastic supermarket shopping bags, kitchen catchers and cardboard cartons are not considered suitable containers) shall be flattened out and securely tied with strong twine or rope in convenient bundles. A polyethylene garbage bag shall have a material thickness of at least 1 ½ mil, and shall have a minimum size of 26" x 36"/66cm x 91cm.

•For more information, call the Public Works Department at 651-5938 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to learn your collection day or anything else you want to know about our services.