2010 GARBAGE TAGS 2010 Garbage Tags are available for pickup at the Township office. Please remember to have your garbage out by 7:00 a.m. on the day of garbage pickup so that the truck will not miss it. It would be appreciated if garbage was not put out at the roadside the evening before, unless it is in a container that makes it difficult for animals to spread the waste. Each owner will be required to pick-up the tags for each residence he/she owns within the Township. Any person other than the owner of the property, who plans on picking up the tags, must have the written permission of the owner.

INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS All permited waste must be placed at the roadside by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled pick up day.  All garbage that is not a large item must be placed at the roadside in large garbage bags. NO LOOSE SMALL WHITE SHOPPING BAGS.   The large garbage bags may be put at the roadside in garbage cans if desired. Each garbage bag must be tagged with ONE Township of Beckwith garbage tag. Place tags where they are clearly visible. Do not place tags on garbage cans or reusable containers. Each garbage bag cannot weigh more than 20 kg. Garbage should not be put out at the roadside the evening before unless it is put in a container that prohibits animals from getting into the garbage. Garbage collection takes place on Monday for all residents living west of Hwy. 15, and Tuesday for all residents living east of Hwy. 15.  There are two exceptions: garbage will not be picked up on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. A yearly allotment of 80 garbage tags is available at the end of December at the Beckwith Township Municipal Office for the following calendar year. Additional tags may be purchased at a price of $2 per tag. Anyone, other than the owner of the property, who plans on picking up tags, MUST HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER(S).

LARGE ITEM PICK-UP Any household garbage that does not fit in a large garbage bag or exceeds 20 kg is considered a LARGE ITEM. Examples of large items include:  bundles of waste, couches, refrigerators (no longer need to be Freon-free), televisions, mattresses, stoves, etc.  Construction material will not be picked up. Bundles of waste must be securely tied and must not exceed 1.5 m x 60 cm x60 cm in dimension and 20 kg in weight. Each large item set out for pick-up MUST have 3 stickers affixed to it. Rolls of carpet must be securely bundled and must not exceed 1.5 m in length and 20 kg in weight. White-metal appliances, such as clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators, stoves, and hot water tanks, are to be placed at the roadside on large item pick-up days only.  Please note that they may not be picked up until the following day. Large item pick-up will take place on the first regular garbage collection day of the month as listed below: Large Item Pick up for 2010. MONDAY                            TUESDAY April 12th                     April 13th May 3rd                         May 4th June 7th                        June 8th July 5th                         July 6th August 9th                   August 10th September 13th                September 145th October 4th                   October 5th

UNCOLLECTIBLE WASTE Uncollectible Waste:    Items that will not be picked up include: - Articles which are not bundled - Automobiles, Ski-doo's etc., or parts there of - Articles larger than 20 kg or 1.5 m long - Construction or manufacturing waste - Stones, earth, stumps, etc. - Dry wall - Yard waste - Household hazardous waste - Iron, steel or other scrap metals - Tires - Carcasses of any animal - Liquid waste - Medical waste - Night soil and animal waste - Any explosive or highly combustible material - Any material that is stuck to the inside of the garbage can - Items which are not appropriately tagged with Township of Beckwith garbage tags Some uncollectible waste can be taken to Glenview Iron and Metal located at 3954 Highway 43, phone #613-283-5230.  This would be the responsibility of the home owner.

RECYCLING INFORMATION Recyclables will only be collected if they are placed in, or next to, a blue box!   Acceptable Items for Recycling CONTAINERS -  #1 and #2 small-mouth screw-top plastic containers and their lids    (i.e. shampoo bottles, pop bottles, and windshield washer containers) -  To save space, squash #1 and #2 plastic bottles -  DO NOT include open-mouth #2 tubs (i.e. margarine and yogurt tubs) -  Aluminum trays and foil -  Metal cans (food and beverage) -  Empty aerosol and paint cans: paint cans must be empty and dry and have lids     removed -  Glass bottles & jars: (food & beverage containers only) -  Remove lids and recycle with the cans -  Rinse containers and place loosely in blue box. PAPER PRODUCTS -  Boxboard: single layer boxes (i.e. cereal, tissue, detergent, and shoe boxes) paper    egg cartons, paper tubes, and paper bags -  Flatten and place in a large boxboard box or in a plastic or paper bag in or beside the    blue box -  Remove any plastic lining -  Keep boxboard SEPARATE from newspapers and other household paper -  DO NOT include laminated cartons (from frozen food), milk cartons, or juice boxes -  Corrugated cardboard (and CLEAN pizza boxes) -  Flatten & tie in bundles no larger than 30” x 30” x 8”   -  Newspaper, magazines, and mixed household paper (i.e. newspaper, flyers,    magazines, catalogues, phone books, soft cover books, office paper, and envelopes) -  Put in paper or plastic bags in or beside blue box -  DO NOT include hardcover books, wrapping paper, manila envelopes or envelopes with    windows  *Please note:  There is NO blue box collection on statutory holidays. Put your blue box out the following week (not the following day).  There are five recycling pick-up interruptions in the year 2009: Monday February 16th, Monday May 18th, Monday August 3rd, Monday September 7th and Monday October 12th.