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Yard waste collection requirments:

• Yard waste must be put out on correct week/day according to Collections schedule during seasonal service delivery.
• Yard waste must be bundled or placed out in KRAFT paper bags or any open rigid-topcontainers like an extra garbage can or bushel basket. Plastic bags are not accepted.
• Material that is prohibited will not be collected.
• Yard waste must be placed out by 7:00 a.m.
• Each KRAFT paper bag or open rigid container or bundle cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms/44 pounds.
• Each bundle can not exceed 0.6 m (2') in diameter X 1.2 m (4') in length to ensure they fit in collection vehicles
• Approved items only
• Material must be under 7.5 centimetres (3") in diameter
• Items/containers out for collection must be accessible

The following items are accepted as yard waste:

• Plant cuttings, roots, leaves and weeds (incl. crab grass - clumps of dirt and/or sod must be removed from weeds)
• Tree, hedge and shrub trimmings, brush cuttings, twigs and branches under 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter, and bundles less than 3 feet in diameter and 4 feet in length
• Christmas trees - if placing out for yard waste collection (not Christmas tree collection after Christmas) and the tree is longer then 4 feet, the tree must be cut in half.
• Halloween pumpkins
• Waste fruit from trees

The following items are prohibited in yard waste:

• Grass clippings
• Sod
• Soil
• Logs
• Tree stumps
• Kitchen waste (fruit and vegetables)
• Giant Hogweed (this must be placed in regular garbage

For branches and body wood (stumps, logs etc) over 3 inches in diameter see: Solid Waste Drop-Off Depots - Transfer Stations - residential waste - fees

Yard waste collection tips: http://www.toronto.ca/compost/pdf/yardwaste_tips.pdf

KRAFT bags vs. plastic bags
Kraft leaf and yard waste bags are protected with a wet-strength coating that resists water absorption. It rained during the pilot testing of the kraft bags and they held up just fine. Collection crews were able to pick up the bags intact.

Kraft bags hold considerably more than the economically-priced plastic bags. Kraft bags are stronger than plastic bags and subsequently do not puncture from twigs as easy as plastic bags. Another benefit is that kraft bags are likely easier to use in terms of staying open when you're filling them with leaves/yard waste because they stand up and open without collapsing like plastic bags.

Plastic bags don't break down, so they aren't compostable and pieces of shredded plastic not only cause onsite litter, they contaminate the quality of the finished compost. By prohibiting plastic bags, the City is able to offer a richer, finer quality of compost.