News release: December 6, 2021
Disruption to waste collection services in some areas of Peel Region
BRAMPTON, ON (Dec. 6, 2021) – As a result of a labour dispute involving one of Peel’s waste collection contractors, Emterra Environmental and its employees, some residents in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga will experience temporary changes to their curbside waste pickup beginning today, Monday, December 6. Please refer to this map for information about impacted areas.
For strike-affected residents during their garbage week:
- Continue to put garbage and organics at the curb on your scheduled garbage collection day.
- You may experience collection delays. Please leave garbage and organics at the curb until further notice (even on the weekend).
- No bulky items will be picked up during the labour disruption.
For strike-affected residents during their recycling week:
- Recycling will not be picked up during the labour disruption.
- Please hold onto your recycling until further notice.
- Your organics will not be collected on your recycling week. It will only be collected on your garbage week.
Yard waste collection for strike-affected residents:
- Yard waste will not be picked up during the labour disruption.
- Please hold onto your yard waste until further notice.
Check peelregion.ca/waste for further updates or follow Public Works on Twitter at twitter.com/peelpublicworks for updated service information.
We thank everyone for their patience as we work to support waste collection during this labour disruption. Keeping public health and safety top of mind for our communities, we’ve temporarily changed the collection program to allow collection crews to focus on our first priority of picking up garbage and organics from homes affected by the strike. We encourage residents to visit our website or social channels often for updated information.
Norman Lee, Director of Waste Management
Media contact
Sandeep Punia
Communication Specialist
Region of Peel
About Peel Region
In 2024, Peel Region marks its 50th anniversary. Peel Region works with residents and partners to create a healthy, safe, and connected Community for Life for approximately 1.5 million people and over 200,000 businesses in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. Peel's services touch the lives of residents every day. For more information explore peelregion.ca and follow us on X @regionofpeel and Instagram @peelregion.ca.
On December 13, 2023, the Ontario government announced that Peel Region will not be dissolved, and that Bill 112 legislation will be updated to reflect service delivery in Peel. Services for residents and businesses will continue without interruption. For updates and more information, visit Peel's transition page.
