HRM closing tree waste drop-off locations
Posted Oct 18, 2022 07:04:56 PM.
If you haven't yet gotten around to dropping off your tree debris, you'd better hurry.
Following Fiona's visit, Halifax Regional Municipality set up eight locations where Haligonians could drop off tree waste for free.
Four of those will close at 8 p.m. tomorrow:
- 2 Lyle Street, Dartmouth
- Bayer's Lake Industrial Park, 230 Horseshoe Lake Drive, Halifax
- 26 Thomas Raddall Drive (the gravel lot between the Canada Games Centre and Nova Scotia Soccer League), Halifax
- Kinsac Ballfield (near 1703 Beaver Bank Road), Beaver Bank
The other four will start shutting down next Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.:
- Sheet Harbour Community Centre, 183 Pool Rd, Sheet Harbour
- Lake Charlotte Boat Launch, 11475 Highway 7, Lake Charlotte
- Peace Park, 67 Park Road, Musquodoboit Harbour
- 50 Cheviot Hill, Porters Lake
“It is anticipated that these sites may take several days to close, so residents are encouraged to ensure all tree waste is dropped off no later than Thursday, Oct. 27,” HRM said in news release.
Anyone using the service will need to deliver and unload their own tree waste, brush and branches at their own risk.
Construction debris, bags or other waste will not be accepted, but you can get rid of construction debris at Halifax C&D Recycling Ltd. at 16 Mills Drive in Goodwood or 188 Ross Road in Dartmouth for a fee.
Haligonians can still put out 10 tree waste bundles — twice the normal amount — on your scheduled organics collection day.
“Tree waste should be tied in armload-sized bundles,” HRM said. “No bundle can exceed 75 pounds and no individual piece can be more than four feet long or larger than eight inches in diameter.”
“Up to 20 paper bags of yard waste will also be accepted.”
Single-unit homes are also allowed to put out a maximum of six bags of garbage for curbside collection.
“Residents may substitute up to five bags of garbage with bags or bundles of construction debris (such as lumber, old roofing, and drywall) for a total of six bags of garbage and bundles for collection,” the municipality added. “No bundles can exceed 75 pounds and no individual piece can be more than four feet long.”
“No construction debris is permitted for collection from multi-unit dwellings.”
