No winter garbage exemption in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon this month
Published January 5, 2022 at 8:37 am
No winter garbage exemption in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon means residents might not be able to get rid of all of their extra holiday garbage at the curb this month.
The Region of Peel has scrapped plans for a winter garbage exemption originally slated for Jan.24 to Feb. 4.
The exemption would have allowed Peel residents to leave additional garbage bags out on the curb, but now any bags over the limit will not be collected.
The suspension has been put in place to ensure the health and safety of the Region’s essential front-line staff due to the record-rising COVID-19 cases, according to a release.
To dispose of excess garbage:
• Garbage tags are required for excess garbage.
• Unlimited amounts of untagged garbage will not be collected.
• Bulky item collection will continue every garbage pick up day.
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You can order additional garbage tags by visiting peelregion.ca/waste. Residents can also order garbage tags by phone by calling 905-791-9499 or 905-584-2216 for Caledon residents.
Excess garbage and bulky items to any Community Recycling Centre, but disposal fees will apply.
Placement and collection
- Put your extra garbage out on your garbage collection day. Collectors won’t pick up garbage from the curb on recycling collection days.
- Collectors might collect your cart and excess garbage at different times during the day.
- Leave your garbage cart and excess garbage at the curb until 8 p.m. If neither are collected by 8 p.m., report a missed collection.
Placing extra garbage on the curb
- Put smaller garbage items in garbage bags.
- Place larger items separately on the curb.
- Place your excess garbage next to your garbage cart. Leave 1 metre of space between the excess garbage and the cart.
Excess garbage bag weight and size limits
A garbage bag placed at the curb for collection cannot:
- Weigh more than 20 kg (44 lbs).
- Be larger than 66 cm (26 in) wide and 90 cm (35 in) high.
- Be smaller than 30 cm (12 in) wide and 30 cm (12 in) high.