Spring Bi-weekly Leaf and Yard Waste Collection returns

The County of Simcoe's popular bi-weekly curbside Leaf and Yard Waste Collection program returns April 8 (in Zone One) and will run until the end of May 2024. To determine your collection zone, please refer to the 2024 Waste Management Calendar, simcoe.ca or the Simcoe County Collects App, which is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

The program includes collection of leaves, grass, branches (sized and bundled appropriately), and garden waste. Residents are reminded to use kraft paper yard waste bags, cardboard boxes, or open­-ended rigid containers to place out for collection. Bi-weekly collections coincide with garbage collection weeks in each zone. Materials for collection should be placed curbside by 7 a.m. on Monday of the collection week for each zone. Collection will occur during the week, not necessarily on residents' regular collection day. Spring 2024 leaf and yard waste will be collected throughout the week in each zone as follows:

Zone One
April 8, 2024
April 22, 2024
May 6, 2024
May 20, 2024

Zone Two
April 15, 2024
April 29, 2024
May 13, 2024
May 27, 2024

Additional leaf and yard waste collections will occur in July and during the fall program, which starts in October.

*This schedule and program does not apply to the cities of Barrie and Orillia.

The County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.

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Jennifer Straw
Senior Public Relations Consultant
County of Simcoe, Service Simcoe Department
705-790-5979 (mobile)
Jennifer.Straw@simcoe.ca

Collin Matanowitsch
Public Relations Manager
County of Simcoe, Service Simcoe Department
705-734-8386 (mobile)
Collin.Matanowitsch@simcoe.ca