WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!

 
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WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
2018 Waste & Recycling
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                 Featuring historical photos of downtowns and streetscapes throughout Northumberland County!
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
Garbage & Recycling Collection Schedule
                                    Consult this map to determine your household garbage & recycling day.                                                                                                     30
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wastedept@northumberlandcounty.ca

1-866-293-8379
Monday to Thursday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Friday: 8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and the Bewdley or Seymour Transfer Stations. These are typically oversized items that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           cannot be set-out for curbside collection.
                   Northumberland County provides a once per month pick up of leaf & yard waste right at your
                   curb on a routine schedule, from Mid-April to Mid-December.
                                               AREA 1
                   Please have your brush, leaves              AREA 2
                                                   and grass clippings          AREA 3
                                                                         out at the             AREA 4
                                                                                    curb by no later than 7 a.m. on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Top 5 Curbside Collection Tips
                   the MONDAY of your designated set-out week, not on your garbage/recycling collection
                   day. It will be collected between Monday and Friday of your designated set-out week. Leaf                                                                                                             1. Set-out by 7:00! To ensure that your garbage and recycling are not
                   and yard waste needs to be in kraft paper bags and brush needs to be bundled. Trees and limbs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            missed, please set them out to the curb either the night before or by
                   that exceed 3 feet in length and are greater than 2” in diameter, need to be disposed of at one of
                   the County Waste Disposal Facilities (see back section of calendar for location details).                                                                                                                7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2. Tag all bags of household garbage. Remember the 3 bag weekly
                   Rules & Tips                                                                                                                                                                                             limit and that even if you use a container to hold your bagged
                                                                                        up
                                                                                        to    18 kgs                                                                                                                         garbage, each bag must have a garbage tag affixed to end-to-end on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the neck of the bag.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         to   18 kgs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3. 18 kgs (40 pounds) is the maximum weight for garbage and recycling.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         4. Leaf & Yard waste material must be set out by 7 a.m. on the
                   Tie your brush into bundles                                 Each bag/bundle must weigh                   There is no limit to the                        Roll tops of the bag shut.                      Monday of your designated leaf & yard collection week. It is collected
                   no longer than 3ft, and with no                             less than 18 kgs (40 pounds).                number of paper leaf & yard                     Rolling the top sheds the rain                  separate from your garbage and recycling material.
                   material larger than 2” diameter.                                                                        waste bags or bundles of                        and snow and prevents leaves
                                                                                                                            brush for collection.                           from falling or blowing out.                 5. Bag your Bags! Place all plastic bags and stretchy outer-wrap into
                                                                     Leaves that are not in paper                                     Only use paper yard waste bags. Paper yard waste bags                                 ONE clear or clear-blue bag for recycling, separate from all other
                                                                     yard waste bags will not be                                      are available at most local hardware stores and building
                                                                                                                                      centres.                                                                              recyclable materials. For a list of what can go into your Bag of Bags
                                                                     picked up.
                                                                                                                                      Please do not include: garbage, litter, animal feces, or soil.                        refer to the inside back cover of the calendar.

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WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
Phillip’s Economy Market on 53 Main Street in Brighton, 1950s.
Photo courtesy of Brighton Digital Archives.
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
January
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                                                                                               every day this week.
                                                                                                 Landfill & transfer
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                                                                                              stations closed today.
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            You CAN recycle
        your disposable coffee cups in Northumberland

  1.5 billion
  The estimated number of
  disposable coffee cups Canadians
  used in 2010 – equal to more than
  500,000 trees!

  A paper cup takes more than                                                   14            15                       16             17          18               19                       20
  20 years to decompose
  Don’t forget!
  Toss your lid in the garbage
  before recycling your cup!

     For more information on our programs and services, please contact us       21            22                       23             24          25               26                       27
     1-866-293-8379 |                            www.northumberlandcounty.ca
                                           wastedept@northumberlandcounty.ca

More Reasons to Visit The Beer Store
Did you know that when you toss your empty wine
and liquor bottles into the recycling, you lose your
deposit and it ends up using taxpayer dollars to
recycle those empties! Do the right thing…return                                28            29                       30             31                         Christmas Tree Collection
your empties to the The Beer Store.                                                                                                                              Call the Municipality to which you pay taxes to,
www.bagitback.ca                                                                                                                                                 to enquire about Christmas tree collection
                                                                                                                                                                 in your area, or check your newspaper for
                                                                                                                                                                 details. Please remove all tinsel, decorations
                                                                                                                                                                 and plastic from your Christmas tree before
                                                                                                                                                                 putting it out for collection.

              Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberlandcounty.ca | wastedept@northumberlandcounty.ca | 1-866-293-8379
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
Accession #: 2008.2004.6
Title: Cobourg Fire Department in front of Victoria Hall
Date: 1877
Photo courtesy of Northumberland County Archives
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
February                                                        sunday
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                         Empty... then... recycle
                         all of your beverage containers
                         before you toss them into
                         your blue bag or blue box for
                         recycling. If they’re not empty
                         there’s a good chance they
                         won’t be recycled!

                                                           11            12                       13             14   Valentine’s   15                   16                    17
                                                                                                                            Day

Help Our Waste Collectors Do Their                         18            19     Family Day        20             21                 22                   23                    24
Job Safely.
Please place your waste & recycling on the ground,
near the curb and not on top of snow banks. Our
drivers make over 900 stops in                                             Collection bumped
a day and lifting items off snow banks is a safety                        every day this week.
                                                                            Landfill & transfer
risk and slows them down considerably.                                   stations closed today.

     When The Temperature Drops                            25            26                       27             28                 Clementine Boxes are Not
      below 0°C, bag tags become finicky and                                                                                        Recyclable
       less sticky. Please affix the tag end-to-                                                                                    When you’re done enjoying this sweet
        end on the neck of the bag.                                                                                                 treat, remember that the wooden box
                                                                                                                                    needs to go into your household garbage,
                                                                                                                                    not the recycling. This is true for all
                                                                                                                                    scrap wood material.

                 Twitter: @NorthRecycles | www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCountyWasteDepartment | www.northumberlandcounty.ca | wastedept@northumberlandcounty.ca | 1-866-293-8379
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
Downtown Colborne, 1960.
Photo Downtown
      courtesy ofColborne
                  Cobourg Public Library Digital Archives.   Barnum House - Grafton, ON
WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION CALENDAR - FEATURING HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF DOWNTOWNS AND STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY!
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Do not use grocery bags as your ‘Bag of Bags’.                18          the curb19                  20       First Day     21             22   23                        24
                                                                                   .                            of Spring
Our collectors at the curb and sorters at the Recycling
Plant need to be able to see into the bag!                                                                        Recycle C
                                                                                                                              lean!
What Goes into My Bag of Bags? Bread bags,
frozen food bags, produce bags, bubble wrap,
water softener salt bags, dry cleaning bags,
grocery/retail bags (plastic), newspaper bags, milk
bags (emptied and rinsed), plastic outer wrap from
pop and water cases, etc.
                                                            25   Palm Sunday    26                        27              28                29   30     Good Friday        31

                                                                                                                                                   Landfill & transfer
                                                                                  Brighton Landfill,                                             stations closed today.
                                                                                 Bewdley & Seymour                                                  No collection in      Bewdley and Seymour
                                                                               Transfer Stations closed                                           downtown cores of       transfer station winter
                                                                                  until noon today.                                              Cobourg & Port Hope.           hours end.
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Accession #: 2009-24-8-3176
Title: Rosevear’s Grocery, Queen Street, Port Hope
Date: c1900
Photo courtesy of Port Hope Archives
April                                                                    1
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                                                                              Easter Sunday   2
                                                                                                   monday
                                                                                                   Easter Monday      3
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                                                                                                 closed today.                                     8:30-2:00               8:30-2:00                                  8:30-2:00
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Give your yard a Spring Clean-Up
Have your leaf and yard waste to the curb no later
than 7 a.m. on the MONDAY of your leaf and
yard waste collection week. It will be collected
between Monday and Friday of that week. It is not
                                                                                                                                             BRIGHTON DEPOT                                                    BRIGHTON DEPOT
collected with your garbage and recycling.                                                                                                          8:30-2:00                                                         8:30-2:00

                                               up
                                               to   18 kgs               15                   16                      17                 18                     19                     20                  21

Tie your brush into bundles            Each bag/bundle must weigh                                                                             SEYMOUR DEPOT                                                      SEYMOUR DEPOT
no longer than 3ft, and with no        less than 18 kgs (40 pounds).                                                                                8:30-2:00                                                          8:30-2:00
material larger than 2” diameter.                                                                    AREA 3
                                                                                                     SET-OUT DAY                     AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

                                                                         22     Earth Day     23                      24                 25                     26                     27                  28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Recycling Plant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Open House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    11:00-2:00

There is no limit to the number        Roll tops of the bag shut.                                                                             BEWDLEY DEPOT          BEWDLEY DEPOT
of paper leaf & yard waste             Rolling the top sheds the rain                                                                               8:30-2:00              8:30-2:00
                                                                                                     AREA 4                                                                                                     BEWDLEY DEPOT
bags or bundles of brush               and snow and prevents leaves                                                                  AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                       8:30-2:00
                                                                                                     SET-OUT DAY
for collection.                        from falling or blowing out.
                                                                                                             MAYORS’ KEEP THE COUNTY CLEAN CHALLENGE / PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK
                                               Only use paper yard
                                               waste bags. Paper         29                   30                      10th Annual Mayors’ Litter Clean-Up Challenge
                                               yard waste bags are
                                               available at most local
                                               hardware stores and
                                                                                                                      Did you know that in 2017, more than 1,587 volunteers
                                               building centres.                                                      collected over 17,680 kilograms of litter from all over                    Open House
Leaves that are not in paper
yard waste bags will not be                    Please do not include:                                                 Northumberland County! Visit your area municipality
picked up.                                     garbage, litter, animal                                                office and get registered for the 10th Annual Mayors’                 at the Recycling Plant
                                               feces, or soil.                                                                                                                                 Saturday, April 28th
                                                                                                                      Keep the County Clean Challenge.
                                                                                                                                                                                              11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Linton’s Blacksmith Shop, Queen St., Campbellford, 1910.
Photo courtesy of Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society.
May
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                                                                                                            tuesday
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                                                                                                                                       8:30-2:00              8:30-2:00                            8:30-2:00
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Get a Composter!
May is a great time to start thinking about compost!
With a backyard composter, it’s
easy to turn your food scraps into                                                                                              BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                                                                       8:30-2:00
                                                                                    AREA 1                                                                                                  BRIGHTON DEPOT
useable nutrient-rich compost for
                                                                                    SET-OUT DAY                        AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                  8:30-2:00
your garden. The County sells
                                                                                                              International Composting Awareness Week - May 7 th - 12 th
various backyard composters
starting at $40. Give us a call for
more information.                                      13   Mother’s Day     14                        15                   16                     17                     18            19

Recycling at Your Special Event                                             Curbside collection on
                                                                             private roads begins
Frustrated with the amount of recyclables that get                         today until October 15th.
thrown away at events? We can make your next                                                                                     SEYMOUR DEPOT
event environmentally-friendly with                                                 AREA 2                                             8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                              SEYMOUR DEPOT
easy-to-use recycling containers.                                                   SET-OUT DAY                        AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                   8:30-2:00

We provide free recycling containers
for use at fundraisers, parties,                       20                    21   Victoria Day         22                   23                     24                     25            26
concerts, races, festivals,
and other events.
Visit www.northumberlandcounty.ca
to learn more.                                                                Collection bumped
                                                                             every day this week.                                BEWDLEY DEPOT          BEWDLEY DEPOT                        BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                                                                       8:30-2:00              8:30-2:00                            8:30-2:00
                                                                               Landfill & transfer           AREA 3
Where to Purchase a Blue Box                                                stations closed today.           SET-OUT DAY                  AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

Purchase a curbside blue box for $6 (tax
included) at the following locations:                  27                    28                        29                   30                     31
Material Recovery Facility open Monday to
Friday from 8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Northumberland County Office in
Cobourg(555 Courthouse Rd.), open
                                                                                    AREA 4
Monday to Friday 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.                                                SET-OUT DAY              AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD RUNS TO JUNE 1st THIS WEEK

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Accession #: 995-44-1-199
                                                                                                Title: Barnum & Bailey Circus, Port Hope
                                                                                                                       Date: 27 Jun 1895
Notes: People preparing for the arrival of the circus on Walton Street. Banners from the Traders’ Bank, J. Carson & the, Queen’s Hotel.
                                                                                   Also visible: the Opera House (now the Royal Bank).
                                                                                                    Photo courtesy of Port Hope Archives
June                                                            sunday
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                                                                                     monday                 tuesday

                                                                               Drop-Off Your Unsafe Children’s Items: Objects
                                                                                                                                wednesday                  thursday                friday
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2
                                                                                                                                                                                                      saturday

        may                                 july                               like baby walkers, cribs, car seats, playpens, strollers, baby
    s m t w t        f   s   s m t w t             f   s                       gates, toys, or games that no longer conform to standards
			 1       2    3    4 5     1    2    3     4 5 6 7                          considered safe can be disposed of for FREE on the days
 6 7 8      9   10   11 12    8    9   10    11 12 13 14                       indicated this month at the specified HHW site.
13 14 15   16   17   18 19   15   16   17    18 19 20 21
20 21 22   23   24   25 26   22   23   24    25 26 27 28
                                                                                                                                                      AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION CONT.
27 28 29   30   31           29   30   31

                                                           3                    4                      5                       6                       7                      8                   9

How to Report Illegal Dumping
Report illegally dumped garbage by calling the
Hotline at 1-866-293-8379 or email                                                                                                  COBOURG DEPOT
wastedept@northumberlandcounty.ca                                                                                                         8:30-2:00
                                                                                       AREA 1                                                                                                          COBOURG DEPOT
                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                       8:30-2:00
Residents may dial the Northumberland County
Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to report illegal
dumping that has occurred on municipal roadways.
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When reporting illegal dumping, provide the following
information (if available):
•    Location of where materials were dumped;                                                                                      BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00
•    Vehicle description and license plate number;                                     AREA 2                                                                                                         BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                       8:30-2:00
•    Personal description of dumping violator.
                                                           17   Father’s Day    18                     19                      20                      21    First Day of     22                  23
                                                                                                                                                                 Summer
Remember - NEVER open any garbage bag
and remove evidence as this hinders the
investigation. Instead, please report the
sighting of garbage bags and
                                                                                                                                    SEYMOUR DEPOT
other illegally dumped items                                                                                                              8:30-2:00
to our hotline and an officer                                                          AREA 3                                                                                                           SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                        8:30-2:00
will handle the removal of
any evidence.
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                                                                                                                                    BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00
                                                                                       AREA 4                                                                                                          BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                       8:30-2:00

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Accession #: 2006.2009.3
Title: Camping in Northumberland County.
Date: c. 1900s
Photo courtesy of Northumberland County Archives
July                                                     1
                                                              sunday
                                                               Canada Day   2
                                                                                 monday
                                                                                Canada Day
                                                                                Observed
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        june                     august
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                                                                              Collection bumped
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                                                                             every day this week.                              COBOURG DEPOT
10 11 12 13 14 15 16     12		 13 14 15   16   17 18                                                                                  8:30-2:00                                                        8:30-2:00
                                                                               Landfill & transfer          AREA 1
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                                                                            stations closed today.          SET-OUT DAY            AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
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                                                         8                  9                        10                   11                     12                    13                   14
Don’t Crush Your Cans & Bottles
Crushing your cans and bottles to save space
in your blue box or blue bag? Or maybe you are
just taking out your frustrations at the end of a
hard day? Either way, when you flatten out your                                                                               BRIGHTON DEPOT
cans and bottles, they run a greater risk of being                                 AREA 2                                            8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                BRIGHTON DEPOT
mistaken by the sorting equipment at our Material                                  SET-OUT DAY                       AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                        8:30-2:00
Recovery Facility and not being
captured for recycling.                                  15                 16                       17                   18                     19                    20                   21

                                                                                                                               SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                   AREA 3                                            8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                 SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                   SET-OUT DAY                       AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                        8:30-2:00
Great Job Northumberland!
The residents of Northumberland once again prove         22                 23                       24                   25                     26                    27                   28
to be exceptional recyclers. In 2016 over 7,400 metric
tonnes of material were recycled, saving natural
resources, and landfill space.

Residents recycled:
                                                                                                                               BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                   AREA 4                                            8:30-2:00                                                   BEWDLEY DEPOT
DD Over 3,160 tonnes of paper
                                                                                   SET-OUT DAY                       AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                        8:30-2:00
DD Over 1,650 tonnes of cardboard
DD Over 650 tonnes of glass bottles and jars             29                 30                       31
                                                                                                                                                 Got empty aerosol cans?
DD Over 380 tonnes of plastic containers                                                                                                         Empty aerosol and empty paint cans
DD Over 310 tonnes of tin cans                                                                                                                   can go into your curbside recycling
                                                                                                                                                 blue box or blue bag. If they still have
DD Over 200 tonnes of plastic bags                                                                                                               contents, bring them to one of the
DD Over 140 tonnes of aluminum                                                                                                                   HHW Depots.

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Accession #: 2006.2089.2
Title: King Street West, Cobourg Ontario
Photo Credit: Ontario Dept. Travel & Publicity
Date: c. 1965
August
                                                                sunday            monday

                                                           Don’t Unload on the Road! 1
                                                                                                           tuesday          wednesday
                                                                                                                                                 2
                                                                                                                                                     thursday
                                                                                                                                                                    3
                                                                                                                                                                         friday
                                                                                                                                                                                  4
                                                                                                                                                                                      saturday

                july               september                                      Unsecured loads are illegal, a
 s m t w t             f   s    s m t w t      f   s                              main source of roadside litter,
  1    2    3     4 5 6 7      							1                                           and create a safety hazard to
  8    9   10    11 12 13 14    2 3 4 5 6 7 8                                     other drivers. Reduce needless
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                                                                                  clean-up costs and tarp every load.         COBOURG DEPOT                                           COBOURG DEPOT
                                                                                                                                    8:30-2:00                                               8:30-2:00
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Medical Waste Subsidy Program
If you are a resident living within the County of
Northumberland who, as a result of a medical
condition, generates excess amounts of                                         Collection bumped
                                                                              every day this week.                            BRIGHTON DEPOT
non-hazardous waste requiring disposal, you may                                                                                      8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                      BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                Landfill & transfer         AREA 1                                                                           8:30-2:00
qualify for the County’s Medical Waste Subsidy.                              stations closed today.         SET-OUT DAY           AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

The County will provide a set number of free
bag tags to an individual who meets the                    12                13                       14                  15                     16                 17            18
following criteria:

 D
DThe   residence in which the individual resides
   must be eligible to receive waste disposal
   services through the County’s curbside                                                                                      SEYMOUR DEPOT
   collection program or from the Municipality 		                                   AREA 2                                           8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                       SEYMOUR DEPOT
   of Port Hope’s waste transfer station; and                                       SET-OUT DAY                           AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                         8:30-2:00

 D
DThe   resident must have a medical condition 		           19                20                       21                  22                     23                 24            25
   which results in the generation of excess
   quantities of waste, beyond the
   individual’s control.

If the above criteria are met, the
residence in which the individual                                                                                              BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                    AREA 3                                           8:30-2:00                                         BEWDLEY DEPOT
resides may be allowed to place                                                     SET-OUT DAY                           AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                         8:30-2:00
more than 3 bags or containers
of garbage out for curbside                                26                27                       28                  29                     30                 31
collection on a weekly basis.

To apply for this subsidy please visit:
www.northumberlandcounty.ca/forms
to download a copy of the application form,
or contact us directly at 1-866-293-8379 ext. 4222.
                                                                                     AREA 4
                                                                                     SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

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Brighton Applefest Car Show, 1956.
Photo courtesy of Brighton Digital Archives
September                                                                      sunday
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                                                                                                      monday                  tuesday

                                                                          Learn about the adventure your recycling takes every week
                                                                                                                                                wednesday                 thursday             friday       saturday

        august                               october                           by booking a tour of the Material Recovery Facility. Located in Grafton, this is
                                                                               where all of Northumberland County’s recycling goes to be sorted, baled, and
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				 1 2 3 4                        		 1 2 3 4 5 6
                                                                               shipped to buyers. Tours are free and available weekdays, but must be booked
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                                                                          2                      3     Labour Day        4                     5                      6                   7             8
Changing Our ‘Waste Line’
In 2014, Northumberland County launched a
Long-Term Waste Management Master Plan.
This plan will help keep unnecessary waste out
of our local landfills – a process known as ‘diversion’.                                          Collection bumped
                                                                                                 every day this week.                               COBOURG DEPOT                                            COBOURG DEPOT
                                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00                                                8:30-2:00
The Master Plan!                                                                                   Landfill & transfer         AREA 1
                                                                                                stations closed today.         SET-OUT DAY              AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

  The County will          75% is equivalent       We expect to achieve
                                                                          9                      10                      11                    12                     13                  14            15
   work with the           to keeping 20,900        approximately 56%
   community to             tonnes of waste        diversion–or 15,605
 divert up to 75%          out of our landfills.     tonnes–by 2019.
of waste from our                                    The goal of 75%
landfills, annually.                                   is long-term.
                                                                                                                                                   BRIGHTON DEPOT
What’s Been Done to Date?                                                                              AREA 2
                                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                            BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                       AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                8:30-2:00

                                                                          16                     17                      18                    19                     20                  21            22        First Day
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     of Fall

 Recycling Facility           Leaf & Yard          Upgrades to Drop-
 Upgrades (2014)           Waste Collection/       Off Areas at Depots/
                           Processing (2015)        Transfer Stations
                                                       (2017-2019)                                                                                  SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00
What’s Coming?                                                                                         AREA 3                                                                                                 SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                                       SET-OUT DAY                   AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                     8:30-2:00

                                                                          23                     24                      25                    26                     27                  28            29

    Green Bin                Two-Stream
   (Organics)              Recycling (2019)
   Collection/                                                            30
Processing (2019)                                                                                                                                   BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                                                                                          8:30-2:00
                                                                                                        AREA 4                                                                                               BEWDLEY DEPOT
     www.northumberlandcounty.ca/wasteplan                                                              SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                            8:30-2:00

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Accession #: 2009-28-1-3172
Title: Walton Street, Port Hope
Date: c1900
Notes: With horse-drawn carriage, looking east from Bramley Street.
Included: Louis Coyte Grocery.
Photo courtesy of Port Hope Archives
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    september                  november
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                                                                                                                        COBOURG DEPOT
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                                                                                                                              8:30-2:00                                               COBOURG DEPOT
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                                                                              SET-OUT DAY                      AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                   8:30-2:00
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30
                                                         7             8    Thanksgiving        9                   10                     11                  12                 13
The Green Bin is Coming!
Did you know about 1/3 of household waste is
organic? Northumberland County’s Green Bin                               Collection bumped
program, launching in 2019, will be an important                        every day this week.                            BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                                                                                                                                      BRIGHTON DEPOT
                                                                          Landfill & transfer                                  8:30-2:00
part of our efforts to achieve our long term goal of                                                  AREA 2                                                                                 8:30-2:00
                                                                       stations closed today.         SET-OUT DAY   AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
75% waste diversion. You can learn more at
www.northumberlandcounty.ca/wasteplan.
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                                                                           Last day for
                                                                        curbside collection
                                                                         on private roads.
                                                                                                                        SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                                                                              8:30-2:00
                                                                              AREA 3                                                                                                   SEYMOUR DEPOT
                                                                              SET-OUT DAY                      AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                                    8:30-2:00

                                                                                                       WASTE REDUCTION WEEK - October 15 th - 21 st    www.wrwcanada.ca

Last Call for Hazardous Waste for 2018!                  21            22                       23                  24                     25                  26                 27
October signals the end of hazardous and
electronic waste collection in Northumberland
County until the following Spring. This is the perfect                                                                                                                                 BEWDLEY DEPOT
time to load up your unused paint, stain, cleaning                                                                       BEWDLEY DEPOT
                                                                                                                                                                                             8:30-2:00

products, batteries and even old electronics                                   AREA 4                                          8:30-2:00                                          This is the last month
to be responsibly disposed of. Residents of                                    SET-OUT DAY                     AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD                           for HHW Depots.
Northumberland County can visit any of the listed
Household Hazardous Waste locations.                     28            29                       30                  31      Halloween
                                                                                                                                           A reminder that pumpkins and
                                                                                                                                           cornstalks are accepted at the
                                                                                                                                           curb with your leaf and yard waste
                                                                                                                                           materials. Simply place into a Kraft
                                                                                                                                           paper bag and set out on your
                                                                                                                                           designated week.

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Accession #: 2002.001
Title: Grafton, Ontario
Photo Credit: Ontario Dept. Tourism and Information
Date: c. 1965
November                                                     sunday
                                                        					1
                                                          Get your 2019
                                                                                                                                 monday                                      tuesday

                                                                                                                                                                    Waste & Recycling
                                                                                                                                                                                            wednesday               thursday
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         friday
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             saturday

      october                  december                                                                                                                              Calendar in the
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		 1 2 3 4 5 6           							1                                PROO                                                                                              Brighton Independent,
  7 8 9 10 11 12 13       2 3 4 5 6 7 8
                                                                                                                     F                                                   & Trent Hills
 14 15 16 17 18 19 20     9 10 11 12 13 14 15                                                                                                                          Independent in
 21 22 23 24 25 26 27    16 17 18 19 20 21 22           2018 Waste & Recycling
                                                               COLLECTION CALENDAR
                                                                      Featuring historical photos of downtowns and streetscapes throughout Northumberland County
                                                                                                                                                                      early December.
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                         30 31
                                                        4                                                        5                                                      6                  7                    8                   9                    10
Household Hazardous Waste
Disposal Alternatives
During the winter months when the County’s
HHW Depots are closed, residents who are                Daylight Savings                                                                      AREA 1
looking to dispose of household hazardous                 Time Ends                                                                           SET-OUT DAY                              AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
waste materials can search makethedrop.ca
for options in the local area.                          11   Remembrance                                         12                                                     13                 14                   15                  16                   17
                                                                    Day
The Orange Drop Program provides Ontario
residents with a free, safe and easy way to
dispose of household products that require                                                                   Hope Transfer Station
                                                                                                                closed today.
special handling. Fully funded by industry,
this network of convenient drop-off sites accepts
                                                                                                                                              AREA 2
five materials. The objective of the Orange Drop                                                                                              SET-OUT DAY                              AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
Program is to recover and recycle, or safely
dispose of, these materials to ensure they              18                                                       19                                                     20                 21                   22                  23                   24
don’t end up in landfills, or poured down
sewers and drains.

Through Orange Drop, you can return any of
the program’s five designated materials to your
Municipal Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)                                                                                                     AREA 3
Depot, to collection events, to many retailers                                                                                                SET-OUT DAY                              AREA 3 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
(batteries), to automotive locations (oil containers,
oil filters and antifreeze) and, in the case of non-    25                                                       26                                                     27                 28                   29                  30
refillable pressurized containers, to a large number
of Ontario Parks.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bewdley & Seymour
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Transfer Stations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    summer hours end.
                                                                                                                                              AREA 4
                                                                                                                                              SET-OUT DAY                              AREA 4 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD

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Accession #: 2006.014
Title: Winter at Sidbrook
Date: c. 1880-1900
Notes: Horse and sleigh in front of Sidbrook residence. Husband and wife,
Colonel John Vance and Mary Jane Angell Graveley appear perched in the
back of the sleigh.
Photo courtesy of Northumberland County Archives
December                                                                                                           sunday
                                                                                                            							1
                                                                                                                                                   monday

                                                                                                             Christmas Collection Schedule: For the week of December 24th,
                                                                                                                                                                            tuesday                 wednesday                  thursday        friday               saturday

     november               january 2019
                                                                                                                                             garbage and recycling collection will bump two days for all residents due
 s m t w t       f   s    s m t w t                         f           s                                                                    to the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. For the week of December 31st,
					 1           2 3    			 1       2          3         4 5                                                                                                                                                                                                  Bewdley & Seymour
                                                                                                                                             garbage and recycling collection will bump one day for all residents due to
 4 5 6 7 8        9 10    6 7 8      9         10        11 12                                                                                                                                                                                                   Transfer Stations
11 12 13 14 15   16 17   13 14 15   16         17        18 19                                                                               the New Year’s Day holiday.                                                                                        winter hours begin
18 19 20 21 22   23 24   20 21 22   23         24        25 26                                                                                                                                                                                                 and run to Mar. 31st.
25 26 27 28 29   30      27 28 29   30         31

Isn’t All Paper Recyclable?                                                                                  2                               3                         4                        5                         6               7                    8
What do tissue paper, construction paper, shiny                                                                                                Brighton Landfill,
metallic Christmas wrapping paper, paper towels,                                                                                              Bewdley & Seymour
paper napkins, and tissues all have in common?                                                                                              Transfer Stations closed
                                                                                                                                               until noon today.
They are all types of paper products that contain
a mixture of materials and therefore are not
                                                                                                                                                      AREA 1
recyclable. Please place these paper products in                                                                                                      SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 1 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
your household garbage bag.
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Bulky Waste Vouchers                                                     Free Dump Voucher

are mailed out to owners of
                                        The holder of this voucher is entitled to dispose of up to 100 kg

                                                                                                                                                      AREA 2
                                          per voucher of solid non-hazardous residential waste to an
                                                appropriate County landfill or transfer station.
                                             pLease inform the scale attendant upon entering

property within Northumberland                                                                                                                        SET-OUT DAY                          AREA 2 LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION PERIOD
                                                   that you will be using this voucher.
                                                       All vehicles must be weighed.
                                                Vouchers are not valid for non-residential waste.
                                                   Identification will be verified at the site.

County containing residential
                                    (Please print)
                                    Name:

                                                                                                             16                              17                        18                       19                        20              21    First Day of   22
                                    Address:

dwellings. One voucher is           Voucher expires December 31, 2016 at noon – no exceptions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Winter
                                                       One Time Use Only

provided for each residential
dwelling unit and is good for the disposal of up to
100 kilograms of residential waste. For all voucher
enquiries, please call 1-800-354-7050 ext. 2278.

Candy Bar Wrappers, Gum Wrappers,
& Chip Bags
These items may look like they are made from                                                                 23                              24     Christmas Eve      25   Christmas Day       26      Boxing Day        27              28                   29
a recyclable plastic material, but they are not.                                                                                                 Collection
These items all belong in the garbage.                                                                       Landfill & transfer stations bumped two
                                                                                                            close at noon on Dec. 24th. days this week.

                                                                                                            30                               31    New Year’s Eve                                Curbside collection is
                                                                                                                                                                                                  taking place today.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (Monday route)
                                                                                                             Landfill & transfer stations     Collection bumped          Landfill & transfer      Landfill & transfer
                                                                                                            close at noon on Dec. 31st.       one day this week.       stations closed today.   stations closed today.
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Recycling        bag of bags LEAF & YARD
                 Bread bags, frozen food bags,
                                                      WASTE garbage
                 produce bags, bubble wrap, water
                 softener salt bags, dry cleaning
                 bags, plastic grocery/retail bags,
                 newspaper sleeves, milk bags,
                 outer wrap from: pop cases, toilet
    C o f f ee
                 tissue & paper towels.
                                                      Up to 3ft length x 2” diameter

                 cardboard                            HAZARDOUS &
                                                      ELECTRONIC WASTE

                   30”x30”x10” Tied & Bundled

                 Shredded paper

                                                                                                                           Some photos provided by Dufferin County.
                                                                                       Place sharp objects in a puncture
                                                                                       safe container (sealable box) or
                                                                                       protective wrap, before putting
                                                                                       them in the garbage.
Where Do I Take My Household                                                                              What Can I Bring to the Household
                  Hazardous & Electronic Waste?                                                                            Hazardous & Electronic Waste Depot?

* Dates for HHW & E-Waste Depots are listed in the calendar for the months of April to October.       AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS                     PAINTS & SOLVENTS               •   Metal cleaners
                                                                                                      • Air conditioning refrigerants         • Acetone                       •   Oven cleaners
                                                                                                      • Antifreeze                            • Latex paint                   •   Rust remover
                                                                                                      • Autobody filler                       • Lead-based paint              •   Shoe polish (liquid)
                                                                                                      • Automobile batteries – lead acid      • Marine paint                  •   Spot and stain remover
                                                                                                      • Brake fluid                           • Oil-based paint               •   Toilet bowl cleaner
                                                                                                      • Carburetor cleaner                    • Paint thinner                 •   Upholstery and rug cleaners
                                                                                                      • Car wax with solvent                  • Spray paint                   •   Lighter fluid
7650 County Rd. 9, near   1112 County Rd. 26,       Northumberland County    344 5th Line West,       • Chrome polish                         • Varnish or lacquer            •   Muriatic acid
Bewdley, between County   Brighton, north of        Works Yard,              west of County Rd. 30,   • Engine degreaser                      • Other solvents                •   Tub and tile cleaners
Rd. 28 & County Rd. 18    Hwy 401                   60 Elgin Street West,    south of Campbellford    • Fuel additives                                                        •   Window cleaners
                                                    Cobourg, enter off                                                                        EMPTY TANKS &
                                                                                                      • Gasoline (in ULC approved                                             •   Barbeque starting fluid
                                                    of Veronica Street                                                                        CONTAINERS
                                                                                                        container)
                                                                                                                                              • Butane tanks                  MISCELLANEOUS
                                                                                                      • Oil filters
                                                                                                                                              • Gas tanks                     • Swimming pool and
            Trip Tips for the Household Hazardous                                                     • Starter fluids
                                                                                                                                              • Helium tanks                    spa/hot tub chemicals
                                                                                                      • Transmission fluid
               Waste & Electronic Waste Depots                                                        • Used motor oil
                                                                                                                                              • Kerosene containers           • Energy Efficient Light
                                                                                                                                                                                Bulbs and Tubes
                                                                                                                                              • Pesticide containers
                                                                                                      • Windshield washer fluid
                                                                                                                                              • Propane tanks                 GARDENING & PEST CONTROL
                                                                                                      BATTERIES
1. Got Needles? Bring them in a sealed container (i.e. 2 litre pop bottle). For safety reasons,                                               MERCURY-CONTAINING              • All fungicides
                                                                                                      • General household batteries
   do not bring them to the depot loose!                                                                                                      PRODUCTS                        • All herbicides
                                                                                                      • Vehicle Batteries
2. Got Batteries? Sort the rechargeable from the non-rechargeable.                                                                            • Metal halide lamps            • All insecticides
                                                                                                      • Small Ni-Cad batteries
3. Got Liquid or Powder Waste? Bring them in a sealed container.                                        (rechargeable)                        • Thermometers                  • Chemical fertilizers
4. Got Gasoline or Oil Waste? For safety reasons, we cannot empty gasoline into large drums                                                   • Thermostats                   • Flea/tick pet products
                                                                                                      ELECTRONICS
   and therefore, the container you bring it in cannot be returned to you. Oil needs to be in pails                                           • Ultraviolet lamps             • Rat poison
                                                                                                      • Computers & Monitors
   less than 5 gallons in size and we cannot accept oil in drums.                                                                             • Energy Efficient Light        • Slug bait
                                                                                                      • Printers, Scanners,
5. No Hazardous Waste from Commercial/Industrial/Businesses. Hazardous Waste is only                                                            Bulbs and Tubes               • Wood preservatives
                                                                                                        Fax Machines
   accepted from residents.                                                                           • Cell Phones, Telephones,              GLUE AND CEMENTS                PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
   Place empty, dry containers and aerosol cans into your curbside recycling!                           Answering Machines                    • Liquid glues only (dispose    • Hair dye
   Check this calendar starting in April for this symbol for Depot Dates/Hours.                       • VCRs and DVD players                    of hardened glue as regular   • Hairspray
                                                                                                      • Radios, Stereos,                        household garbage)            • Hydrogen peroxide
                                                                                                        and Speakers                                                          • Jewelry cleaner
How to Dispose of Medical Waste, Needles & Syringes                                                   • Camcorders
                                                                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
                                                                                                                                                                              • Nail polish and
                                                                                                                                              • Abrasive cleaners
NEVER throw needles or syringes in the garbage or recycling. They can pose a serious                  • Cables                                                                  remover
                                                                                                                                              • Aerosol products
threat to curious children, pets and Waste Management Staff.                                          • Electronic Games (i.e. Nintendo)                                      • Perm lotion or solution
                                                                                                                                              • All-purpose cleaners
                                                                                                      • Televisions (including woodgrain 		                                   • Prescription Medication
Most area pharmacies accept used needles and syringes. Please call to confirm                           cabinet style)                        • Ammonia
                                                                                                                                                                              • Rubbing alcohol
packaging requirements before dropping them off. These items can also be disposed                     • Microwaves                            • Disinfectants
of free of charge at any Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Place them in a sealed                                                              • Bleach                        REACTIVE PRODUCTS
                                                                                                      HOBBY SUPPLIES
container such as a pop bottle or glass jar. DO NOT BRING THEM IN LOOSE.                                                                      • Drain cleaner                 • Fluorescent light
                                                                                                      • Chemistry sets
                                                                                                                                              • Floor wax strippers             fixture ballasts
Other non-hazardous medical waste such as IV tubing, IV bags, latex gloves, paper gowns,              • Kerosene
                                                                                                                                              • Furniture polish and waxes    • Smoke detectors
blood stained linens, absorbent products etc., should be put in your household garbage.               • Photographic chemicals
Where Do I Buy Garbage Tags?                                                                               Curbside Reminders For Garbage

Garbage tags sell for $2.75 each, however, some vendors charge an additional 10%
handling fee. The maximum charge for bags tags should not exceed $3.02.
                                                                                                  Please Remember:
                                                                                                  1.   Each household is allowed to set out up
TOWN OF COBOURG                                 • Giant Tiger, Peter St.                               to three (3) standard size garbage bags
• Town of Cobourg Town Hall, Victoria Hall,                                                            each week;
                                                TOWNSHIP OF CRAMAHE
  55 King St. W.
                                                • Township of Cramahe Municipal Office,           2.   Place a green bag tag around the neck
• Metro Grocers, Northumberland Mall              1 Toronto Rd.                                        of each bag, sticking it end to end like
• Fisher’s Foodland, 990 Division St.           • Mr. Convenience, 16 Toronto Rd.                      a clothespin;
• David’s No Frills, Midtown Mall               • Castleton General Store
• Shopper’s Drug Mart, King St.                                                                   3.   Full bag tag must be visible for collection;
                                                • Colborne Ultramar
• Yonge’s Convenience, 443 King St. E.          • Colborne Esso                                   4.   Each bag can weigh no more than
• Westwood Convenience, 365 Westwood Dr.                                                               18 kilograms (40 pounds);
• Elgin Variety, 336 Elgin St. E.               MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS
                                                • Municipality of Trent Hills Municipal Office,   5.   Bags placed in garbage cans must
• Campbell’s Convenience, 391 Walton St.                                                               be tagged on the bag, not on the can.
• Petro Canada Gas Station, Division St.          66 Front St., Campbellford
                                                                                                       Size of Garbage cans/bins no larger
                                                • B&C Variety, 15 Bridge St. W., Campbellford          than 80 litres (17 gallons). No oversize
• York Super IDA Pharmacy, 500 Division St.
                                                • Sharpe’s IGA, 85 Front St. N., Campbellford          bins/cans please;
• The ReStore, 764 Division St.
                                                • Hastings Home Hardware, 13 Front St.,
• Convenience K, 275 University Ave. W.                                                           6.   Half-tags may be used on grocery style
                                                  Hastings
MUNICIPALITY OF ALNWICK/HALDIMAND                                                                      bags with handles, weighing no more
                                                • Todd’s Valu-Mart, 52 Bridge St., Hastings
                                                                                                       than 9 kilograms (20 pounds). A full tag,
• Municipality of Alnwick/Haldimand Municipal   • Scott’s Variety, 22 Main St., Warkworth              cut lengthwise must be placed on the
  Office, 10836 County Road 2, Grafton          • Hastings C-Store, 30 Bridge St, N, Hastings          side of the bag or around the neck;
• Grafton Variety, County Rd. 2, Grafton        • Fisher’s No Frills, Campbellford
• Grafton Co-op, County Rd. 2, Grafton                                                            7.   Cardboard boxes must be flattened
                                                MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON                               and bundled 76 cm x 76 cm x 25 cm
• The Red Barn, Fenella                                                                                (30” x 30” x 10”);
                                                • Municipality of Brighton Municipal Office,
TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON                              35 Alice St.                                    8.   Label your garbage can “GARBAGE” to
• Township of Hamilton Municipal Office,        • Mike and Lori’s No Frills, Brighton                  help collectors clearly identify the cans
  County Rd. 18                                 • Mr. Convenience, 64 Elizabeth St.                    containing garbage from cans containing
• Lakeside Supermarket, Bewdley                 • Main Street Variety                                  recyclable material;
• Mr. Convenience, County Rd. 45, Baltimore     • No Frills Gas Bar                               9.   An unlimited number of clear or clear
• Harwood Family Variety                        • Brighton Esso                                        blue bags of recycling can be set out
• Clark’s Dale Road Variety                     • Presqu’ile One Stop, 87 Ontario St.                  for collection each week;
• Baltimore Gas Bar                             • Rock, Paper, Scissors, 36 Main St.
                                                                                                  10. If you are unsure why your garbage or
MUNICIPALITY OF PORT HOPE                       • Dollar Choice, 19 Main St.                          recycling was rejected or was missed
• Municipality of Port Hope Municipal Office,   NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY FACILITIES                      by our collectors, please contact our
  56 Queen St.                                                                                        customer service representatives at
                                                • County of Northumberland Headquarters,
                                                                                                      1-866-293-8379.
• Municipality of Port Hope (Ward 2)              555 Courthouse Rd., Cobourg
  Municipal Office, 5325 County Rd. 10          • Bewdley Transfer Station, Bewdley
• Gilmer’s Home Hardware, Toronto Rd.           • Brighton Landfill, Brighton
• Davis Your Independent Grocer, Toronto Rd.    • Seymour Transfer Station, Campbellford
• Pharma Plus, Ontario St.                      • Material Recovery Facility,
• Metro, Port Hope                                Edwardson Road, Grafton
Northumberland County Waste Disposal Facilities

                                             	BEWDLEY
                                              Transfer Station                              BRIGHTON Landfill                          SEYMOUR Transfer Station                          HOPE Transfer Station
                                             			                                                                                                                                       (available for Ward 2 residents only)

   DISPOSAL ITEMS (Costs shown are in $/metric tonne for disposal, unless otherwise noted)
   Garbage                                    $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg)     $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg)         $115.00 ($11.50 for loads under 100kg)         $2.75 per bag
   Drywall                                    $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg)       $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg)           $85.00 ($8.50 for loads under 100kg)           Not Accepted
   Leaf and Yard Waste (no plastic bags)      $40.00 (First 500kg Free)                  $40.00 (First 500kg Free)                      $40.00 (First 500kg Free)                      Not Accepted

   RECYCLABLE MATERIALS DROP-OFF (Materials listed are accepted free of charge)
   “Recycle Clean”                            All Recycle Clean Program                  All Recycle Clean Program                      All Recycle Clean Program                      All Recycle Clean Program
   Program Materials Accepted                 Material Accepted                          Material Accepted                              Material Accepted                              Material Accepted
   Bulky Plastics, Used Clothing              Free                                       Free                                           Free                                           Not Accepted

   Tires†                                     Free                                       Free                                           Free                                           Not Accepted
   Scrap Metal and White Goods Free Free Free Free. Only some White Goods
   				Accepted.

   SITE INFORMATION
   Hours of Operation**                       SUMMER HOURS: April 1 to Nov. 30 Mon. through Sat., 8:30-5:00                             SUMMER HOURS: April 1 to Nov. 30               Mon., Tues., Fri. & Sat., 9:00-5:00
                                              – Mon. through Sat., 8:30-5:00		                                                          – Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00           Wed., 11:00-7:00
                                              WINTER HOURS: Dec. 1 to Mar. 31		                                                         WINTER HOURS: Dec. 1 to Mar. 31
                                              – Tues. through Sat., 8:30-5:00		                                                         – Mon., Fri. & Sat., 8:30-5:00
   Phone                                      905-342-2514                               613-475-1946                                   705-653-4757                                   905-753-2030
   Location                                   7650 County Rd. 9, between County 1112 County Rd. 26, north of Hwy. 401                   344 5th Line West, west of County              4775 5th Line, east of County Rd. 10
                                              Rd. 28 and County Rd. 18		                                                                Rd. 30, south of Campbellford

Reminders
• Advanced approval required for
  contaminated soils and                                                                     10                               28        10
                                                                                                                                         10                           28
                                                                                                                                                                       28                10                               28
  asbestos disposal.
• Landfill and transfer stations are                                                              5th Line                                 5th
                                                                                                                                            5thLine
                                                                                                                                                Line                                          5th Line
  closed on New Year’s Day, Family Day,
  Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day,
  Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving,
  Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and close
  at noon on Christmas Eve and New                                                        Welcome            74                        Welcome
                                                                                                                                        Welcome        74
                                                                                                                                                        74                            Welcome            74
  Year’s Eve.                                                                                                     Dale Road                                  Dale
                                                                                                                                                              DaleRoad
                                                                                                                                                                   Road                                       Dale Road
• Methods of payment at landfill and
                                             NOTE: Hours of operation and disposal rates are subject to change                     *   Fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and other appliances
  transfer stations are cash, debit,
                                             throughout the year.                                                                      containing Freon not accepted.
  cheque, Visa or Mastercard.                                                                                                      ** Free woodchips (when available).
                                                                                                                                   *** Sites are closed on all statutory holidays, unless posted otherwise.
                                                                                                                                   †   Only residential and agricultural tires accepted. Tires can be on or off the rim.
Accession #:2013-44-2-4996
                                                                                                                                                                                         Title: “Pulling into Walton Street Station”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Date: 31 May 1951
                                                                                                                                        Notes: People waiting for the last “Cannonball Express” Canadian National Railway train
                                                                                                                                                                   out of Port Hope at the Walton Street platform (on Lent Lane).
                                                                                                                                               Labelled: “C.N. No. 95 Pulling into Walton St. Station, Port Hope, May 31, 1951.”
               We wish to acknowledge and thank The Northumberland County Archives, The Port Hope Archives, The Brighton Digital Archive, The
                                             Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society and The Cobourg Library.
Phillip’s Economy Market, Brighton,   Cobourg Fire Department infront of                                  Rosevear’s Grocery, Queen Street,                                                       Barnum & Bailey Circus,
                                                                           Downtown Colborne, c.1960.                                                   Linton General Blacksmith
              c.1950s.                      Victoria Hall, c.1877                                               Port Hope, 1900s.                                                                       Port Hope
Camping in Northumberland County,      King St. W., Downtown Cobourg,      Brighton Applefest Car Show,        Walton St., Port Hope,                        Grafton, Ontario,                  Winter at Sidbrook, Cobourg,
            c. 1900s.                               c.1965.                           c.1956.                         c.1900.                                     c.1965.                               c.1880-1900
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