Garbage exemptions

Do you have two or more children under the age of four that are in diapers?

Does your household generate excess waste as a result of a medical or health related situation?

If you have excess garbage...

Check to make sure you have:

properly sorted your waste (food, yard, pet waste go in green cart, recycling in blue cart).
bring batteries, hazardous waste, packaging foam, light bulbs, chemicals etc. to the RECYCLE DEPOT.
bring extra garbage the transfer site for a fee or purchase excess waste tags for your bags and set out at the curb on your garbage collection day

Up to three tagged garbage bags can accompany your regular bag each week (maximum of four bags of garbage a week).

Tags can be purchased for $3 each at:

Recycle Depot
City Hall
Genesis Place
Public Library
Grocery and drug stores (London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart Co-op and the Co-op gas bar at Railway Gate)

The collection trucks are automated and equipped to pick up carts only. Your cart will not be collected if there is material piled up next to it.

save excess yard waste until your next collection day, when material will fit into the cart
cut branches smaller to make more room.
reduce food purchases at store so less is wasted.

Your cart will not be collected if there is material piled up next to it.

Excess and large yard waste can be brought to the transfer site for a fee. This includes:

No food or pet waste accepted at the Transfer Site.