Starting today, Peel residents can place their yard waste at the curb for pick-up.

The Region of Peel will begin collecting leaves, trimmings, plants, twigs, grass clippings and other yard waste— weekly during April, May, June, October and November, during the summer (July, August, and September) yard waste will be collected every other week.
Residents can find details of the summer yard waste collection schedule in the 2010/2011 Waste Management Guide, which is currently being mailed to homes.

For yard waste, regional officials are asking residents to:
• place yard waste in labelled, open, rigid and reusable containers; bushel baskets; or paper yard waste bags;
• set out yard waste and recyclable material on the opposite side of the driveway from garbage, if possible;
• tie sticks securely in bundles up to 1.2 m (4 feet) in length and 76 cm (30 inches) in width, weighing no more than 20 kg (44 pounds);
• pumpkins, leaves, garden trimmings, plants, grass clippings, twigs, branches and lawn edgings (earth removed) can be set out as yard waste. Pumpkins can also be placed in backyard composters or cut into pieces and placed in the green bin for organics recycling;
• corn stalks and remaining fruits and vegetables from the garden should be placed in backyard composters or set out as yard waste;
• shredded paper should be placed loose in yard waste containers or green bins;
• do not use plastic bags, cardboard boxes, green bins or blue boxes for yard waste;

Stumps, soil, sod and stones should not be placed in yard waste, this can be taken to any of Peel’s Community Recycling Centres (CRC) for disposal— drop-off fees apply.

High Temperature:
Actual: 3°C mostly cloudy w/showers 1mm Wind N27km/h P.O.P.20%
Average: 7°C
Record: 24°C in 1946

Low Temperature:
Actual: -4°C partly cloudy Wind N19km/h P.O.P.0%
Average: -2°C
Record: -13°C in 1959

At Peel Teaching Garden we advocate composting what you use and being self sustaining, however, if you generate more than you can use or don't have the space to compost the city does offer yard waste pick up services.


Yard waste is collected weekly on your scheduled waste collection day during the months of April, May, June, October and November. During the months of July, August and September, yard waste is collected every other week, beginning July 5 and ending Sept. 30, 2010.

Refer to the map and colour of shading in your collection area. Your yard waste collection weeks for the summer months are marked in the same colour on the calendar below.


High Temperature:
Actual: 0°C cloudy rain Wind NE32km/h P.O.P.55%
Average: 4°C
Record: 20°C in 1995

Low Temperature:
Actual: -3°C partly cloudy showers 4.10mm Wind NE28km/h P.O.P.34%
Average: -5°C
Record: -17°C in 1993

Yard Waste pick up has been extended until December 14th.
Remember that they will not be vacuuming leaves this year so put them in paper bags to the curb or better yet create a small composter and save those leaves for your garden or lawn.

High Temperature:
Actual: 1°C intermittent clouds Wind WNW24km/h P.O.P.11%
Average: 4°C
Record: 19°C in 1990

Low Temperature:
Actual: -6°C partly cloudy Wind WNW11km/h P.O.P.13%
Average: -3°C
Record: -12°C in 1950

Yard waste is collected weekly on your scheduled waste collection day during the months of April, May, June, October and November.

During the months of July, August and September, yard waste is collected every other week, beginning June 30 and ending Oct. 2.
On streets marked with an arrow, both sides of the street are collected during the week indicated by the arrow.


Refer to the map and colour of shading in your collection area. Your yard waste collection weeks for the summer months are marked in the same colour on the calendar below.

Day 0 sun and cloud Wind NNW20km/h P.O.P.0%
Night -9 partly cloudy Wind N20km/h P.O.P.0%

Sometimes with all the confusion about recycling we are very unsure of what goes where. If you go to http://www.peelregion.ca/pw/waste/ you will be able to enter any item you want to throw out and it will tell you whether to trash it or recycle it.


Plan a new garden. Think of winter interests.

Answer 12/31 ??? Brassicaceae

Day -10 sun and cloud Wind SW17km/h P.O.P.2%
Night -22 mostly cloudy some snow Wind SSW22km/h P.O.P.54%