Barrie. Municipal Office
Site: Barrie - 272 Ferndale Dr N
Service: Garbage, Recycling, Organics and Yard Waste Collection
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: BAR1573 | Last Modified: 07 Jan 2021 | Last Full Update: 07 Jan 2021 |
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| Description (Service) | COVID-19 Response Green Bin Sorting & Packaging Changes Due to COVID-19 Regular Service Garbage, Recycling, Organics and Yard Waste are collected according to Barrie’s collection schedule * residents have a regularly scheduled collection day and area (area A or B), the area indicates which week garbage and yard waste are collected To find your curbside collection dates consult: * Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or * Collection Schedule Lookup or * download Pingstreet, the City of Barrie's mobile app to check collection schedules and receive electronic notifications Battery Collection Week: Nov * City of Barrie, in partnership with the County of Simcoe, picks up batteries at the curb during the first week of Nov, check website for specific dates each year * residents can place batteries curbside next to their blue box for collection on their regular collection day * Barrie residents receive battery collection bags in the mail in Sep of each year * extra battery bags are available at the landfill's household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off locations on Saturdays only from 8:30 am–3:30 pm, bags will be left on the HHW table for residents to take at the Recycling Depot (lower area) or HHW depot (upper area) of the landfill (Note: The Recycling Depot is closed for the season. Will reopen in April 2021, weather-permitting) * residents can also use a plastic sandwich bag for batteries and place that at their curb on collection day if they have extra dead batteries that don’t fit in the battery bag that was mailed out Garbage Barrie households serviced under the City of Barrie municipal curbside collection program receive 2 bags or 2 cans garbage pickup every other week * see Garbage Collection for details Recycling Residential households receive unlimited collection of recycling boxes every week * see Recycling for details Organics Residential households receive unlimited collection of organics bins every week * Organics bins must not exceed 20kgs (45lbs) per bin when placed out for collection * see Organics Collection for details Yard Waste Collection of yard waste occurs weekly in Jan, April, May, June, September, October, November and every other week in July, August and December * no yard waste collection in February and March * see Yard Waste Collection for details |
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| Public Comments | COVID-19 Update Green Bin Sorting & Packaging Changes Due to COVID-19 Many city services have been impacted by COVID-19 * the City will continue to maintain all essential services citizens rely on every day * for up to date details visit: www.barrie.ca/Living/City%20Services/Pages/COVID-19-Impacted-City-Services.aspx Battery Collection Week: Nov * City of Barrie, in partnership with the County of Simcoe, picks up batteries at the curb during the first week of Nov, check website for specific dates each year * residents can place batteries curbside next to their blue box for collection on their regular collection day * Barrie residents receive battery collection bags in the mail in Sep of each year * extra battery bags are available at the landfill's household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off locations on Saturdays only from 8:30 am–3:30 pm, bags will be left on the HHW table for residents to take at the Recycling Depot (lower area) or HHW depot (upper area) of the landfill (note: The Recycling Depot is closed for the season. Will reopen in April 2021, weather-permitting) * residents can also use a plastic sandwich bag for batteries and place that at their curb on collection day if they have extra dead batteries that don’t fit in the battery bag that was mailed out Barrie households serviced under the City of Barrie municipal curbside collection program receive 2 bags or 2 can garbage pick up every other week * unlimited organics and recycling continue to be picked up weekly For collection schedule see Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar * calendar is usually delivered by Canada Post to residents in early December |
| Hours | Residents are required to place garbage at curbside on their collection day by 7 am to ensure collection * collection trucks will not be sent back into areas where these materials have been placed out late |
| Dates | No collection on statutory holidays * when this occurs, collection will be one day later for the remainder of the week * collection does occur on Boxing Day, Remembrance Day and Easter Monday Battery Collection Week: first week of Nov |
| Areas Served | Barrie |
| Eligibility | Barrie residents |
| Application | Put garbage, recycling, organics and yard waste out by 7 am on scheduled collection day |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None |
| Address and Location | |
| Site Location | Landfill Site |
| Located In Community | Barrie |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Ferndale Dr N and Edgehill Dr |
| Physical Access | Not Accessible |
| Contact Information | |
| Office Phone | Environmental Operations 705-739-4219 |
| After Hours Phone | Service Barrie 705-726-4242 |
| Fax | 705-739-4251 |
| rethinkwaste@barrie.ca | |
| Website | www.barrie.ca |
| Social Media |  Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofBarrie Twitter: twitter.com/CityofBarrie |
| Primary Contact | Tracy Quann-Strasser, Supervisor Collection Contract; Email: tracy.quann-strasser@barrie.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Sandy Coulter, Interim Manager Solid Waste Operations; Email: sandy.coulter@barrie.ca |
| Mailing Address | PO Box 400 Barrie, ON L4M 4T5 |