Temporary Green Waste Drop Off Site Meant To Mitigate Storm Debris Will Close This Weekend

The temporary green waste drop-off site at 425 Kennedy Rd. will be closing as of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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The site will be open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until end of day Sunday for residents to drop off debris from trees and brush resulting from the storm on May 21.

Green waste resulting from the storm can be dropped off at the Landfill at 1260 Bensfort Rd.  free of charge until June 30, at which time normal green waste tipping rates will apply. Regular curbside collection of yard waste continues, with no limits on quantity but size and weight guidelines in place.

A special curbside collection for storm-related green waste, including trees and tree limbs that are beyond the sizes and weights accepted through regular collection, is planned later this season. It is expected to take several weeks before the City can divert resources to cleaning up piles of green waste debris from private property that is placed on City boulevards.

The temporary disposal site on Kennedy Road has been operating seven days a week since May 28 as part of storm recovery efforts.

For more information about green waste collection and disposal, please visit peterborough.ca/GreenWaste or call 705-742-7777 ext. 1657.

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