Curbside Green Waste Collection Extended to Friday

The City of Peterborough's curbside collection of green waste has been extended one week, ending on Friday.

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The collection was originally scheduled to end on Nov. 26. Residential leaf and yard waste is accepted and there are no quantity limits when set out following the collection guidelines.

Each bag or container must weigh less than 22 kg. Brush can be tied in bundles weighing not more than 22 kg, with a length of up to one metre and a diameter of up to 30.5 cm.

Paper yard waste bags, bushel baskets or garbage bins with yellow Green Waste labels will be picked up on the same day as garbage and recycling collection. Plastic bags are not accepted.

After Friday, curbside green waste collection will resume in spring 2023.

Green waste is accepted year-round at the Peterborough Waste Management Facility (landfill) at 1260 Bensfort Rd. There is a minimum charge of $7 per load, or $95 per tonne.

For more details, residents can call the waste management division at 705-742-7777 ext. 1657 or visit the City of Peterborough website www.peterborough.ca/waste.

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