2026 BRUSH, LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION GUIDELINES & SCHEDULE
Please visit, https://www.gananoque.ca/town-hall/138/public-notice-public-works-yard-… for details.
Leaf & Yard Waste Curbside Collection – User Pay Service
To achieve cost efficiency, the leaf and yard waste will be collected by the contractor (E360 Solutions) and is user pay system. Each bag of leaf and yard waste set out for collection must have a valid Town bag tag attached to it.
Leaf and yard waste will be collected on the same day, at the same time as your household bagged garbage on specified dates:
Tuesday’s Collections: |
Friday’s Collections: |
| September 15 | September 18 |
| September 29 | October 2 |
| October 27 | October 30 |
| November 10 | November 13 |
| November 24 | November 27 |
Place your bagged/tagged leaf and yard waste out on the dates listed above. If you have Tuesday garbage collection, see Tuesday’s collection dates. If you have Friday garbage collection, see Friday’s collection dates. For further information regarding the curbside service, please send an email to pwinfo@gananoque.ca.
Please refer to set out guidelines below.
Set Out Guidelines: Leaf and Yard Waste Curbside Collection Service
- must be bagged, in paper bags (plastic bags are not accepted)
- must have a valid Town garbage tag attached to each bag ($2.50 each)
- Bag tags can be purchased at Town Hall, White’s Grocery, Metro and Home Hardware at $2.50 each
- must be placed neatly at the curb during the dates listed above
- bags heavier than 40lbs will not be collected
- must be visible and accessible
- must NOT impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic
- may be placed at the curb the weekend leading up to collection date, but not prior, as per By-Law 2011-61
- Leaf bags will NOT be collected outside of the curbside collection dates
Brush Curbside Collection Service – free of charge
This free collection program will take place November 16 through November 27.
Set Out Guidelines:
- must be piled neatly at the curb for chipping
- should be piled with all ends laying in one direction (easy for handling & chipping)
- no length limit – can be left as whole branches
- diameter limit – cannot be larger than 10 inches in diameter
- tree stumps are not collected
- do not tie – no wire, string or rope
- may be placed at the curb the weekend leading up to collection date, but not prior, as per By-Law 2011-61
Don’t panic if you see us picking up brush but didn’t get yours, or it’s the last day for set out – we’ll be back.
Residents have a deadline for placing brush at the curb; however, staff will continue to collect to get it all. (eg. you can place your brush out on the final afternoon or evening, so staff will be collecting into the following week).
For more information send an email to pwinfo@gananoque.ca or give your Public Works Department a call at 613-382-2149 Ext. 1613.
