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Curbside Leaf & Yard Waste
Easter Holiday Collection Schedule
There will be no garbage, organics and recycling collection on Good Friday, March 29, 2013 in the City of Barrie. Collection for this day will occur on Saturday, March 30, 2013. The Landfill Site will be closed on Good Friday and is closed every Sunday and Monday.
Collection will occur as usual on Easter Monday, April 1st and will remain on the regular schedule throughout the week.
Leaf and yard waste will be collected every other week starting April 1st. Barrie residents are reminded to have their materials at curbside by 7:00 a.m.
Collection Schedule
| Weekly |
Bi-Weekly |
No Collection |
| January |
July |
February |
| April |
August |
March |
| May |
December |
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| June |
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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Please ensure you find out what your regular scheduled collection day is and what week (Week A or Week B) your area is for the bi-weekly collection months (July, August, December). To determine collection areas please check the City of Barrie's Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar.
Normal leaf and yard waste collection will occur on Remembrance Day, Easter Monday and Boxing Day.
If there are changes to the collection schedule, notice of the changes will be posted one week prior to the holiday.
| Acceptable Items |
Unacceptable Items |
| leaves |
NO kitchen waste |
| brush |
NO milled lumber |
| pumpkins |
NO stumps or tree limbs with a diameter in excess of 10cm (4'') |
| grass clippings |
NO tree limbs in excess of 6 feet in length |
| bales of straw |
NO unbundled brush |
| tree trimmings |
NO sod, dirt or soil |
| garden fruit tree waste |
NO kitchen organics |
| Christmas trees |
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Leaf & Yard Waste Packaging
- Leaf and yard waste should be placed curbside by 7:00 a.m. for collection
- Should be placed in a separate container from regular garbage
- Please leave lids off containers and boxes open so the collectors can see their contents
- Clippings from trees and shrubs should be tied securely in small bundles to permit easy handling
- Bundles must be no larger than 1.8 metres in length and 0.3m (1ft) in diameter and weigh no more than 20 kgs (45lbs)
- Tree limbs must be no larger than 10cm (4 inches) in diameter and no longer than 1.8m (6ft) and have a maximum height of 2.6 metres (8 ½ feet)
| Acceptable Leaf & Yard Waste Containers |
Unacceptable Leaf & Yard Waste Containers |
| garbage cans |
Do not place your acceptable leaf and yard waste materials into the following containers for curbside pick-up or they will not be picked up: |
| bushel baskets |
organics carts |
| burlap bags |
blue and grey recycling boxes |
| paper leaf and yard waste bags |
plastic bags |
| corrugated cardboard boxes |
Organics Carts are meant for organic material only and blue and grey recycling boxes are meant for recyclables only. |
boxes, jute/burlap, and paper
bags will be taken and
composted |
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Landfill Yard Waste Disposal Fees
- Residential leaf and yard waste can be dropped off at City of Barrie's Landfill Site at 272 Ferndale Drive North. Effective March 1, 2013, there is no charge for the first 100kg of each load. The remainder of the weight over 100kg is $58.00/tonne.
- A $6.00 minimum charge applies to commercial yard waste for loads under 100kg. Effecitve March 1, 2013, loads 100kg and over are charged $58.00/tonne for total weight of load.
- If the materials are packaged in plastic bags, the bags must be removed.
- Branches in excess of 4” in diameter will be charged the regular user rate for waste.
- Sod is accepted at the landfill site to be composted as long as the soil has been removed. Topsoil or 'clean fill' is not accepted at the landfill site.
For more information on the City of Barrie's leaf and yard waste program please visit this R' Waste Fact Sheet.
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