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2020 WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR Featuring images of the sky above Northumberland County Northumberland County Transportation, Waste & Facilities Department 555 Courthouse Road Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6 Toll Free Hotline: 1-866-293-8379 @NorthRecycles NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment www.northumberland.ca [email protected] Monday to Thursday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. Friday: 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Garbage, Recycling & Green Bin Collection Schedule 30 50 Consult this map to determine your household garbage & recycling day. 38 Call 1-866-293-8379 or visit our website at www.northumberland.ca for all inquiries. 30 50 30 35 50 Remember…Holiday – Bump a Day! 38 38 Statutory Holidays that will bump collection days to the following 33 C day unless posted otherwise: 35 35 8 New Year’s Day Canada Day Thanksgiving Day 24 33 C Family Day Civic Holiday Christmas Day 18 33 C Victoria Day Labour Day Boxing Day 8 24 8 18 24 B 18 18 15 25 B 65 B 27 18 15 25 65 18 15 25 27 65 22 27 A 22 2 74 A 22 How to 21 2 74 D A 23 25 21 2 74 D 23 25 @NorthRecycles 21 D 23 25 NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment 64 31 64 31 www.northumberland.ca 64 31 [email protected] 1-866-293-8379 Monday to Thursday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. Friday: 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. A AHOPEHOPE TRANSFER TRANSFER STATION STATION B BEWDLEYB BEWDLEY CO COMMUNITYMMUNITY RECYCLING RECYCLING CENTRE C SEYMOUR COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRE C SEYMOURA COHOPEMMUNITY TRANSFER RECYCLING STATION CENTRE Always have your garbage and recycling out by 7AM on your collection day. D BRIGHTON COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRE Downtown cores of Cobourg and Port Hope receive collection on Tuesday and Friday. D BRIGHTONB COBEWDLEYMMUNITY CO RECYCLINGMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRE CENTRE C SEYMOUR COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRE D BRIGHTON COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRE 30 50 38 30 35 50 38 33 8 30 35 50 24 18 38 33 AREA 1 8 30 35 AREA 4 50 24 18 25 18 3815 33 65 AREA 1 8 27 35 AREA 4 AREA 324 18 18 15 25 22 33 65 AREA 1 AREA 2 8 27 74 AREA 4 24 2 What do these icons mean? AREA 3 21 18 25 22 18 15 Leaf & Yard23 25 Waste 65 AREA 1 AREA 2 27 2 74 AREA 4 AREA 3 Collection Schedule21 When you see this image, it means that collection of 25 22 AREA 1 18 15 23 25 64 garbage, recycling, and green bin bumps ahead one day 65 AREA 2 31 27 due to a holiday. This could pertain to a full week or partial 2 74 AREA 3 21 30 50 week depending on when holidays fall on the calendar. 22 AREA 1 23 25 64 Refer to April to December calendar 31months for 38 AREA 2 the schedule of collection days for each area. 2 74 35 21 AREA 1 33 23 25 64 This image notifies you that the Cobourg or Seymour 31 8 24 Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depots are AREAAREA 11 AREA 2 AREA18 3 AREA 4 AREA 1 open. Remember you can now drop off HHEW year-round AREA 1 AREA 4 64 at the Brighton and Bewdley Community Recycling Centres. 31 18 15 25 AREA 1 AREAAREA 22 65 AREA 3 AREA 4 27 AREA 3 22 AREA 2 This image notifies you of the setout date for leaf and yard AREA 1 AREA 2 AREAAREA 33 2 AREA 474 21 waste collection depending on what Area you are in (see 23 25 map opposite). While most setout days land on a Monday, AREA 1 some land on a Tuesday due to a holiday. Please refer to the AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 3 AREAAREA 44 64 31 opposite section for more information on the Leaf and Yard Waste program. See our website for setout limits. Northumberland County provides a monthly pick up of leaf & yard waste right at your curb on a routine schedule, from Mid-April to Mid-December. See our website for setout limits. Please have your brush, leavesAREA and1 grass clippingsAREA 2 out at theAREA curb 3 by no laterAREA than4 7 a.m. on What is electronic waste? the MONDAY of your designated set-out week, not on your garbage/recycling collection day. It will be collected between Monday and Friday of your designated set-out week. Leaf and yard waste needs to be in kraft paper bags and brush needs to be bundled. Trees and limbs that exceed 3 feet in length and are greater than 2” in diameter, need to be disposed of at one of The criteria for defining what electronic the County Waste Disposal Facilities (see back section of calendar for location details). waste is, has changed. Previously, electronic waste referred to items such as computers, Rules & Tips cellphones, video game systems, etc. Now, UP TO 18kgs anything with a cord is considered electronic waste. This includes lamps, toasters, coffee makers, and much more. This does not include refrigerators, stoves and Freon containing Tie your brush into bundles Each bag/bundle must weigh See our website for Roll tops of the bag shut. items. Those can still be dropped off for no no longer than 3ft, and with no less than 18 kgs (40 pounds). setout limits. Rolling the top sheds the rain charge, but they cannot be accepted as electronic waste. material larger than 2” diameter. and snow and prevents leaves from falling or blowing out. Electronic Waste can be dropped off at any Community Recycling Centre, Leaves that are not in paper Only use paper yard waste bags. Paper yard waste bags yard waste bags will not be are available at most local hardware stores and building or during HHW depot days in Cobourg. For more information on these centres. picked up. sites please flip to the back of the calendar. Please do not include: garbage, litter, animal feces, or soil. Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 January sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Christmas Tree Collection 1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 December 2019 February Call your local Municipality for inquiries about Christmas tree collection in your s m t w t f s s m t w t f s area, or check your newspaper for details. 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Please remove all tinsel, decorations and 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 plastic before putting your Christmas tree 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 out for collection. Community Recycling Centres closed today. 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Green bin and blue/grey box collection has 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 begun! Please remember: Papers and paper packaging go in the grey box Plastic and metal containers including milk/juice 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 cartons and coffee cups (no lid) go in the blue box Coffee Food waste goes in the green bin – do not use plastic bags! Please see your green bin information 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 that was delivered with your green bin on what types of liners are accepted. Only two bags of garbage are allowed per week. Each bag must have a bag tag on it. 26 27 28 29 30 31 Have your waste to the curb by 7am on collection day! Any questions? Call 1-866-293-8379 or email [email protected] Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 February sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Rinsing Matters Clementine Boxes Are 1 Please rinse out all food waste from Not Recyclable January March your plastic and metal containers Please put wooden crates s m t w t f s s m t w t f s before recycling. If food waste is left 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 in the garbage or 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 in jars, cans, and bottles there is a reuse if possible. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 good chance those items will not be 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 recycled. 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 2 Groundhog 3 4 5 6 7 8 Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine’s 15 Day Help waste collectors do their job Please place your waste & recycling on the ground, near the curb and not on top of snow banks. Our drivers make over 1000 stops in a day and lifting items off snow banks is a safety risk and slows them down considerably. 16 17 Family Day 18 19 20 21 22 When the temperature drops below 0°C, bag tags become finicky and less sticky. Please affix the tag end-to-end on the Community Recycling Centres closed today. neck of the bag. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 March sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 February April s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 26 27 28 29 30 Keep it loose 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Remember that recyclables must be loose and sorted properly into your blue and grey boxes.