As more leaves fall on the ground, Coquitlam is set to re-launch its free curbside pickup of additional yard waste on Monday, Oct. 23.
In a news release, the city said households that receive garbage and green cart collection from the city can receive free unlimited additional yard waste pickup for six weeks until Nov. 30.
The Seasonal Unlimited Yard Trimmings program — collecting over 400 tonnes of additional material every spring and fall — helps residents manage the extra yard waste generated seasonally from seasonal cleanups, falling leaves and garden winterizing, according to the news release.
Preparing Yard Trimmings for Pickup
The city said residents should continue to use their green carts for yard trimmings and food scraps as usual.
Extra yard trimmings, can be placed in
- Old garbage cans labelled with Yard Trimmings stickers (available for free pickup from the Engineering counter at Coquitlam City Hall, the Town Centre Recycling Depot or the City Centre and Poirier Public libraries)
- Kraft paper bags (please cover if it’s raining)
- Tied bundles — branches must be less than 7.5 centimetre (3 inches) in diameter and one-meter (3 feet) in length.
And kept beside the green cart on a regular collection day.
The additional materials will be picked up by a different truck and can be collected at different times of the day. If it is not collected by 7:30 p.m., it is advised to leave the extra yard trimmings materials by the curb and report to the city’s collection contractor: Waste Connections of Canada, by phone at 604-636-3520 or by email at [email protected].
Other rules residents to know about:
- Sod, rocks, soil and plastic bags are not accepted.
- Reduce wildlife attractants and only place food scraps in the city-issued green carts; do not place food in kraft bags or Yard Trimmings cans.
- City-issued carts cannot be set out before 5:30 a.m. on collection days, even if the Green Cart contains only yard trimmings (fines may apply, per Solid Waste Bylaw No. 4679).
- Each bag, can or bundle of extra yard trimmings must weigh less than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).
- Yard trimmings should not block sidewalks, laneways or streets.
- If it’s raining, please cover kraft paper bags with a tarp to prevent the bag from tearing during collection.
