Brantford By-law 440, s. 440.5.3 — Container - requirements Compostable materials which are left at curbside for collection shall be contained within
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Container - requirements Compostable materials which are left at curbside for collection shall be contained within:
- GARBAGE - COLLECTION – REMOVAL
- a) double ply kraft paper bags having the structural integrity to hold the compostable materials in all weather conditions; or
- b) rigid walled containers which have suitable handles and which are left open so that the contents can be observed and distinguished from other solid wastes, to which shall be attached a suitable label in a visible location indicating that it contains only compostable materials, and which have dimensions in compliance with the following: Minimum Maximum Maximum Volume Volume Weight Rigid - walled 0.18 Cubic 0.06 Cubic 25 Kg containers Metres Metres Minimum Maximum Maximum Volume Volume Weight Double – ply 0.18 Cubic 0.06 Cubic 25 Kg Kraft paper Metres Metres bags
- a) (The minimum volume requirement shall not apply in the event that the only compostable materials left at curbside for collection are contained in one of the containers indicated above.) By-law 152-2001, 24 September, 2001; By-law 177- 2020, 27 October, 2020; By-law 137-2021, 1 June, 2021
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- 440.5.1 Placement - for separate collection The occupants of each dwelling unit or commercial or institutional establishment (where such commercial or institutional establishment is on an existing collection route in the City of Brantford) shall be permitted, in accordance with this Article, to leave compostable materials at the nearest adjoining curbside for separate collection. By-law 151-92, 13 October, 1992; By-law 152-2001, 24 September, 2001; By-law 116- 2005, 20 June, 2005
- 440.5.2 Limitation
- 440.5.4 Bundles - branches - clippings - size requirement Where brush, tree branches, and hedge clippings cannot be fit into the bags or containers described in Section 440.5.3 because of their size and shape, such compostable material may be left at curbside for collection if it is securely bound into bundles and if the bundles have the following dimensions
- 440.5.5 Curbside collection - provisions The provisions of Sections 440.3.8, 440.3.11, 440.3.12, 440.3.13 and
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