On that pandemic policy shift,
frontline waste collection operators are continuing to work through the Covid-19 pandemic to provide one of the essential City services.

To ensure the health and safety and avoid injury to our waste collection operators, our residents can help by:

Placing used paper facial tissues in plastic bags before disposing them in the green bin

Placing garbage in bags before placing it in the garbage containers

Storing household hazardous waste safely until the one-day household hazardous waste depots resume

Examples of household hazardous materials: paint, propane cylinders, pool chemicals, household batteries, pesticides, aerosol containers such as oven cleaners.

Continuing to practice good hygiene by thoroughly cleaning their hands before handling waste collection materials

Help keep our essential workers safe on the job!