Legislative History: Enacted September 19, 2017 (By-law No. CPOL. -84-336); Amended June 26, 2018 (By-law No. CPOL.-310-301)
Last Review Date: July 25, 2023
Service Area Lead: Director – Climate Change, Environment and Waste Management
1. Policy Statement
The policy establishes a protocol for citizens that are unable to take their garbage and/or recyclable material to the streetline.
2. Definitions
Not Applicable.
3. Applicability
This policy applies to citizens that are unable to take their garbage and/or recyclable material to the streetline.
4. The Policy
That the following policies to accommodate citizens unable to take their garbage and/or recyclable material to the streetline be established, namely:
a.) persons wishing special accommodation for garbage and/or recyclable materials collection must make written application to the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate. All garbage to be collected from the property must be in regulation size polyethylene garbage bags and not in excess of 20 kilograms (44 lbs). The maximum number of garbage bags that will be collected per collection day from within the property is three (3). Yard waste, lawn cuttings, fall leaves or other refuse will only be collected from the curb;
b.) each application so received will be investigated and approved or rejected in writing by the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate;
c.) applicants will be required to set out in the application circumstances requiring special collection, location of collection point and number of residents to be served;
d.) each application must be accompanied by a note from a physician identifying that the applicant is not able to carry garbage and/or recyclable material to the curb; and
e.) in all cases where a special collection has been approved, polyethylene bags must be used by the householder for setting out their garbage.