Region of Waterloo announces new every second week garbage collection schedule for 2017

Waterloo Region – The new schedule for the collection of garbage every second week beginning in March 2017 has been set.  A new waste collection contract, approved by Regional Council, will take effect on March 6, 2017.  All eligible residents of Waterloo Region will receive garbage and bulky item collection every second week with a four bag/can limit, with unlimited collection of green bins and blue boxes every week. 

Residents in the city of Kitchener and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich will receive garbage and bulky item collection the week of March 6 to 10, 2017.  Residents of the cities of Cambridge and Waterloo will not have garbage collection that week, and will begin the new garbage and bulky item collection the week of March 13 to 17.  All residents will continue to receive weekly green bin and blue box collection.

In addition to the new schedule of collecting garbage every second week, some residents will also have a new waste collection day. Bidders for the new waste collection contract had the option to change waste collection days for efficiency and cost effectiveness.  In the Townships, waste collection days will be changing for most residents, effective March 2017.  In the tri-cities, a few thousand homes in Kitchener and a few homes on the borders of Kitchener and Waterloo will have new collection days. 

All residents can look up their home address to view collection day and schedule information for their home on the Region’s newly launched waste changes webpages at www.regionofwaterloo.ca/wastechanges.  Additional information regarding garbage tags, the new rules and limits, and frequently asked questions about the new curbside service changes are all available on the new webpages.

Information is also available through the Region’s Service First Call Centre at 519-575-4400.

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 Media contact: Cari Rastas Howard, Project Manager, Waste Management Programs choward@regionofwaterloo.ca or 519-575-4400 ext. 8412