2020 WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR
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Northumberland County Transportation, Waste & Facilities Department 555 Courthouse Road Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6
Toll Free Hotline: 1-866-293-8379
@NorthRecycles
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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. Call 1-866-293-8379 or visit our website at www.northumberland.ca for all inquiries. 38 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
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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
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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
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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. There are only two materials accepted in bags: Daylight Savings 1. Your soft plastic bags must be contained Time Begins inside one plastic bag, and tied. This bag of bags can then be put into or beside your 15 16 17 St. Patrick’s 18 19 20 First Day 21 blue box. Day of Spring 2. Shredded paper must be in a clear or clear blue bag, tied and put into or beside your grey box. Put a lid on it! There are many ways to keep your material inside your boxes on windy days such as 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 stacking your blue box on top of your grey box, setting out the day of your collection by 7am, and keeping material below the top of the bin. However, if you would like a lid for your bins, they are available for $3 each(price subject to change) at our MRF in Grafton, or main office in Cobourg. 29 30 31 Things that tangle, such as video & cassette tapes, fishing line, string, Christmas lights, garden hoses, plastic straps, etc. are NOT RECYCLABLE and cause havoc with the equipment at our Material Recovery Facility. If you cannot pass these items on to someone Community Recycling Bewdley and Seymour Centres closed until Community Recycling else, place them in your regular garbage. noon today. Centre winter hours end. Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 April sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Give your yard a Spring Clean-Up 1 2 3 4 March May Have your leaf and yard waste to the curb no later than 7a.m. s m t w t f s s m t w t f s on the MONDAY of your leaf and yard waste collection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 week. It will be collected between Monday and Friday of that 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 week. It is not collected with your garbage and recycling. Bewdley and Seymour 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Community Recycling 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 See page 3 for rules and tips. Centre summer hours 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 begin. 31 5 Palm Sunday 6 7 8 9 10 Good Friday 11 Litter cleanup week The 12th annual Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge is a week-long litter cleanup Community Recycling campaign that takes place throughout all of Centres and Hope transfer station closed Northumberland. This is a great opportunity to COBOURG DEPOT COBOURG DEPOT COBOURG DEPOT today. get a group of friends together to make your 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 little corner of Canada a little bit cleaner. 12 Easter 13 Easter 14 15 16 17 18 Visit your area municipal office and register Sunday Monday your team or yourself to pick-up litter. You will be supplied with bags, vests, and gloves. Hope transfer station is closed today. In 2019, over 2,989 residents volunteered, and picked up over 19,450 kg of litter. This AREA 3 SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD was our biggest event ever. Will you help us break that record? Earth Day Recycling Plant 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Open House When you’re done, you are invited to the MRF 11:00-2:00 in Grafton on Saturday April 25th to explore the recycling plant, grab some BBQ, and some SEYMOUR DEPOT takeaway items. It’s good family fun, and you 8:30-2:00 AREA 4 SEYMOUR DEPOT might learn something new! SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 MAYOR’S KEEP THE COUNTY CLEAN CHALLENGE / PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK 26 27 28 29 30 Open House at the Recycling Plant
April 25th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 May sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Flares & Unused Fireworks: 1 2 April June Flares and unused fireworks are not accepted as household hazardous s m t w t f s s m t w t f s and electronic waste. Please call 1-866-293-8379 for disposal information. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Explosives and Ammunition 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Explosives and ammunition are not accepted as household hazardous 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 waste. Please call your local OPP Detachment to dispose of properly. 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Household hazardous waste top 5 COBOURG DEPOT COBOURG DEPOT AREA 1 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 COBOURG DEPOT Here are some important things to SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 remember before you head out to dispose INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK - May 3RD - 9TH of your household hazardous waste.
1. Are you coming from a business? Stop. 10 Mother’s 11 12 13 14 15 16 This program is for households only. Day
Curbside collection on 2. Empty automotive fluid containers 20L private roads begins or less with the lids removed and clean today until October 19th. of liquid will be accepted at the HHW AREA 2 Depots for recycling. SET-OUT DAY AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 3. We allow no more than 50L or 25 cans Victoria Day per visit. Containers must be 20L or 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 less. Containers will not be returned.
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like categories. Keep SEYMOUR DEPOT SEYMOUR DEPOT your paint with paint, 8:30-2:00 Community Recycling AREA 3 8:30-2:00 batteries with batteries, Centres closed today. SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD etc. Again, this keeps traffic flowing. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5. Please exercise patience and kindness towards staff, and other residents as we work to 31 collect household hazardous and electronic waste. AREA 4 SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 June sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 May July s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 COBOURG DEPOT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8:30-2:00 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AREA 1 COBOURG DEPOT SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 First Day of Keep your collector and sorter safe Summer We want all of our staff to finish each day safely, and a lot of that depends on you. Please follow these tips in properly disposing of potentially dangerous materials. SEYMOUR DEPOT 8:30-2:00 AREA 3 SEYMOUR DEPOT Sharps, including all parts of a syringe, should SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 be taken back to your pharmacy to be disposed 21 Father’s 22 23 24 25 26 27 of properly. These are never accepted in the Day recycling or garbage. Contact your local health unit, or visit HealthSteward.ca or call 1-844-535- 8889 to find your nearest take-back location.
IV tubes and bags, bandages, wrap and various AREA 4 other medical wastes do not belong in the SET-OUT DAY recycling. Please put all medical waste in the garbage. 28 29 30 Medical Waste is Not Recyclable Camping propane cylinders can explode in trucks IV tubes, bags, bandages, etc. are not and in balers at the Material Recovery Facility. recyclable. Please put medical waste in NEVER put any type of compressed cylinder, the garbage. Sharps should be returned empty or not, in the recycling or garbage. They to your local pharmacy. must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 July sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Got empty aerosol and 1 Canada Day 2 3 4 June August paint cans? Empty aerosol and empty paint cans s m t w t f s s m t w t f s with lids removed can go into curbside 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 recycling. If they still have contents 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 they must be disposed of as hazardous Community Recycling 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 waste. See back of calendar for details. Centres closed today 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Candy bar wrappers, gum wrappers, & chip bags These items may look like they are made from a recyclable plastic material, but they are not. COBOURG DEPOT AREA 1 8:30-2:00 COBOURG DEPOT These items all belong in the garbage. SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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Green bin accessories 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Handle – these extendable handles make rolling your green bin out to the roadside easier. Available at the MRF in Grafton, or at County Headquarters in Cobourg for $10 SEYMOUR DEPOT each (price subject to change). 8:30-2:00 AREA 3 SEYMOUR DEPOT SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 26 27 28 29 30 31
AREA 4 SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 August sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 Group your recycling July September together, and your s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 garbage and green 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 bin together to make 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 collection easy and quick! 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30
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COBOURG DEPOT COBOURG DEPOT Community Recycling AREA 1 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 Centres closed today. SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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SEYMOUR DEPOT 8:30-2:00 AREA 3 SEYMOUR DEPOT SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 September sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Propane Cylinders August October do not belong s m t w t f s s m t w t f s in the blue box. 1 1 2 3 Please dispose 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 of as household 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 hazardous waste. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 6 7 Labour Day 8 9 10 11 12
Exchange it! If your blue or grey box is too big, you can COBOURG DEPOT exchange it for a smaller bin at no charge. Community Recycling AREA 1 8:30-2:00 COBOURG DEPOT Centres closed today. SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 Available at: County Headquarters 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 555 Courthouse Rd. Cobourg, ON
Material Recovery Facility 280 Edwardson Rd. AREA 2 Grafton, ON SET-OUT DAY AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 20 21 22 First Day 23 24 25 26 of Fall
Broken Blue Box? You can replace your broken blue or grey SEYMOUR DEPOT box for a new one at no charge at the 8:30-2:00 AREA 3 SEYMOUR DEPOT Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Grafton. SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 Your broken box will then be recycled to make new products such as 30 27 28 29 Don’t Unload on the Road! blue boxes! Unsecured loads are illegal, a Additional blue or grey main source of roadside litter, and boxes may also be create a safety hazard to other purchased for $6 each. drivers. Reduce needless clean-up AREA 4 costs and tarp every load. SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 October sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 A reminder that pumpkins are accepted September November in the green bin. Please note that s m t w t f s s m t w t f s green bins cannot exceed 18kgs 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (40 lbs). Corn stalks are accepted 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 as leaf and yard waste on your 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 designated collection week. 27 28 29 30 29 30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Green bin Pumpkins and their guts belong in the green bin. Remember to remove any candles first. Candles belong in the garbage COBOURG DEPOT 8:30-2:00 AREA 1 COBOURG DEPOT All your thanksgiving food waste, including SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 bones and napkins belong in the green bin Thanksgiving too. Remember that your green bin can 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 weigh no more than 40lbs to be collected.
Community Recycling AREA 2 Centres closed today. SET-OUT DAY AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Last day for curbside collection on private roads. SEYMOUR DEPOT Halloween candy AREA 3 8:30-2:00 SEYMOUR DEPOT All of those wrappers and chip bags are, SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8:30-2:00 unfortunately, just garbage. WASTE REDUCTION WEEK - October 19TH - 25TH www.wrwcanada.ca
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AREA 4 SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 November sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 October December s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AREA 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 8 9 10 11 Remembrance 12 13 14 Drop off household hazardous Day Hope transfer station and electronic waste year-round! closed today. Residents can drop off household hazardous and electronic waste year-round at the Brighton and Bewdley Community Recycling Centres during normal operating Daylight Saving AREA 2 SET-OUT DAY AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD hours. Time Ends
Paints, stains, 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 computers, and much more can be dropped off for safe disposal.
AREA 3 Don’t miss the truck! SET-OUT DAY AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD ALWAYS have your 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 waste & recycling to the curb by
7AM! AREA 4 SET-OUT DAY AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD 29 30 2020 Get your 2021 Waste & Recycling Calendar WASTE & RECYCLING Collectors start their routes at 7AM, but there is no set collection time for COLLECTION CALENDAR in the Northumberland News, Brighton Featuring images of the sky above any given address, as routes can change from week to week. Northumberland County Northumberland County Transportation, Waste & Independent, & Community Press in early Facilities Department 555 Courthouse Road Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6
Toll Free Hotline: 1-866-293-8379 December. You can also access the calendar For more information on our programs and services, please contact us @NorthRecycles NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment northumberlandcounty.ca Bewdley & Seymour www.northumberland.ca at www.northumberland.ca. [email protected]
[email protected] Monday to Thursday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. 1-866-293-8379 CRC summer hours end. Friday: 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 December sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday Flatten your boxes 1 2 3 4 5 November January 2021 Flatten, bundle and tie corrugated cardboard boxes in 30” x 30” x 10“ s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 dimensions, and Bewdley & Seymour 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 place between Community Recycling 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 your blue and Centre winter hours 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 grey box. begin and run to 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 March 31st., 2020. 31 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Blue/Grey Box tips Community Recycling Now that sorting is part of the weekly routine Centres closed until in recycling, below are some tips to keep in noon today.
mind. AREA 1 SET-OUT DAY AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD Blue Box 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 • Rinse your recyclables. Dirty plastic or glass containers do not get recycled. Rinsing is important! • Metal lids on glass jars should be removed, and put AREA 2 separately in the blue box. SET-OUT DAY AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD • Do not crush cans or bottles. 20 21 First Day of 22 23 24 Christmas 25 Christmas 26 Boxing Day • Keep material loose. Do not bag materials. Winter Eve Day
Grey Box • Flatten and tie or bundle boxes. This saves a lot of space in the grey box! Community Recycling Centres close at noon Community Recycling Community Recycling • Remove plastic sleeve from newspapers. on Dec. 24th. Centres closed today. Centres closed today. Newspapers go in the grey New Year’s box, and the sleeves goes in 27 28 29 30 31 Eve Return your empties your bags of bags. Take all wine beer and spirit bottles • Fold paper gift wrap to save to The Beer Store for a refund. space. • No metallic gift wrap will be Community Recycling accepted. Centres close at noon on Dec. 31st. Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberland.ca | [email protected] | 1-866-293-8379 Some photos provided by Dufferin County. Place sharp objects in a puncture or box) (sealable container safe putting before wrap, protective them in the garbage. GARBAGE Up to 3ft length x 2” diameter Up to 3ft length x 2” WASTE ELECTRONIC WASTE LEAF & YARD LEAF HAZARDOUS & BIN Organics GREEN GREEN BOX Papers GREY paper inside a clear bag. Please place all shredded Please place all shredded 30” x 30” x 10” Tied & Bundled 30” x 30” x 10” Tied
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C BOX lids are garbage. BLUE place in blue box loose Containers Stuff all grocery, retail, bread and Stuff all grocery, Rinse all containers. Coffee cup Rinse all containers. Coffee cup Rinse all jars. Remove all lids and Rinse all jars. Remove all lids and newspaper plastic sleeves inside one grocery plastic bag and tie. Wrappers, grocery plastic bag and tie. Wrappers, chip bags and stretch wrap are garbage. Where Do I Take My Household What is Hazardous & Electronic Waste? Hazardous & Electronic Waste?
* Drop off for HHW & E-Waste at Community Recycling Centres are year-round with exception of Cobourg and Seymour (see calendar for dates). AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS • Kerosene • Furniture polish and waxes • Air conditioning refrigerants • Photographic chemicals • Metal cleaners • Antifreeze PAINTS & SOLVENTS • Oven cleaners • Autobody filler • Acetone • Rust remover • Automobile batteries – lead acid • Latex paint • Shoe polish (liquid) • Brake fluid • Lead-based paint • Spot and stain remover • Carburetor cleaner • Marine paint • Toilet bowl cleaner • Car wax with solvent • Oil-based paint • Upholstery and rug cleaners 7650 County Rd. 9, near 1112 County Rd. 26, Northumberland County 344 5th Line West, • Chrome polish • Paint thinner • Lighter fluid Bewdley, between County Works Yard, Brighton, north of west of County Rd. 30, • Engine degreaser • Spray paint • Muriatic acid Rd. 28 & County Rd. 18 Hwy 401 60 Elgin Street West, south of Campbellford • Fuel additives • Varnish or lacquer • Tub and tile cleaners Cobourg, enter off • Gasoline (in ULC approved • Window cleaners of Veronica Street • Other solvents container) • Barbeque starting fluid • Oil filters COMPRESSED GAS • Starter fluids CYLINDERS MISCELLANEOUS • Swimming pool and • Transmission fluid • Butane tanks Trip Tips for the Community Recycling Centres spa/hot tub chemicals • Used motor oil • Gas tanks • Helium tanks • Energy efficient light • Windshield washer fluid Bulbs and tubes • Kerosene containers 1. Got needles? Bring them in a sealed container (i.e. 2 litre pop bottle). For safety reasons, BATTERIES • Propane tanks GARDENING & PEST CONTROL do not bring them to a Community Recycling Centre loose! We will not handle loose needles. • General household batteries • All fungicides 2. Got Batteries? Sort the rechargeable from the non-rechargeable. MERCURY-CONTAINING • Vehicle batteries • All herbicides 3. Got liquid or Powder waste? Bring them in a sealed container. PRODUCTS • Small Ni-Cad batteries • All insecticides 4. Got gasoline or Oil waste? For safety reasons, we cannot empty gasoline, oil, or antifreeze (rechargeable) • Metal halide lamps into large drums and therefore, the container you bring it in cannot be returned to you. Oil, • Thermometers • Chemical fertilizers ELECTRONICS gasoline, and antifreeze need to be in pails less than 20L (5 gallons) in size. We cannot accept • Thermostats • Flea/tick pet products • Computers & monitors any items in drums. • Ultraviolet lamps • Rat poison • Printers, scanners, 5. No Hazardous Waste from Commercial/Industrial/Businesses. Hazardous Waste is only • Slug bait Fax machines • Energy efficient light accepted from residents. • Wood preservatives • Cell phones, telephones, bulbs and tubes Place empty, dry containers and aerosol cans into your curbside recycling! Answering machines GLUE AND CEMENTS PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS Check this calendar starting in April for this symbol for Community Recycling. • VCRs and DVD players • Liquid glues only (dispose • Hair dye • Radios, stereos, of hardened glue as regular • Hairspray How to Dispose of Medical Waste, Needles & Syringes and speakers household garbage) • Hydrogen peroxide NEVER throw needles or syringes in the garbage or recycling. They can pose a serious threat to • Camcorders • Jewelry cleaner HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS curious children, pets and Waste Management Staff. • Cables • Nail polish and • Abrasive cleaners • Electronic games (i.e. Nintendo) remover Pharmacies accept used needles and syringes. Please call your pharmacy to confirm packaging • Aerosol products • Televisions (including woodgrain • Perm lotion or solution requirements before dropping them off. These are never accepted in the recycling or garbage. • All-purpose cleaners cabinet style) • Prescription medication Visit HealthSteward.ca or call 1-844-535-8889 to find your nearest take-back location. These • Ammonia items can also be disposed of free of charge at any Community Recycling Centre. Place them • LED light bulbs and solar lights • Rubbing alcohol • Disinfectants in a sealed container such as a pop bottle or glass jar. DO NOT BRING THEM IN LOOSE. WE • Microwaves • Bleach REACTIVE PRODUCTS WILL NOT HANDLE LOOSE NEEDLES. HOBBY SUPPLIES • Drain cleaner • Fluorescent light Other non-hazardous medical waste such as IV tubing, IV bags, latex gloves, paper gowns, • Chemistry sets • Floor wax strippers fixture ballasts blood stained linens, absorbent products etc., should be put in your household garbage. Where Do I Buy Garbage Tags? Curbside Reminders For Garbage
Garbage tags sell for $2.75* each, however, some vendors charge an additional Please Remember: 10% handling fee. The maximum charge for bags tags should not exceed $3.02. 1. Have your waste to the curb by 7AM TOWN OF COBOURG TOWNSHIP OF CRAMAHE on your collection day; • Town of Cobourg Town Hall, Victoria Hall, • Township of Cramahe Municipal Office, 1 55 King St. W. Toronto Rd. 2. Each household is allowed to set out • Metro Grocers, Northumberland Mall • Mr. Convenience, 16 Toronto Rd. up to two (2)* standard size garbage • Fisher’s Foodland, 990 Division St. • Castleton General Store, 1768 Percy St. bags each week; • David’s No Frills, Midtown Mall • Colborne Ultramar, 301 Big Apple Dr. • Shopper’s Drug Mart, 270 Spring St. • Colborne Esso, 109 King St E. 3. Place a green bag tag around the neck • Yonge’s Convenience, 443 King St. E. of each bag, sticking it end to end like a • Westwood Convenience, 365 Westwood Dr. MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS clothespin; • Elgin Variety, 336 Elgin St. E. • Municipality of Trent Hills Municipal Office, 4. Full bag tag must be visible for 66 Front St., Campbellford • Campbell’s Convenience, 391 Walton St. collection; • Petro Canada Gas Station, 1030 Division St. • B&C Variety, 15 Bridge St. W., Campbellford 5. Each bag can weigh no more than • York Super IDA Pharmacy, 500 Division St. • Sharpe’s IGA, 85 Front St. N., 18 kilograms (40 pounds); • The ReStore, 764 Division St. Campbellford • Convenience K, 275 University Ave. W. 6. Bags placed in garbage cans must • Hastings Home Hardware, 13 Front St., be tagged on the bag, not on the can. Hastings MUNICIPALITY OF ALNWICK/HALDIMAND Size of garbage cans/bins no larger • Todd’s Valu-Mart, 52 Bridge St., Hastings • Municipality of Alnwick/Haldimand Municipal than 80 litres (17 gallons). No oversize • Scott’s Variety, 22 Main St., Warkworth Office, 10836 County Rd. 2, Grafton bins/cans please; • Grafton Variety, 10861 County Rd. 2, Grafton • Hastings C-Store, 30 Bridge St. N., • The Red Barn, Fenella Hastings 7. Half-tags may be used on grocery style bags • Fisher’s No Frills, 15 Canrobert St., with handles, weighing no more than 9 TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON Campbellford kilograms (20 pounds). A full tag, cut • Township of Hamilton Municipal Office, lengthwise must be placed on the side of MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON 8285 Majestic Hills Dr., Cobourg the bag or around the neck; • Lakeside Supermarket, 5082 Rice Lake Dr., • Municipality of Brighton Municipal Office, Bewdley 35 Alice St. 8. Cardboard boxes must be flattened • Mr. Convenience, 4765 to County Rd 45, • Mike and Lori’s No Frills, 155 Elizabeth St., and bundled 76 cm x 76 cm x 25 cm Baltimore Brighton (30” x 30” x 10”); • Mr. Convenience, 64 Elizabeth St. • Harwood Family Variety, 6117 Harwood Rd. 9. Label your garbage can 'GARBAGE' to help • Main Street Variety, 77 Main St. • Clark’s Dale Road Variety, 8404 Dale Rd. collectors clearly identify the cans containing • No Frills Gas Bar, 155 Elizabeth St., Brighton • Baltimore Gas Bar, 4723 County Rd. 45 garbage from cans containing recyclable material; • Presqu’ile One Stop, 87 Ontario St. MUNICIPALITY OF PORT HOPE • Dollar Choice, 19 Main St. 10. An unlimited number of properly sorted grey and • Municipality of Port Hope Municipal Office, blue boxes can be set out for collection each week; 56 Queen St. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY FACILITIES 11. Place sharp objects (like broken glass) into a box • Municipality of Port Hope (Ward 2) • County of Northumberland Headquarters, Municipal Office, 5325 County Rd. 10 555 Courthouse Rd., Cobourg labeled 'garbage' and place beside your garbage • Gilmer’s Home Hardware, 177 Toronto Rd. • Bewdley CRC, Bewdley bag at the curb for pickup. • Davis Your Independent Grocer, 20 Jocelyn St. • Brighton CRC, Brighton 12. Any type of boat larger than 14 feet must be taken • Pharma Plus, 60 Ontario St. • Seymour CRC, Campbellford to the Brighton CRC. • Giant Tiger, Peter St. • Material Recovery Facility, Edwardson Road, Grafton 13. If you are unsure why your garbage or recycling was • Village Variety, 4572 County Rd. 2 rejected or was missed by our collectors, please contact our customer service representatives at * Fees subject to change 1-866-293-8379. Northumberland County Waste Disposal Facilities
HOPE Transfer Station BEWDLEY CRC BRIGHTON CRC SEYMOUR CRC (available for Ward 2 residents only) DISPOSAL ITEMS (Costs shown are in $/metric tonne for disposal, unless otherwise noted) Garbage $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg) $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg) $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg) $2.75 per bag Drywall $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg) $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg) $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg) Not Accepted Leaf and Yard Waste (no plastic bags) $40.00 (First 500kg Free) $40.00 (First 500kg Free) $40.00 (First 500kg Free) Not Accepted RECYCLABLE MATERIALS DROP-OFF (Materials listed are accepted free of charge unless otherwise noted) Blue/Grey Box Recycling Bulky Plastics Used Clothing Tires(with or without rims)*
Scrap Metal & White Goods Non-freon appliances only.** (during scheduled depot days only Household Hazardous Waste between Apr–Oct) Electronic Waste Styrofoam Packaging**** SITE INFORMATION
Hours of Operation*** SUMMER HOURS: April 1 to Nov. 30 Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat., 8:30-5:00 SUMMER HOURS: April 1 to Nov. 30 Mon., Tues., Fri. & Sat., 9:00-5:00 – Mon. to Wed., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00 Thurs., 9:30-5:00 – Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00 Wed., 11:00-7:00 Thurs., 9:30-5:00 WINTER HOURS: Dec. 1 to Mar. 31 WINTER HOURS: Dec. 1 to Mar. 31 – Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00 – Mon., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00 Thurs., 9:30-5:00 Phone 905-342-2514 613-475-1946 705-653-4757 905-753-2030 Location 7650 County Rd. 9, between County 1112 County Rd. 26, north of Hwy. 401 344 5th Line West, west of County 4775 5th Line, east of County Rd. 10 Rd. 28 and County Rd. 18 Rd. 30, south of Campbellford Reminders • Advanced approval required for contaminated soils and asbestos disposal. 10 28 Please call 1-866-293-8379. • CRCs and transfer stations are 5th Line closed on New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and close at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Welcome 74 Dale Road • Methods of payment at CRCs and transfer stations are cash, debit, NOTE: Hours of operation and disposal rates are subject to change throughout the year. * Only residential and agricultural tires accepted. Tires can be on or off the rim. ** Fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and other appliances containing Freon not cheque, Visa or Mastercard. accepted at Hope Transfer Station. • All fees subject to change. *** Sites are closed on all statutory holidays, unless posted otherwise. **** Styrofoam must be clean, and in a clear bag. No meat or food trays or containers accepted.