Setting out yard waste

You can put your yard waste in yard waste bags or in clearly marked bins or containers.

This video provides an overview of placing yard waste at the curb:

Using yard waste bags

We collect only Kraft brown bags because they're specifically designed for yard waste.

To be collected, a Kraft yard waste bag must:

• Weigh less than 20 kg (44 lbs) when full.
• Have enough room at the top to be closed when full.
• Be smaller than 66 cm (26 in) wide and 90 cm (35 in) high.

Plastic bags filled with yard waste will not be collected.

Using containers or bins

A bin or container used for yard waste collection must:

• Weigh less than 20 kg (44 lbs) when full.
• Have rigid handles.
• Measure less than 60 cm (24 in) wide and 95 cm (38 in) high.
• Have a maximum capacity of 125 L (27.5 gallons).
• Be clearly labelled "yard waste" with a marker or sticker.

To get a free yard waste sticker:

• Visit any Peel Community Recycling Centre.
• Visit Access Peel, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton or 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga.
• Call 905-791-9499. (Residents in Caledon or long-distance areas can call toll-free at 905-584-2216.).

Recycling (blue), garbage (grey), and organics (green) bins are not acceptable yard waste containers.