| sorting required | True | 6.13.1 |
| container or bag limit | Residual: max 5 bags per collection day (max 15kg each); Recyclables: max 5 bags/containers per collection day (max 15kg each); corrugated cardboard bundles max 20kg, max 60cm x 60cm; compostable organics in organics cart (max 100kg load); brush bundles max 15kg, max 1.2m, max 5cm diameter | 6.14.1.7, 6.14.1.9, 6.14.1.10, 6.14.1.1(g) |
| accepted or banned | Banned from disposal: redeemable beverage containers, newsprint, used tires, corrugated cardboard, waste paint, steel/tin food containers, HDPE #2, LDPE #4, compostable organics, household hazardous waste; also sharps, pathological waste, asbestos, septic waste, hot ashes, dead animal carcasses >10kg, industrial waste | 6.1, 6.15.1 |
scout note
Provides for and regulates the solid waste management program in the District of Yarmouth; effective March 27 2024.