2021-2022 Calendar and Schedule
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Curbside Garbage & Recycling Collection Calendar July 2021 – June 2022 Keep Your Yard Waste Clean! Be Cart Smart It is important to not place dog waste, dog waste bags or Place your carts properly for any biodegradable plastics into the yard waste collection collection. Carts improperly program. Placing these materials into the yard waste stream placed may not be emptied. is not only hazardous and unsafe for workers, but it also means the yard waste cannot be made into clean compost. Park it Landfill staff identified a recent and steady increase in On the street, with the wheels against dog waste and dog waste bags in the yard waste stream. the curb, or on the shoulder (if no curb) To properly dispose of your dog’s waste, please ensure by 7 a.m. it is placed into the garbage. Household garbage, lumber and plastic are also not to be included in the yard waste Point it program. Point the arrow on the cart lid Please help keep our yard waste program clean by only towards the road. placing in plant materials such as grass, leaves, tree branches and plants. Space it Leave at least an arm’s length Thank you Penticton! distance on all sides. City of Penticton Public Works P: 250-490-2500 E: [email protected] W: www.penticton.ca/carts CART Collection Essentials CCAARRTTSS PREPARATION ACCEPTED NOT ACCEPTED GARBAGE: Garbage only. Yard and garden • Regular garbage • Batteries, electronics or small Black Lid waste and recyclables are not • Kitchen waste appliances (depot) WEEKLY permitted in garbage carts. • Containers with food • Bulbs or light fixtures (depot) curbside • Diapers • Styrofoam or glass (depot) collection of All material must be contained in • Animal waste, loose grit/sawdust • Liquids garbage. cart with lid closed. (must be bagged) • Hot ashes To avoid conflict with animals • Broken window glass, mirror, ceramics • Wood, drywall, metal, concrete or bricks avoid storing garbage unsecured • Styrofoam peanuts or chips. Take all • Hazardous materials (motor oil, paint, outside overnight. other Styrofoam to a depot for recycling. chemicals, pesticides) • Recyclables, incl. cardboard or paper • Yard/garden waste • Needles or medical waste RECYCLABLES: DO NOT place recyclables in any SEE RECYCLING GUIDE FOR LIST OF • Plastic bags (depot) Blue Lid bags, including shopping bags. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS • Page 4 & 5 • Styrofoam or glass (depot) BI-WEEKLY • Clothing or textiles (donate) Place all recyclables loosely in Paper curbside • Cling wrap or bubble wrap collection of cart, and ensure lid can be • Cardboard & boxboard • Scrap metal, wood or renovation recyclable securely closed. • Paper, including newspaper, flyers, material materials. magazines, catalogues, gift wrap Only recyclables contained within • Pots, pans or cooking utensils • Shredded paper (place in clear plastic your cart will be collected. • Zipper bags (depot) bag only) Take all refundable beverage • Light bulbs or light fixtures (depot) containers to a bottle depot. Containers • Batteries, electronics or small Glass of any kind is not accepted • Tin and aluminum cans, aluminum foil appliances (depot) in curbside recycle collection. and lids • Hard or soft cover books (donate) Glass containers can be recycled • Foil gift wrap at depots. See page 6 for details. • Spiral wound paper cans • Milk & milk alternative cartons (e.g. soy, • Mirrors, ceramics or glass DO NOT compact materials into almond milk) • Needles or medical waste the cart as it may not empty when • Empty aerosol cans (cooking/cosmetics • Motor oil, chemical containers dumped. only) or paint cans • Disposable paper and plastic cups • Diapers • Plastic containers (emptied and rinsed) • Plastic toys, storage bins, pails • Plastic garden pots and trays larger than 25 L • Pizza boxes (remove food debris • Propane cylinders, spray paint cans and liner) YARD AND NO plastic bags, no biodegradable • Grass clippings • Plastic or compostable bags GARDEN or compostable plastics, no dog • Leaves • Kitchen or food waste WASTE: waste . • Weeds • Animal feces or kitty litter Green Lid ONLY organic materials from your • Plant trimmings • Dirt, sod, rocks or tree stumps BI-WEEKLY yard are acceptable. • Prunings and branches up to 5cm (2in) in • Diapers curbside diameter AND less than 1m (3ft) long • Used tissue or paper towels collection of DO NOT compact materials into yard and garden • Pine needles & cones • Regular garbage the cart as it may not empty when waste, March to • Fruit droppings • Construction or renovation materials dumped. December. • Agricultural or commercial waste Put all yard waste loosely into cart. • Landscape fabric or plastic edging All material must fit in cart with lid • Plastic flower pots (recycle in Residents are closed. encouraged to blue lid cart) grasscycle and compost. Unlimited Yard Waste Weeks Spring & Fall. See page 3 for details. 2 Collection Solutions Extra Garbage or Moving, Changes or Repairs? Yard Waste? Carts are City of Penticton Property Display a Tag-a-Bag sticker If you sell your property and move, or give up tenancy your carts must remain at clearly on each extra bag the property. If you purchase a house and would like to change the cart sizes or over the cart limit. Place quantities, you can request a change by visiting www.penticton.ca/carts , emailing at the curb along with [email protected] or calling 250-490-2500 . your cart on your Please note that changes to the cart sizes or quantities can only be authorized by the regular collection day. registered property owner. All cart changes are subject to an administration fee. Please consult the most recent fees and charges bylaw for pricing. Purchase your tags at If your cart is damaged and requires repairs contact the City Public Works Dept. by City Hall, the Community emailing [email protected] or calling 250-490-2500 . Centre, or City Yards. For up-to-date pricing, Waste Not Collected? visit www.penticton.ca Not having all your items picked up can be frustrating, but there is or call 250-490-2500. often an explanation. Common reasons for items being left behind: • Items not set out on time (must be at curb by 7 a.m. on scheduled collection day); Essential • Carts must be spaced a minimum of 1 metre/3 feet away from each other, and any obstacles such as vehicles or trees; Contacts • Contamination of recyclables with garbage or yard waste; Curbside Service Provider • Cart is overfilled or lid is not securely closed; (Contact for missed collection) • Presence of prohibited waste; • Contamination of yard waste with garbage or recyclables; Waste Connections of Canada Inc. 250-490-3888 • Recycling or yard waste not scheduled for collection that particular week. Contact Waste Connections of Canada at 250-490-3888 to address missed collections. City of Penticton Public Works 250-490-2500 Large Item Collection [email protected] Place a maximum of 2 items per household for collection April 18-22 penticton.ca/garbage (marked in purple on the calendar page 8). Items must be at curb by Recycling Council of BC 7 a.m. on your scheduled garbage day. rcbc.bc.ca 1-800-667-4321 • Common items include furniture, large appliances and mattresses. • NO renovation waste, including toilets, plumbing, hot water tanks and doors. Regional District of • Not accepted are items with a gas motor, automotive parts, or objects made of concrete. Okanagan-Similkameen • Max. weight 90 kg / 200 lbs per item. [email protected] • Return electronics (TVs, computers, etc) to your nearest Return-it Electronics depot. rdos.bc.ca (www.return-it.ca/electronics) Solid Waste Hotline 250-490-4129 • Recycle small appliances (toasters, vacuums, hair dryers, etc). see www.electrorecycle.ca RDOS Illegal Dumping • An additional truck will pick up your items, not your usual collection truck. Hotline 1-866-566-3867 Unlimited Yard Waste Weeks Bear Aware Information Spring and Fall wildsafebc.com 4 times per year, on the dates marked in orange on the calendar page 8, residents can Ministry of Environment place unlimited quantities of yard waste at the curb for collection. (to report burning After your city-issued cart is filled, excess yard waste can be placed in kraft paper bags or of garbage) 1-877-952-7277 cans clearly marked “yard waste” and branches can be bundled with string or twine and placed out for collection by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day. Campbell Mountain • An additional truck will collect your extra yard waste after your garbage is collected. Landfill 250-490-4129 • Additional yard waste can be placed in any container clearly marked as ‘yard waste only’. • Paper bags that are ripped or heavily saturated cannot be collected. Recycle BC • Branches shall have a maximum diameter of 5 centimeters. recyclebc.ca • Bundles shall be less than 1.0 meter long and weigh less than 25 kgs. 3 Recycling Guide Recycling is collected every other week marked in blue on the calendar. No need to sort. Please place materials in loosely, all bags are prohibited. Accepted Items & How to Prepare Newspaper & Mixed Paper Boxboard & Corrugated Paper Containe Newspaper inserts Cardboard Cardboard for Liquids Newspapers and Magazines, catalogues & Boxes for cereal, tissues, Clean, dry cardboard Paper beverage cups newspaper inserts, inserts shoes, pizza, laundry (unwaxed) Gable top cartons for mil including advertising Office/computer paper & detergent, etc. Pizza boxes: remove beverages, cream, substitu flyers. envelopes (window style Box trays for bottled water, food debris and liner sugar, molasses accepted) soft drinks, cans, etc. Staples and packing Aseptic (Tetra-Pak™-style Greeting cards & non-foil (Recycle plastic overwrap tape are accepted for soup/broth, milk-type at depot) wrap (incl paper flower Flatten and place in sauces wrap) Cardboard rolls from toilet recycle cart. Boxes for frozen food, in Phone books paper and paper towel cream, desserts, frozen piz ONLY cardboard placed Paper bags (grocery, lunch Cardboard egg cartons, inside of recycle cart entrees take-out beverage trays bags, prescription bags) will be collected.