No curbside waste collection on Monday, December 25 or Monday, January 1
Waterloo Region – For the two week period of December 25 to January 6, all curbside collection days will change. For these two weeks only, all collection days will be delayed by one day for garbage, green bin, blue box, and bulky item collection.
During the two weeks of December 25, 2017 to January 6, 2018:
If your collection day is: Your collection day will be:
Monday ………………………………… Tuesday
Tuesday ………………………………… Wednesday
Wednesday …………………………… Thursday
Thursday ………………………………. Friday
Friday …………………………………… Saturday
The Region of Waterloo Waste Management sites (201 Savage Drive, Cambridge and 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo) will be closed for residential drop off on Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26, and Monday, January 1, 2018.
Christmas tree collection for composting is scheduled for January 2 to 12, 2018. Tree collection will run all areas twice, once each week on your regular waste collection day. Please remove all decorations, tinsel and the stand, and place the tree to the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day. After the special two week tree collection, trees will be collected as a bulky item and handled as garbage (maximum three bulky items per collection for single family homes).
Double Garbage Days run for two garbage collection periods, beginning the week of December 26 to 30. During Double Garbage Days, residents can put out double the limit of untagged garbage bags or cans on their waste collection day.
Residents are encouraged to check their 2017 Waste Calendar (includes a January 2018 page) for collection schedule details, or our website at www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste, or call our 24-hour Customer Service team at 519-575-4400. 2018 Waste Calendars will be delivered in January.
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Media contact:
Cari Rastas Howard, Project Manager,
519-575-4400 ext. 8412 or CHoward@regionofwaterloo.ca