Norfolk offers a host of waste-collection services
Norfolk County has many ways to help local residents with their spring cleaning, starting this April with leaf and yard waste.
In a news release last week, the county said it is ready to haul leaf and yard waste from the curbside during regular trash collection.
For this purpose, the county has divided Norfolk into three urban zones. They are Zone 1 (Long Point and Simcoe), Zone 2 (Port Dover, Langton, Port Rowan) and Zone 3 (Turkey Point, Vittoria, St. Williams, Courtland, Delhi and Waterford).
All yard waste must be placed curbside along with regular trash and recycling in brown paper leaf bags with tops rolled shut. Weight must be no heavier than 18 kilograms or 40 pounds. Trimmings must be tied together in bundles measuring not more than three feet in length.
More details on this popular program, which is also offered in the fall, are available at norfolkcounty.ca.
Now that winter is past, the county is also gearing up for its first household hazardous waste event of the year. This will be held Saturday, April 23, from 9 am until 2 pm at the county facilities building at 591 Norfolk Street South on the south side of Simcoe.
A second hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, May 21 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Norfolk County works yard at 340 Argyle Avenue in Delhi.
Materials accepted in both Simcoe and Delhi include batteries, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, used motor oil, surplus household chemicals, and spent propane tanks.
A full list of acceptable items is available at the county website, as are instructions for registering to take part in these events.
In the past, the county has conducted the curbside pickup of large household waste items such as worn-out furniture and old appliances every two or three years. This has been discontinued, but the county has substituted in its place an appointment-based approach for the collection and removal of these items.
The next round of collections will take place the week of April 18-22. The deadline for registering for an appointment is noon April 14. The cost per pick-up is $25.50 and can be booked and pre-paid through ServiceNorfolk by calling 519-426-5870 ext. 0. The maximum load size is two cubic meters, or the approximate size of the box on a pickup truck.
Those with the means to transfer household waste items to the waste transfer station on Fourteenth Street in Simcoe can do so 12 months of the year during regular business hours. On Friday, the South Walsingham transfer station opened for another season near Port Rowan.
The South Walsingham transfer station is located at 1180 South Walsingham Concession Road 3. The station is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 am until 3:45 pm and Saturdays from 9 am until 1 pm Items accepted include metal, wood and tires. Depending on the size of the load, a tipping fee may apply.
For more information on the waste collection and recycling services Norfolk County has to offer, consult the municipality’s website.