| Collection continues as usual on all statutory and designated holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day. When these holidays fall on weekdays, collection will be delayed one day for that day and the rest of the week. We will advertise changes to the collection schedules on our website, through local media and social media, and on our waste app. This year with Christmas Day and New Years Day falling on Wednesdays, collection for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be delayed one day:
- If your collection day is Wednesday, you will receive collection on Thursday, December 26, and Thursday, January 2.
- If your collection day is Thursday, you will receive collection on Friday, December 27, and Friday, January 3.
- If your collection day is Friday, you will receive collection on Saturday, December 28, and Saturday, January 4.
On other statutory holidays (Family Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day) collection will continue as usual but Waste Management offices and drop-off sites will be closed to the public. Please note: Given the volume of waste (especially recyclables!) set out during the holidays, our collectors may be using different types of trucks and may collect your waste at different times during the day. |
You can set out twice the regular amount of garbage bags/cans at your curb for collection (without the need for garbage tags) on your garbage day following these holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Next Double Garbage Days:
- If you live in the City Kitchener or in the Townships, you may set out double the garbage limit during the weeks of
- December 23 to 28, 2019
- January 6 to 10, 2020
- If you live in the Cities of Cambridge or Waterloo, you may set out double the garbage limit during the weeks of
- December 30, 2019 to January 4, 2020
- January 13 to 17, 2020
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| If you have a natural holiday or Christmas tree, "tree-cycle" it! Set it out by 7 a.m. on your collection day from January 6 to 17, 2020.
- Keep it natural! Remove all lights, ornaments, and stands. Do not bag.
- Cut trees that are longer than 1.8 meters (6 feet) in half.
- Keep it visible and accessible for collection crews. Do not place your tree on or behind a snowbank.
Options after our special Christmas Tree collection program has ended:
- Recycle your natural tree by dropping it off at one of our Regional waste management sites. Fees will apply. Trees dropped off will be chipped for mulch.
- A Christmas tree set out on the curb (before or) after our special collection program, will count as one Bulky Item and will go to our one-and-only landfill.
Please note:
- If you set an artificial tree to the curb for collection, it will be counted as one Bulky Item.
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