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Garbage Collection Information 2

Oxford County Garbage Requirements

Please have your garbage at the curb by 7:00 am on your collection day.

If your garbage is not out when the collection vehicle goes by, it will not

come back to collect your garbage.

Garbage must be placed no further than 1 meter (3 feet) from the curb or travelled portion of the road.

All garbage must have a County of Oxford Garbage Bag Tag. See page 18 for more information regarding Bag Tags.

There is no limit to the number of bags you put out, as long as they are tagged.

If your garbage is unacceptable, it will not be collected and an explanation notice will be left.

Inside your Waste Management Calendar: PageGarbage Collection Information ............................................................... 2

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event .................................. 4 Scrap Metal Collection Event / White Goods Collection Event .................. 6Landfi ll Info / Small Vehicle Transfer Station .................................................. 8 Holiday Collection Schedule / Winter Information .....................................10Leaf and Yard Waste / Yard Waste Depots ...................................................... 12 Large Article Collection Information ........................................................14Bag Tags / Bag Tag Standards ......................................................................16Grasscycling ............................................................................................... 17County of Oxford Bag Tag Vendors ...............................................................18City of Woodstock Collection Area Map .........................................................20 Recycling Collection Information .............................................................22Contact Information .......................................................................back cover

Large Article Collection Information

Scrap Metal Collection Event / White Goods Collection Event Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event Scrap Metal Collection Event / White Goods Collection Event

Recycling Collection Information

S P E C IA L A LE RT S

May 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21Victoria Day

No Collection

22Southeast

23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

April 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3 4 5Southwest

6Good Friday

No Collection

7

8 9Easter Monday

No Collection

10 Southeast

11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22Earth Day

23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

www.county.oxford.on.ca

Scrap Metal Collection Event

(See page 6)

Large Article Collection

(See page 14)

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

(See page 4)

White Goods Collection Event

(See page 6)

April is Earth Month. Earth Day is April 22. www.earthday.ca

Donate what you can to charitable organizations before putting it out for Large Article Collection.

Brush Collection (Northeast)Large Article Collection (Northeast)

Brush Collection (North Central)

Brush Collection (Northwest)

Brush Collection (Southwest)

Brush Collection (Northeast)

Brush Collection (Southeast)Large Article Collection (Northwest)

Large Article Collection (North Central)

Large Article Collection (Northeast)

Large Article Collection (Southeast)

Large Article Collection (Southwest)

Special Alerts

Scrap Metal Collection Events

April 21, Princeton: Community Park8 am–1 pm Norwich: Arena

Foldens: 374153 Foldens Line

April 28, Tavistock: Public Works Shed8 am–1 pm Embro: Community Centre

Holiday Schedule

Apr 6: Collection changed to Apr 5Apr 9: Collection changed to Apr 10May 21: Collection changed to May 22

HHW Collection Events

Woodstock: GM, 1401 Parkinson RdMay 5 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Tillsonburg: Public Works Yard, 20 Spruce StMay 12 9:00 am–2:00 pm


Woodstock: 944 James StMay 26 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Computer Equipment Drop Off

Woodstock: 944 James StMay 26 9:00 am–2:00 pmDonations of canned goods will be accepted for the Food Bank.

Holiday Collection Change

(See page 10)

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 4

Dates Locations

May 5, 2007 Woodstock – General Motors 1401 Parkinson Road (9 am–2 pm)

May 12, 2007 Tillsonburg – Public Works Yard 20 Spruce Street (9 am–2 pm)

June 2, 2007 Ingersoll – CAMI 300 Ingersoll Street (9 am–1 pm)

September 15, 2007 Woodstock – General Motors 1401 Parkinson Road (9 am–2 pm)

May 3, 2008 Woodstock Location to be announced (9 am–2 pm)

May 10, 2008 Tillsonburg Location to be announced (9 am–2 pm)

June 7, 2008 Ingersoll Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm)

Acceptable Material:✓ Aerosols

✓ Air Freshener

✓ Apshalt/Roofi ng Tar

✓ Automobile Fluids (brake, transmission, windshield, antifreeze, degreaser)

✓ Batteries (automotive and other)

✓ Bleach

✓ Car Wax

✓ Cleaners (furniture, carpet, toilet, glass, drain, oven)

✓ Disinfectants

✓ Driveway sealer

✓ Dyes

✓ Fertilizer

✓ Fuel (kerosene, diesel, gasoline)

✓ Glue/adhesive

✓ Hair Colour

✓ Hair Spray

✓ Hydrogen Peroxide

✓ Isopropyl Alcohol

✓ Mildew Remover

✓ Moth Balls

✓ Motor Oil

✓ Nail Polish

✓ Paint/Stains/Thinners

✓ Pesticides (insecticide, rodent killer)

✓ Pharmaceuticals

✓ Polish (furniture, shoe)

✓ Pool Chemicals

✓ Propane Tanks

✓ Sharps (needles, lancets – must be in a sealed puncture-proof container)

Note:Containers used to transport the household hazardous waste must remain at the collection event.

Please clearly label each item you bring!

Unacceptable Material:✗ PCB Material

✗ Radioactive material

✗ Materials of unknown composition

✗ Pathological wastes

✗ Fluorescent light tubes

✱ The collection events are for residential waste only. ✱Hazardous materials from and related to businesses or commercial establishments will not be accepted.


July 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1Canada Day

2No Collection

Landfi ll closed.

3Southeast

4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

June 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

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(See page 4)


(See page 6)

Go in, instead of using the drive-through. Idling vehicles produce ten times the pollutants of a moving car.

Think before you buy – “pre-cycle”. Prevent waste before

it happens. By reducing and reusing and buying consciously we can mini-mize the amount of waste we create, conserve resources and save money.

Special Alerts

HHW Collection Event

Ingersoll: CAMI, 300 Ingersoll StJune 2 9:00 am–1:00 pm


Tillsonburg: Public Works Yard, 20 Spruce StJune 9 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Holiday Schedule

July 2: Collection changed to July 3Brush Collection

Brush Collection


(See page 10)


Dates Locations

May 26, ’07 Woodstock 944 James Street (9 am–1 pm)

June 9, ’07 Tillsonburg – Public Works Yard 20 Spruce Street (9 am–1 pm)

Sept 8, ’07 Ingersoll – CAMI 300 Ingersoll Street (9 am–1 pm)

Sept 29, ’07 Woodstock 944 James Street (9 am–1 pm)

May 24, ’08 Woodstock Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm)

June 14, ’08 Tillsonburg Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm)

This will include the acceptance at no charge of all freon containing items and appliances as well as non-freon containing appliances. Scrap metal will also be accepted at these events.

White Goods Collection Event 6

Acceptable Material:✓ Steel✓ Copper✓ Aluminum✓ Barbecues (without tank)✓ Lawnmowers✓ Appliances✓ Bicycles (without the tires)

Unacceptable Material:✗ Freon containing items ✗ Furniture (non-metal)✗ Microwaves✗ Propane tanks✗ Tires✗ Wood✗ Building materials✗ Non-metal items

Open 8:00 am–1:00 pm

Freon containing items include:✓ Fridge

✓ Freezer

✓ Air conditioner

✓ Dehumidifi er

Over 130 tonnes

of scrap metal was collected in Oxford County in 2006.

If you miss any of these dates, please refer to the Small Vehicle Transfer Station information on page 8, for alternate disposal methods.

Dates Locations

Apr 21, ’07 Princeton – Community Park

Norwich – Arena

Foldens – 374153 Foldens Line

Apr 28, ’07 Tavistock – Public Works Shed

Embro – Community Centre

Sept 15, ’07 Plattsville – Arena

Thamesford – Community Centre

Sept 22, ’07 Innerkip – Community Centre

Otterville – Works Yard

Dereham Centre – Works Yard

Apr 19, ’08 Princeton – Community Park

Norwich – Arena

Foldens – 374153 Foldens Line

Apr 26, ’08 Tavistock – Public Works Shed

Embro – Community Centre Over 1,000

freon contain-ing units were collected throughout Oxford County in 2006.

✱ The collection events are for residential waste only. ✱


September 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

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2 3Labour Day

No Collection

4Southeast

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

August 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3 4

5 6Civic Holiday

No Collection

7Southeast

8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31



(See page 6)


(See page 6)


(See page 4)

Remember to recycle your old phonebooks.

Special Alerts

Holiday Schedule

Aug 6: Collection changed to Aug 7Sept 3: Collection changed to Sept 4


Ingersoll: CAMI, 300 Ingersoll StSeptember 8 9:00 am–1:00 pmWoodstock: 944 James StSeptember 29 9:00 am–1:00 pm


Woodstock: GM, 1401 Parkinson RdSeptember 15 9:00 am–2:00 pm


Sept 15 Plattsville: Arena8 am–1 pm Thamesford: Community Centre

Sept 22 Innerkip: Community Centre8 am–1 pm Otterville: Works Yard

Dereham Centre: Works Yard

Brush CollectionBrush Collection


(See page 10)

Landfill Information Small Vehicle Transfer Station 8

Hours of Operation:Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pmSaturday, 8:00 am–4:00 pmClosed on Sunday and all statutory holidays.

Tipping Fee Schedule:January 1, 2007: $50.00 per metric tonne July 1, 2007: $55.00 per metric tonne January 1, 2008: $60.00 per metric tonneThere is a minimum charge of $10.00.

Cash Only! The Oxford County Landfill does not accept debit, credit card or cheque.

Location:The Oxford County Landfill is located east of the village of Salford at 384060 Salford Rd. (County Rd. 46)

When you transport your waste:The Highway Traffic Act requires all users of the Oxford County Landfill to securely bind and tarp or cover their load during transit. Keeping County roadways free of debris and litter is very important for safety and environmental reasons.

To service the residents of Oxford County better a small vehicle transfer station has been constructed at the Oxford County Landfill site. This is a controlled clean area for the disposal of self-hauled residential materials. Proof of residency is required upon entry. All material disposed at the Oxford County Landfill is subject to the current tipping fee, as well as any specific item charges that may apply.

The hours are the same as the Oxford County Landfill, however, on Saturdays some vehicles will be required to dump at the tipping face.

Acceptable Items:✓ Domestic non-hazardous waste (household garbage)

✓ Large Articles (sofas, mattresses, carpet etc.)

✓ Construction/demolition material including drywall and shingles

✓ Brush and Yard Waste

✓ Tires (passenger tires off of the rims only)

✓ White goods (stoves, dryers, washing machines)

✓ Freon containing items (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers)

Unacceptable Items:✗ Hazardous, chemical and liquid waste (paint, oil,

pesticides, propane tanks, car/truck batteries)

✗ Recreational hulks (car bodies, ATVs, snowmobiles, motorcycles)

✗ Burn barrels

✗ Machine loaded concrete or stumps

✗ Tree branches, large lumber and railway ties longer than 3ft in length

Specific Item Charges:• Untagged Freon Containing Units: $15.00/unit

• Passenger Vehicle Tires (off of the rims): $2.00/tire (limit of 8)

• Clean Brush (Does not include yard waste or hedge clippings): No charge (for clean segregated loads)

• Bale Wrap: No charge (for clean segregated loads)

✱ All mixed loads containing material other than the above items for disposal will be charged the tipping fee AND the specific item charge ✱

If you have any questions, please contact the Oxford County Landfill at (519) 485-1516.

November 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3

4Daylight Savings

Time Ends

5 6 7 8 9 10

11Remem-

brance Day

12No Collection

13Southeast

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

October 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8Thanksgiving

No Collection

9Southeast

10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31



Special Alerts

Holiday Schedule

Oct 8: Collection changed to Oct 9Nov 12: Collection changed to Nov 13

Brush Collection

Brush Collection

Waste Reduction Week is October 15–21. www.wrwcanada.com

Save a few bags of fallen leaves to use over the winter

months in your Backyard Composter. Winter compost is heavy in food waste, so the addition of dry leaves will help to optimize its eff ectiveness and reduce odours when things start to thaw next spring.

Approximately 20–25% of the average garbage bag is food

waste that could have been backyard composted.


(See page 10)

10Winter Information

Inclement weather in the winter months often may lead to many problems for waste collection.In some cases of severe weather, collection may be suspended or delayed. Check the Oxford County Website for details as it will be posted there immediately or call your local municipal office.

Helpful Hints:✓ Try to shovel out an area of snow that is level to place

your material on.

✗ Snow banks at the side of the road sometimes make it difficult to put your material out close to the roadside. Do not place your materials on top of a snow bank.

✗ Do not place your items behind a snow bank, the drivers may miss it if it is hidden.

✓ Fold the bag tag around the neck of the bag back and stick the adhesive ends together making sure both ends of the tag are visible, this will prevent the tag from falling off the bag in extreme cold weather.

Holiday Collection Schedule

Holiday Date (Observed Date)

New Collection Day

Woodstock (not including Oxford County or South-West Oxford)

Victoria Day Monday, May 21, 2007 Tuesday, May 22, 2007Canada Day (observed Monday, July 2, 2007) Tuesday, July 3, 2007Civic Holiday Monday, August 6, 2007 Tuesday, August 7, 2007Labour Day Monday, September 3, 2007 Tuesday, September 4, 2007Thanksgiving Monday, October 8, 2007 Tuesday, October 9, 2007Remembrance Day (observed Monday, November 12) Tuesday, November 13, 2007Christmas Eve Monday, December 24, 2007 Friday, December 21, 2007Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Thursday, December 27, 2007Boxing Day Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Thursday, December 27, 2007

Thursday, December 27, 2007 Friday, December 28, 2007Monday, December 31, 2007 Wednesday, January 2, 2008

New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Wednesday, January 2, 2008Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Thursday, January 3, 2008

Good Friday Friday, March 21, 2008 Thursday, March 20, 2008Easter Monday Monday, March 24, 2008 Tuesday, March 25, 2008Victoria Day Monday, May 19, 2008 Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Christmas Week Recycling Collection 2007 If a holiday falls on your regular collection day, your garbage collection for that week may be moved to an alternate date. These changes are shown above. Please note any changes that will affect you.

Tuesday, December 25 recycling will be collected on Thursday, December 27, 2007 Wednesday, December 26 recycling will be collected on Friday, December 28, 2007 Thursday, December 27 recycling will be collected on Saturday, December 29, 2007 Monday, December 31 recycling will be collected on Wednesday, January 2, 2008

January 2008sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1New Year’s Day

No Collection

2Southeast

Northwest

3NorthCentral

4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

December 2007sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21Southeast

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23 24No Collection

25Christmas

No Collection

26Boxing Day

No Collection

27Northwest

NorthCentral

28Northeast

NC Recycle

29NE Recycle

30 31No Collection



Herbie Curbie Pickup Alert

(See page 16)

Special Alerts

Herbie Curbie pickup suspended

Herbie Curbie pickup suspended from Dec 15, 2007 to Mar 15, 2008.

Holiday Schedule:

Garbage Collection

Dec 24: Collection changed to Dec 21Dec 25: Collection changed to Dec 27Dec 26: Collection changed to Dec 27Dec 27: Collection changed to Dec 28Dec 31: Collection changed to Jan 2Jan 1: Collection changed to Jan 2Jan 2: Collection changed to Jan 3

Recycling Collection

Dec 25: Collection changed to Dec 27Dec 26: Collection changed to Dec 28Dec 27: Collection changed to Dec 29Dec 31: Collection changed to Jan 2

Christmas Tree Collection

All trees must be curbside by 7:00 amon January 7. Please remember to remove all decorations and plastic bags. See page 12 for additional information.

Curbside Christmas Tree Collection

Newspaper is made up of about 40–60% recycled paper.


(See page 10)

Clean the condenser coils on your refrigerator every few months – you can reduce electricity consumption by 6% or more.

Yard Waste Depots

Brush CollectionThe City of Woodstock conducts curbside Brush Collection. Brush can be set out during Large Article Collection week for your area and the fi rst full week of every month from June through November. Limbs must be tied in bundles. A bundle must not weigh more than 20 kg (45 lbs) and its length must not exceed 2 m (6 feet). Stumps or root balls will not be accepted.

Leaf and Yard Waste Depot Acceptable Material:✓ Brush (keep separate from other materials)✓ Garden, hedge and tree trimmings✓ Fruit and vegetables from the garden✓ House and garden plants✓ Leaves✓ Hallowe’en pumpkins✓ Christmas Trees✓ Grass

Remember clean, segregated loads of brush can be taken to the landfi ll free of charge. Any mixed load will be charged the tipping fee.

All leaf and yard material is composted and diverted from landfi ll resulting in an increased life span for our landfi ll.

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✗ Please, no stumps

Christmas Tree RecyclingNatural Christmas trees can be taken to any of the Leaf and Yard Waste Depots to be recycled. Please remember to remove all decorations and plastic bags used for transportation. There will be curbside Christmas trees collection during the week of Jan. 7–11, 2008. All trees must be out by 7 am on Jan. 7.

There are 10 leaf and yard waste depots throughout the County. Most depots are open 24 hours, 7 days a week with the exception of the Tillsonburg location which is open the same hours as the Tillsonburg Transfer Station. The material collected at these depots will be transported to the compost pad located adjacent to the landfi ll where it will be worked into an active windrow to begin the decomposition process.

Municipality Location

Ingersoll Public Works Yard on Pemberton St.

Tavistock 18 Hendershot St.

Innerkip 104 Blandford St.

Hickson 158 Loveys St.

Woodstock 944 James St.

Norwich Phebe St. (at the very end of the street)

Blandford-Blenheim Drumbo at the Works Yard

Otterville York St. behind the Public Works Yard

Tillsonburg 160 Vienna Rd.

Zorra 783045 Road 78

Note: Woodstock off ers curbside leaf collection. Please call your local municipal offi ce for more information.

3,962 tonnes

of yard waste was collected in 2006.

March 2008sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9Daylight Savings

Time Begins

10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20Southwest

21Good Friday

No Collection

22

23 24Easter Monday

No Collection

25Southeast

26 27 28 29

30 31

February 2008sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Herbie Curbie Pickup Alert

(See page 16)

Compost can increase your gardens water retention and reduce the amount of watering it requires.

Special Alerts

Herbie Curbie pickup resumes

Herbie Curbie pickup resumes on March 15, 2008.

Holiday Schedule

Mar 21: Collection changed to Mar 20Mar 24: Collection changed to Mar 25

Walk, carpool or take public transportation whenever possible.


(See page 10)

✱ Note: Items placed out in a garbage can/container or trailer/bin WILL NOT be collected. ✱

Large Article Collection Information

General Regulations for Large Article Collection:Collection is for Residential and Farm Properties only.

All items must be set out by 7:00 am Monday morning of the collection week.

Collection vehicles will go by once, if material is not out when the truck goes by, it will not return.

Items set out for the Large Article Collection do not require a garbage bag tag.

Regular household garbage is not part of the Large Article Collection.

Items can weigh no more than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Note: Unnacceptable articles remain the responsibility of the homeowner.

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Remember to have all materials set out by 7:00 am on the Monday of your collection week.

Scrap metal will be picked up as part of the Large Article Collection in Woodstock. For alternate disposal see page 6.

Appliances will not be picked up in Large Article Collection. Appliances can be taken to White Goods Events. See page 6 for more information.

Brush will be picked up in the Large Article Collection. See page 12 for information on monthly brush collection.

Acceptable Materials:✓ Household Furniture

✓ Mattresses and Boxsprings

✓ Tables and Chairs

✓ Carpet, plastic sheeting etc. (rolled and tied in lengths no longer than 4ft.)

✓ Other bulky items not taken in regular garbage collection

✓ Televisions

✓ Brush

Unacceptable Materials:✗ Construction, building and demolition materials

✗ Gravel, stone, concrete

✗ Yard wastes, stumps (see page 12 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Hazardous materials and wastes (Paint, Propane tanks, Pesticides, etc) (see page 4 for alternate disposal information)

✗ White Goods (Appliances) (see page 6, or page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Regular Household Garbage (Any bagged material) (see page 16, or page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Tires (see page 8 for alternate disposal information)


May 2008sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19Victoria Day

No Collection

20Southeast

21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

April 2008sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22Earth Day

23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30



(See page 6)

Large Article Collection

(See page 14)


(See page 4)


(See page 6)

April is Earth Month. Earth Day is April 22. www.earthday.ca

Donate what you can to charitable organizations before putting it out for Large Article Collection.

Brush Collection (Northwest)Large Article Collection (Northwest)

Brush Collection (Southwest)

Brush Collection (Southeast)

Brush Collection (North Central)

Brush Collection (Northwest)

Brush Collection (Northeast)Large Article Collection (Southeast)

Large Article Collection (Southwest)

Large Article Collection (Northwest)

Large Article Collection (Northeast)

Large Article Collection (North Central)

Special Alerts

Scrap Metal Collection Events

April 19, Princeton: Community Park8 am–1 pm Norwich: Arena

Foldens: 374153 Foldens Line

April 26, Tavistock: Public Works Shed8 am–1 pm Embro: Community Centre

Holiday Schedule

May 19: Collection changed to May 20

HHW Collection Events

Woodstock: Location to be announcedMay 3 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Tillsonburg: Location to be announcedMay 10 9:00 am–2:00 pm


Woodstock: Location to be announcedMay 24 9:00 am–1:00 pm


(See page 10)

Bag TagsBag Tags can be purchased from over 80 locations across the County of Oxford. The self-adhesive bag tags cost $1.25 each for cash sales. Bag tags purchased with debit card, credit card, cheque or any method other than cash are subject to store policy regarding extra charges. There is no tax on bag tags and no minimum quantity required for purchase. Visit our web site for a complete listing of locations, or see page 18.


Bag Tags on your Garbage Tags must be stuck on the top half of the garbage bag or be on top of the bundles so it can be seen by the collector. The tag can be applied either around the neck of the bag, folded over and the ends stuck together or fl at on the bag (Do not use the tag to seal the bag – broken or ripped tags will not be accepted). If both ends of the tag are not visible, the garbage will not be collected. If using a reusable rigid container, the tag(s) must be securely stuck on top of the loose material that is in the container. Tags must not be attached to the container. Set-outs with tag(s) attached to the container will not be collected.

Bag Tag Standards:16

One Bag Tag is needed for:

✓ Each bag, maximum size of 76 × 96 cm (30 × 36″) and maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

✓ Each rigid container less than 128 litres in size with a maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

✓ Each bundle of material no longer than 96 cm (36″), securely bound with a maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

Two Bag Tags needed for:

✓ Large sized bags – each larger than 76 × 96 cm (30 × 36″).

✓ Each rigid container between 129 and 240 litres in size and a maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

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Three Bag Tags needed for:

✓ Each rigid container larger than 240 litres (Herbie Curbie). Note: Herbie Curbies cannot be used between December 15, 2007 and March 15, 2008.


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(See page 4)


(See page 6)

Go in, instead of using the drive-through. Idling vehicles produce ten times the pollutants of a moving car.

Tim

e to Recycle Me

Grasscycling

Grasscycling is a technique to recycle your grass. It is very simple to do, when the grass is cut, just leave the clippings on the lawn. Grass clippings can be a great fertilizer. One bag of grass clippings is equivalent to approximately 100 grams of fertilizer. Since clippings release moisture and nutrients into the soil as they break down, leaving clippings on the lawn will prevent excessive moisture loss and return water to the soil.

Let your grass grow to a height of 9 cm (3 ½″) then cut it to a height of 6 cm (2 ½″). Try not to cut your lawn too short, cutting the lawn too short may cause the root system to be too large for the grass. If your lawn is excessively long and there is a large volume of grass clippings you may compost the excess.

Grasscycling reduces household waste and saves space in landfi lls and saves you money because it reduces the need to water and fertilize your lawn. Also, grasscycling saves you time because you do not have to rake and bag up all of the clippings.

Special Alerts


Ingersoll: Location to be announcedJune 7 9:00 am–1:00 pm


Tillsonburg: Location to be announced June 14 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Brush Collection

Only 4–6% of electrical energy used by an incandescent light

bulb is converted into visible light. The rest is lost as heat. Modern CFL (compact fl uorescent lights) provide the characteristic warm glow of incandescent bulbs but use 75% less energy and last ten times longer. CFLs may cost more than incandes-cent bulbs but the energy savings can pay off in less than two years.

If every household in Canada changed just one traditional incan-descent light bulb to an Energy Star CFL, the country would save over $73 million in energy costs every year and reduce green house gas emis-sions by 397,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

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LOCATION NAME OF VENDOR ADDRESS

Beachville Shak’s 434805 Zorra Line

Zorra TV and Appliances 684125 County Rd. 2

Bright Bright Post Office & Café 11 Baird St. South

Brownsville Hubee’s Variety 292285 Culloden Line

Dereham Centre South-West Oxford Municipal Office 312915 Dereham Line

Drumbo Blandford–Blenheim Municipal Office 47 Wilmot St.

Drumbo Variety 24 Wilmot St. North

Embro Embro Feed and Supply 118 Commissioner St.

Matheson’s General Store 127 Huron St.

Gobles Gobles Country Store and Gas County Rd. 2

Hickson East Zorra-Tavistock Municpal Office 90 Loveys St.

Oxford Agro-Pro 596222 County Rd. 59

Huntingford Kitching’s Country Store County Rd. 59

Ingersoll Bell Street Variety 181 Bell St.

Bridge Variety Store 15 Thames St. South

Frank’s Variety Store 159 Thames St. South

Highway 19 Mini Mart 186 Canterbury St.

Hurley’s Independent Grocer’s 273 King St. West

Ingersoll Foodland 72 Charles St. West

Ingersoll Municipal Office 130 Oxford St. West

County of Oxford Bag Tag VendorsAs of February 1, 2007


Ingersoll cont’d Ingersoll Variety Store 182 Whiting St.

Mac’s Ingersoll 6 Bell St.

McKim’s Home Hardware 142 Thames St. South

Riverside Mini Mart 211 Charles St. East

Innerkip Corner Farm Market Blandford St.

Community Food Market 177 Blandford St.

Kintore Kintore Variety 540 Allen St.

Mount Elgin Mount Elgin Variety & Gas Bar 333198 Plank Line

Norwich Mac’s Norwich 15 Stover St.

Norwich Knechtel 74 Main St.

Norwich Pop & Variety 11 Stover St.

Waterloo-Oxford Co-Op Norwich 136 Main St.

Ostrander Wards Automotive Centre 332543 Plank Line

Otterville Norwich Municipal Office 210 Main St. East

Otterville Variety 202 Main St. West

Plattsville Plattsville Pro Hardware 16 Albert St.

Princeton Sinden Feed and Seed 15 Main St. West

Salford Village Cheese Mill 333744 Plank Line

Springford Smith’s Snack Bar & Variety 3 West St. North

Tavistock Mac’s Tavistock 5 Woodstock St. North

If you have a concern with a vendor overcharging for bag tags please call Oxford County Public Works at 519-539-9800.

Bag Tag CostBag tags are available at any of the above locations for $1.25 per tag. Revenue generated by the sale of bag tags directly covers the cost of garbage collection and disposal.


Woodstock cont’d Food Basics 868 Dundas St.

Hasty Market – Woodstock 29 Clarke St.

J&P Variety – Norwich Ave. 232 Norwich Ave

J&P Variety – Ingersoll Ave 509 Ingersoll Ave.

Mac’s – Norwich Ave 361 Norwich Ave

Mac’s – Vansittart Ave 3 Vansittart Ave

Pine Variety 988 Dundas St.

Shoppers Drug Mart 959 Dundas St.

Shoppers Drug Mart Downtown 449 Dundas St.

Sobey’s 379 Springbank Ave

South Side Mini Mart 662 Henry St.

Starlight Convenience 780 Dundas St.

Sunrise Variety 212 Springbank Ave

West End Video and Variety 224 Dundas St.

Woodstock City Hall Dundas St.

Woodstock Engineering Office 944 James St.

Woodstock IGA 645 Dundas St.

Zorra Zorra Municipal Office 274620 27th Line


Tavistock cont’d Tavistock Gas and Variety 161 Woodstock St. South

Thamesford Mac’s Thamesford 249 Dundas St.

Thamesford Variety 150 Dundas St.

Tillsonburg A&P Grocery Store 225 Broadway Ave.

Around the Corner Variety 36 Bidwell St.

Beres Meat and Deli 332 Broadway Ave

Chrissy’s Corner Store 170 Tillson Ave

Coward Pharmacy 165 Broadway Ave

Cranberry Convenience 150 North St. East

DNT Convenience 510 Broadway Ave

Hasty Market Tillsonburg 86 Simcoe St.

Mac’s Tillsonburg 594 Broadway Ave

Maple View Variety 126 Concession St. East

Sobeys Tillsonburg 678 Broadway Ave

Tillsonburg Customer Service Centre 10 Lisgar Ave

Uniondale Greason’s Supply and Service 196852 19th Line

Woodstock 7-11 Woodstock 3 Huron St.

Mac’s – Devonshire Ave 951 Devonshire Ave

C+M Mini Mart 235 Dundas St.

Corner Farm Market 674 Peel St.

County of Oxford POA 415 Hunter St.

Daisy Mart 258 Mill St.

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City of WoodstockGarbage Collection Days

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Your collection day has not changed.

Garbage CollectionAll residents in the County of Oxford receive weekly curbside collection. Ensure your garbage is placed on your curb by 7:00 am on your collection day. All garbage must have a County of Oxford Garbage Bag Tag.

RecyclingRecycling is collected every second week on the same day as your garbage. Check the map to see if your recycling is collected during a BLUE or YELLOW week. Refer to the corresponding colour throughout the calendar.

The colour on the map corresponds with your collection day as indicated in the legend to the right:

Woodstock Garbage & Recycling Collection

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Items not accepted at curbsideBelow is a list of items that must not be placed in your regular weekly garbage collection. If you have an item you are unsure of, contact your local municipal offi ce. For contact information, please refer to the back cover.

✗ Animal carcass

✗ Any material which has become frozen or otherwise stuck to a container

✗ Appliances (see page 6 or page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Automobiles, vehicles or any parts thereof

✗ Bio-medical waste

✗ Combustible material

✗ Construction debris (see page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Crates and Pallets

✗ Explosive material

✗ Fences, fence posts, wire

✗ Hazardous waste

✗ Hay

✗ Household furniture (see page 14 or page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Industrial waste

✗ Liquid waste

✗ Manure

✗ Scrap metal (see page 6 or page 8 for alternate disposal information)

✗ Straw

✗ Tires (page 8 for alternate

disposal information)

✗ Wet or visible animal feces

City of WoodstockAlternate Week Recycling

Area A

Area B

For information regarding Recycling standards, please refer to page 22.

Since the introduction of bag tags in 2003,

residential garbage tonnage has decreased on average 2,200 tonnes each year.

Please refer to separate calendars for South-West Oxford and Oxford County.

Calendars are available at your local municipal offi ce or from Oxford County Public Works.

(See back cover for contact information.)

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What is Acceptable?Plastic All rigid plastic bottles, tubs and lids

Examples:

Beverage bottles (pop, juice, water)

Food Containers (yogurt, margarine)

Detergent and Cleaner Containers

Personal Care Containers (shampoo bottles)

MetalExamples:

Aluminum beverage cans

Steel food/beverage tins and cans

GlassExamples:

Clear/coloured food and beverage glass

Unacceptable Recyclable Materials:✗ Film Plastic

✗ Crinkly Plastic (Dividers in Cookie Bags)

✗ Polystyrene (Styrofoam)

✗ Chip Bags

✗ Milk Pouches

✗ Bubble Wrap

✗ Plastic Items: such as toys, hangers

✗ Aerosol Cans

✗ Paint Cans

✗ Window Glass

✗ Light Bulbs

✗ Dishes and Drink Glasses

✗ Milk Cartons

✗ Asceptic Packaging (Drink Boxes)

✗ Dirty or contaminated cardboard

✗ Christmas Gift Wrap

Oxford County Recycling Requirements

Please have your recycling at the curb by 7:00 am on your collection day.

If your recycling is not out when the collection vehicle goes by, it will not

come back to collect your recycling.

Recycling must be placed no further than 1 meter (3 feet) from the curb or travelled portion of the road.

If your recycling is unacceptable, it will not be collected and an explanation notice will be left.

Recycling Collection InformationSince 2003, the tonnes of

recyclable material diverted from our landfi ll has increased by approximately 355 tonnes a year.

Boxboard Examples:

Cereal Boxes

Tissue Boxes

Toilet Tissue Rolls

Paper Egg Cartons

CardboardIdentified by two outer, thin-walled linerboards, having corrugated waffle in the middle.

PaperExamples:

Newspaper

Flyers/Magazines

Telephone Books

Fine Paper (bills, letters, computer paper)

Questions?If you have any questions regarding waste management

please contact your local municipal office.

Or

Visit us online at:


Acceptable Set-Out1. Empty all contents from containers

you wish to recycle.

2. Each of the following items should be separately bagged. (You may use grocery bags) :

• Fine Paper (white and colour)

• All other Paper

• Glass

• Metal Containers

• #1 Plastic Containers

• #2 Plastic Containers

• All other plastic bottles and containers

• Boxboard – Please flatten down

• Cardboard – must be flattened and bundled so that it is no larger than 75 × 75 × 20 cm and placed beside your recycling box

3. Please place bags neatly into your recycling box.

Need another Recycling Box?Recycling boxes are available for purchase at your local municipal office.While recycling boxes are preferred, you can also use a sturdy container that is similar in size to the recommended recycle box. Containers can be no larger than 60 cm (24″) long × 35 cm (14″) tall.

Examples of such containers:

✓ Laundry Baskets

✓ Plastic Storage Totes

Please keep in mind that the recycling container and its contents must not weigh more than 20 kg (45 lbs.).

✱ Please do not use garbage containers because your recyclables may be mistaken for garbage. ✱

Contact Information

City of Woodstock 944 James St. (519) 539-1291 ext. 3104 www.city.woodstock.on.ca

Town of Ingersoll 130 Oxford St., 2nd Floor (519) 485-0120 www.ingersoll.ca

Town of Tillsonburg Customer Service Centre 10 Lisgar Ave. (519) 842-9200 www.town.tillsonburg.on.ca

Township of Blandford-Blenheim47 Wilmot St., Drumbo (519) 463-5347 www.twp.bla-ble.on.ca

Township of South-West Oxford 312915 Dereham Line (519) 877-2702 or (519) 485-0477 www.swox.org

Township of East Zorra-Tavistock 90 Loveys St., Hickson (519) 462-2697 www.twp.ezt.on.ca

Township of Norwich 210 Main St. E, Otterville (519) 879-6568 or (519) 863-2709 www.twp.norwich.on.ca

Township of Zorra274620 27th Line (519) 485-2490 or 1-888-699-3868 www.zorra.on.ca

Oxford County Public Works21 Market Square, Woodstock (519) 539-9800 or 1-866-537-7778 www.county.oxford.on.ca

Available in alternate formats for the visually impaired. For more information please call the Oxford County Public Works office at (519) 539-9800.

Documents

Waste Management Calendar Woodstock