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Transportation Services has once again scheduled mechanical leaf collection service in the areas outlined on the attached map.
Mechanical Leaf Collection will take place from: Monday, October 22 to Friday, November 30, 2012 A total of 43,300 notices, with the program collection dates, will be delivered to all households in the program area. Only those residents who are scheduled to receive mechanical leaf pick-up will receive notification, two weeks prior to the scheduled pick-up date of collection. (Those that do not receive a notice are not eligible for the program). If you are in the program area: A day or two before the start of your collection week, please rake all leaves to the edge of, but not onto the travelled portion of the roadway. Do not place leaves in ditches or in any way as to obstruct water flow. Once crews have picked up the leaves, they will not return to the area and the residents must bag any remaining leaves. Only the leaves that have been placed by the edge of the roadway by 7:00 a.m. the first day of your scheduled collection will be removed. If the leaf collection program is suspended due to an early snow fall, we will resume leaf collection during the month of April 2013. The City suggests that, whenever possible, composting is still the best solution for managing your leaves. For information on composting, please visit: toronto.ca/compost If you do not receive mechanical leaf collection, place your yard waste in reusable, rigid, open-top containers or kraft paper bags on your regular yard waste collection day for pick-up. Check your local collection calendar for your yard waste collection schedule and more helpful tips. If you have any questions about the service, call 311 or visit the website at: toronto.ca/transportation/leaf_pickup
| ETOBICOKE GUARDIAN | Friday, October 19, 2012
Etobicoke York Community – 2012 Mechanical Leaf Collection