The city of Coquitlam will pick up all the piles of leaves and extra yard trimmings residents have built up over the summer and fall at the curb during the next four weeks, but there are some rules to follow.
The unlimited yard trimmings pickup will run from Monday, Oct. 29 to Friday, Nov. 23.
The city says the trimmings — leaves, tree clippings and small branches — should be put in kraft paper bags. Larger branches should be bundled and less than 7.5 centimetres in diameter (three inches) and no more than a metre long. Residents can also put them in old garbage cans with a Green Can sticker, which is available from the engineering department at city hall (do not include any food scraps).
Any city-issued carts, even if they contain only yard trimmings, must not be put out until the morning of collection. Bundles and containers must not block sidewalks, lanes or streets and can’t weigh any more than 20 kilograms (44 lb.) each. Sod, rocks, soil and plastic bags are not accepted.
The additional yard trimmings are collected by a separate truck that will sometimes come around later than the regular Green Cart collection. But if they aren’t picked up by 7:30 p.m. on collection day, call 604-636-3520.
For more information visit www.coquitlam.ca/yardtrimmings or call Coquitlam’s customer service line at 604-927-3500.
The cities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody ask residents to take their extra yard waste to the Coquitlam transfer station at 1200 United Blvd.
