Winter weather can bring some challenges to setting waste at the curb. Dufferin County residents can follow these wastewise tips to ensure collection all season.

• Do not place waste bins on a snowbank, icy surfaces or on the road. Instead, shovel a part of the curb area when possible, to make room for waste bins or place waste bins at the end of your driveway to ensure the safety of waste collectors.
• Do not let food scraps freeze to the bottom of your green bin in the winter. Wrap compostable materials in newspaper to absorb moisture or use certified compostable bags to help prevent materials from freezing to the bottom of the bin.
• Don’t overfill your blue box! Stack your bins or keep material below the rim to prevent the wind from catching it and blowing it out of bins.
• Set out your waste by 7 am. Routes often change in the winter to give snow plows enough time to clear the roads. To ensure collection, make sure your garbage, blue boxes and green bins are out on the curb by 7 am on your collection day. For missed collections, call GFL at 1-888-941-3345 ext. 1.

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As of July 1, 2023, Circular Materials oversees the residential recycling program in Dufferin County. Please direct all recycling inquiries to Circular Materials’ contractor, GFL, at 1.888.941.3345 ext. 1. For more information on the blue box transition and residential recycling in Dufferin County, please visit Circular Materials’ website.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Megan Ball, Manager of Communications
mball@dufferincounty.ca