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City Council has approved the implementation of an automated garbage collection system to be phased in throughout the city. This system has many enhancements allowing garbage to be more convenient for residents while improving the appearance of neighborhoods (less litter) on collection day.
Automated collection will improve working conditions for City Sanitation Workers by drastically reducing work related injuries.
With this new service, residents will be issued a 96-gallon cart for bagged trash. Only the City-issued carts can only be used with this new system; therefore, any trash placed outside the designated cart will not be collected. If you are an existing rear lane customer you will continue to be a rear lane customer.
We have included three video's which shows how automated garbage pickup is done.
What to do when you get your container
 1. City crews will begin collecting garbage with the new automated trucks on your scheduled garbage collection day beginning September 15, 2008. Please note that the City will not empty your old garbage cans after September 12, 2008 transfer garbage to your new container after this date. Unwanted metal garbage cans can be dropped off at Silver Star Salvage for recycle. Residents may bring old unwanted empty plastic garbage cans to the City landfill for disposal free of charge. Garbage cans with refuse will be subject to a minimum $5.00 landfill charge.
2. Record your serial number. This will help identify your container should it go missing. The serial number is on the front of the container.
What to do on collection day
- Set it out by 6 a.m.
Set out your container in the street by 6 a.m. (unless we have instructed you otherwise). Crews begin work at 6 a.m.
- Point it.
Place your container so the arrow on the lid points towards the centre of the street. The container's wheels against the curb; the handle will face your property.
- Space it.
Place your container so there is at least 1 m (3 feet) of space on all sides and 3 m (10 feet) of clearance above. Make sure to leave 1 m between containers (about an arm’s length).
Preparing your garbage
- Drain and wrap wet waste to keep your garbage container clean and to avoid attracting insects and animals
- Bag diapers, kitty litter, animal excrement (small amounts only), cold ashes and sawdust
What Not to do
- Do not overfill your container.
- The lid on your container must close completely. Overfilled containers will not be emptied. Any garbage that doesn't fit in your container must be saved until the next collection day.
Do not put these items in your container: 
- Hot ashes or charcoal
- Dirt, sod, rocks
- Bricks, concrete, or metal
- Automobile tires
- Lead-acid batteries (e.g. car batteries)
- Paints, solvents or any liquids
- Flammable, toxic materials
- Carpet rolls
- Hazardous materials (e.g. pesticides)
- Construction materials (drywall, wood)
- Animal carcasses
- Used oil or oil filters
- TV's or computer monitors
- Furniture or mattresses
- Medical waste (e.g. syringes)
- Propane tanks or cylinders
- Items over 0.6m (2 feet) in length, individual items over 23kg. (50lbs.) in weight
To find out how you can recycle or dispose of these and other items click on the link to recycling.
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