| collection schedule | Residential garbage: every Wednesday beginning at 8:00 a.m.; Commercial/Industrial: Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 8:00 a.m.; Recycling: every Wednesday | "Residential garbage shall be picked up on every Wednesday of each week beginning at 8.00 a.m." and "Commercial / Industrial garbage shall be picked up weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 8:00 a.m." and "Recycling shall be picked up on every Wednesday of each week during the day." |
| sorting required | yes | "Prior to placing cans in the container for collection, all cans shall be rinsed and all labels shall be removed" and "clearly identified (recycling) shall be placed in front of that portion of their property" |
| container or bag limit | Residential: limited to two (2) 60 gallon (227 liters) receptacles, or in lieu vinyl bags limited to four (4) standard bags 30 x 33 | "Curbside collection for taxpayers will be limited to two (2) 60 gallon (227 liters) receptacles" and "Vinyl bags (limited to four (4) standard bags 30 x 33)" |
| accepted or banned | Accepted: pop cans, food cans, grass clippings, tree leaves. Banned: Christmas trees, used building materials, wood, auto parts, old tires, old washers, refrigerators, mattresses, ashes. | "Garbage also shall include unlimited grass clippings and tree leaves" and "Materials not included in the collection service are Christmas Trees, used building materials, wood, auto parts, old tires..." |
| fee | Recycling collection is free; landfill access fees waived during annual spring clean-up week | "The recycling and collection of the cans will be picked up, by a contractor, every Wednesday of the week and remain free" and "Council...shall designate a clean-up week and where no fees shall be applied at the Landfill site" |
scout note
Township garbage collection by-law: bagged garbage, receptacle rules, limit of four standard bags (30x33), excluded materials, weekly collection. Scanned PDF (OCR read).