Leaf it to us: Yard Waste Safe Collection

The City collects yard waste – including small tree branches, weeds, brush and mulch – every other week on regularly scheduled garbage collection days from mid-March to mid-DecemberThis helps divert more than 85,000 tonnes of yard waste away from landfill each year. 

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Why is proper set out of yard waste important?

Knowing what is accepted and how to properly set out your yard waste helps to ensure safe and efficient collection and reduce injuries to collection staff. Find the requirements for what types of containers can be used to set out yard waste and what size and how heavy they can be at toronto.ca/YardWaste.

What is the preferred method for yard waste disposal?

Paper yard waste bags are the preferred method for yard waste disposal, but rigid open-top containers that meet size requirements and are not overfilled are also accepted.

Find out what is and is not accepted in the yard waste program and how to properly set out your waste at toronto.ca/YardWaste.

 

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