Solid Waste

Garbage & Recycling

Composting

Yard Waste
Composting yard waste is a proven, effective way of reducing the amount of solid waste going into the landfill and creates a productive and beneficial end product. You can take your yard waste to the Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility. There are also two other yard waste drop-off sites, one on the South shore at the west end of McGill Road, and the other is near the Barnhartvale Landfill (at the end of Eliza Road).

Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility
Open year-round.
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
Cinnamon Ridge Location Map

McGill Road Yard Waste Depot
Re-located to 800 Mission Flats Rd. until Spring 2010
Open year round.
Hours are 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., 7 days a week
McGill Road Location Map

Barnhartvale Yard Waste Depot (at the Barnhartvale Landfill)
Open year round, except Christmas Day and New YEar's Day
Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday to Monday

All of the sites accept:
Lawn clippings
Leaves and garden waste
Brush and tree prunings
Branches up to 15 cm (6") in diameter

Please take all sod and turf to Cinnamon Ridge only.

By taking our waste to the Cinnamon Ridge, McGill Road and Barnhartvale sites, we reduced the inflow to our landfills by about 11,000 tonnes in 2005.

Compost for Sale - Available at Cinnamon Ridge Only
Finished compost, when available, is offered to the public at a cost of $10 per loader bucket (approximately $20 per cubic metre). Call 554-3349 to ask if compost is available.

Home Composting Tips
Compost can be made in open piles of materials; however, bins help keep piles neat, are less attractive to wildlife, retain heat and moisture, and are more appropriate for urban situations. Compost bins should be at least 1 cubic metre (35 cubic feet) in size and can be constructed of many different materials including wooden pallets, fence wire, blocks, etc.

Bacteria generate the heat associated with composting, and perform the primary breakdown of organic materials. Given proper conditions (moisture, air, a favorable balance of carbon and nitrogen, and plenty of surface area to work on), bacteria can reproduce at a remarkable rate.

In building your compost pile, add nitrogen (grass, vegetable waste) and carbon (leaves, straw, corn stalks, etc.) in 100 mm - 150 mm (4 - 6 inches) layers while lightly wetting the pile. When these materials are broken into smaller pieces, creating more surface area, decomposition occurs more rapidly. For best results, turn and wet the pile every four to seven days to keep the pile moist and aerated. As the pile decomposes, it will decrease in size and new materials should be added regularly.

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