Oxford County Public Works

Waste Management Calendar Edition

Woodstock

April 2007–June 2008

Covering the City of Woodstock
(See separate Calendars for South-West Oxford and
Oxford County, including Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, Zorra,
East Zorra–Tavistock, Blandford–Blenheim and Norwich)

Inside
Calendar
15 Month
 Garbage Collection Information 2

Inside your Waste Management Calendar: Page Oxford County Garbage

Garbage Collection Information ............................................................... 2 Requirements
Please have your garbage at the
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event.................................. 4 curb by 7:00 am on your collection
Scrap Metal Collection Event / White Goods Collection Event .................. 6 day.
If your garbage is not out when the
Landfill Info / Small Vehicle Transfer Station .................................................. 8 collection vehicle goes by, it will not
come back to collect your garbage.
Holiday Collection Schedule / Winter Information .....................................10
Garbage must be placed no further than 1 meter
Leaf and Yard Waste / Yard Waste Depots......................................................12 (3 feet) from the curb or travelled portion of the
road.
Large Article Collection Information ........................................................14
All garbage must have a
Bag Tags / Bag Tag Standards ......................................................................16
County of Oxford Garbage
Grasscycling ...............................................................................................17 Bag Tag. See page 18 for more
information regarding Bag Tags.
County of Oxford Bag Tag Vendors ...............................................................18
There is no limit to the number
City of Woodstock Collection Area Map .........................................................20 of bags you put out, as long as
they are tagged.
Recycling Collection Information .............................................................22
If your garbage is unacceptable, it will not be
Contact Information .......................................................................back cover collected and an explanation notice will be left.
 Scrap Metal
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Large Article
Collection
(See page 14)
Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(See page 4)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
White Goods
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)

April 2007 May 2007 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Scrap Metal Collection Events
April 21, Princeton: Community Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 8 am–1 pm Norwich: Arena
Foldens: 374153 Foldens Line
Southwest Good Friday Brush Collection (Northeast) April 28, Tavistock: Public Works Shed
No Collection Large Article Collection (Northeast) 8 am–1 pm Embro: Community Centre

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Holiday Schedule
Easter Monday Southeast Brush Collection (North Central) Apr 6: Collection changed to Apr 5
No Collection Large Article Collection (North Central) Apr 9: Collection changed to Apr 10
May 21: Collection changed to May 22
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 HHW Collection Events
Brush Collection (Southeast) Brush Collection (Northwest) Woodstock: GM, 1401 Parkinson Rd
Large Article Collection (Southeast) Large Article Collection (Northwest) May 5 9:00 am–2:00 pm
Tillsonburg: Public Works Yard, 20 Spruce St
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 May 12 9:00 am–2:00 pm
Earth Day Brush Collection (Southwest) Victoria Day Southeast
White Goods Collection Event
Large Article Collection (Southwest) No Collection
Woodstock: 944 James St

29 30 27 28 29 30 31 May 26 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Computer Equipment Drop Off

Brush Collection (Northeast)
Large Article Collection (Northeast) Woodstock: 944 James St
May 26 9:00 am–2:00 pm
Donations of canned goods will be
Donate what you can to charitable organizations accepted for the Food Bank.
before putting it out for Large Article Collection.

April is Earth Month.

www.county.oxford.on.ca Earth Day is April 22. www.earthday.ca
 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 4

Dates Locations
✱ The collection
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) events are for
June 2, 2007 Ingersoll – CAMI 300 Ingersoll Street (9 am–1 pm)
residential
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) waste only. ✱
May 10, 2008 Tillsonburg Location to be announced (9 am–2 pm) Hazardous materials
June 7, 2008 Ingersoll Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm) from and related to
businesses or commercial
Acceptable Material: ✓ Disinfectants ✓ Moth Balls establishments will
✓ Aerosols ✓ Driveway sealer ✓ Motor Oil not be accepted.

✓ Air Freshener ✓ Dyes ✓ Nail Polish

✓ Apshalt/Roofing Tar ✓ Fertilizer ✓ Paint/Stains/Thinners Note: Unacceptable Material:
✓ Automobile Fluids (brake, ✓ Fuel (kerosene, diesel, gasoline) ✓ Pesticides (insecticide, Containers used to transport ✗ PCB Material
transmission, windshield, rodent killer) the household hazardous
antifreeze, degreaser)
✓ Glue/adhesive ✗ Radioactive material
✓ Pharmaceuticals waste must remain at
✓ Batteries (automotive and other) ✓ Hair Colour the collection event. ✗ Materials of unknown
✓ Hair Spray ✓ Polish (furniture, shoe) composition
✓ Bleach Please clearly label each
✓ Hydrogen Peroxide ✓ Pool Chemicals item you bring! ✗ Pathological wastes
✓ Car Wax
✓ Isopropyl Alcohol ✓ Propane Tanks ✗ Fluorescent light tubes
✓ Cleaners (furniture, carpet,
toilet, glass, drain, oven) ✓ Mildew Remover ✓ Sharps (needles, lancets – must be
in a sealed puncture-proof container)
 Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(See page 4)
White Goods
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
June 2007 July 2007 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat HHW Collection Event
Ingersoll: CAMI, 300 Ingersoll St
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 June 2 9:00 am–1:00 pm
Canada Day No Collection Southeast
White Goods Collection Event
Landfill closed. Brush Collection
Tillsonburg: Public Works Yard, 20 Spruce St

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 June 9 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Holiday Schedule
Brush Collection July 2: Collection changed to July 3

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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,
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 conserve resources and save money.

Go in, instead of using the drive-through. Idling vehicles

www.county.oxford.on.ca produce ten times the pollutants of a moving car.
 Scrap Metal Collection Event Open
8:00 am–
White Goods Collection Event 6
1:00 pm
✱ The collection events are for residential waste only. ✱

Dates Locations Dates Locations

Apr 21, ’07 Princeton – Community Park May 26, ’07 Woodstock 944 James Street (9 am–1 pm)
Norwich – Arena June 9, ’07 Tillsonburg – Public Works Yard 20 Spruce Street (9 am–1 pm)
Foldens – 374153 Foldens Line Sept 8, ’07 Ingersoll – CAMI 300 Ingersoll Street (9 am–1 pm)
Apr 28, ’07 Tavistock – Public Works Shed Sept 29, ’07 Woodstock 944 James Street (9 am–1 pm)
Acceptable Material:
Embro – Community Centre May 24, ’08 Woodstock Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm)
Sept 15, ’07 Plattsville – Arena ✓ Steel June 14, ’08 Tillsonburg Location to be announced (9 am–1 pm)
Thamesford – Community Centre ✓ Copper
Sept 22, ’07 Innerkip – Community Centre
✓ Aluminum This will include the acceptance at no charge of all
✓ Barbecues (without tank) freon containing items and appliances as well as
Otterville – Works Yard
✓ Lawnmowers non-freon containing appliances. Scrap metal will
Dereham Centre – Works Yard ✓ Appliances also be accepted at these events.
Apr 19, ’08 Princeton – Community Park ✓ Bicycles (without the tires)
Norwich – Arena
Foldens – 374153 Foldens Line Unacceptable Material: Freon containing
Apr 26, ’08 Tavistock – Public Works Shed
✗ Freon containing items items include: Over
Embro – Community Centre ✗ Furniture (non-metal) 1,000
✗ Microwaves ✓ Fridge freon contain-
Over 130 ✗ Propane tanks ✓ Freezer
ing units were
collected
tonnes
✗ Tires throughout
of scrap metal
was collected in ✗ Wood ✓ Air conditioner Oxford County
in 2006.
Oxford County ✗ Building materials ✓ Dehumidifier
in 2006.
✗ Non-metal items
If you miss any of these dates, please refer to the Small Vehicle Transfer Station information on page 8, for alternate disposal methods.
 White Goods
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(See page 4)
Scrap Metal
Collection Event
(See page 6)
ChangeSPEC IAL ALE RTS
Holiday Collection

(See page 10)

August 2007 September 2007 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Holiday Schedule
Aug 6: Collection changed to Aug 7
1 2 3 4 1 Sept 3: Collection changed to Sept 4

White Goods Collection Event

Ingersoll: CAMI, 300 Ingersoll St

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 September 8
Woodstock: 944 James St
9:00 am–1:00 pm

Civic Holiday Southeast Labour Day Southeast September 29 9:00 am–1:00 pm

No Collection Brush Collection No Collection Brush Collection HHW Collection Event

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Woodstock: GM, 1401 Parkinson Rd

September 15 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Scrap Metal Collection Event

Sept 15 Plattsville: Arena
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 8 am–1 pm Thamesford: Community Centre
Sept 22 Innerkip: Community Centre
8 am–1 pm Otterville: Works Yard
Dereham Centre: Works Yard
26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Landfill Information
Hours of Operation:
Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Closed 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 tonne
There 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.
Small Vehicle Transfer Station
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)
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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.
 Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
October 2007 November 2007 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Holiday Schedule
Oct 8: Collection changed to Oct 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Nov 12: Collection changed to Nov 13

Brush Collection

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Save a few bags of fallen

Thanksgiving Southeast Daylight Savings
Time Ends leaves to use over the winter
No Collection Brush Collection months in your Backyard Composter.
Winter compost is heavy in food
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 waste, so the addition of dry leaves
will help to optimize its effectiveness
Remem- No Collection Southeast
brance Day and reduce odours when things start
to thaw next spring.

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Approximately 20–25% of the

average garbage bag is food
waste that could have been backyard
composted.

Waste Reduction Week is October 15–21.

www.county.oxford.on.ca www.wrwcanada.com
Holiday Collection Schedule Winter Information 10
New Collection Day Inclement weather
Woodstock (not including Oxford in the winter months
Holiday Date (Observed Date) County or South-West Oxford) often may lead to
Victoria Day Monday, May 21, 2007 Tuesday, May 22, 2007
many problems for
Canada Day (observed Monday, July 2, 2007) Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Civic Holiday Monday, August 6, 2007 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 waste collection.
Labour Day Monday, September 3, 2007 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 In some cases of severe weather, collection may
Thanksgiving Monday, October 8, 2007 Tuesday, October 9, 2007 be suspended or delayed. Check the Oxford
Remembrance Day (observed Monday, November 12) Tuesday, November 13, 2007 County Website for details as it will be posted there
Christmas Eve Monday, December 24, 2007 Friday, December 21, 2007 immediately or call your local municipal office.
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Thursday, December 27, 2007
Boxing Day Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Thursday, December 27, 2007 Helpful Hints:
Thursday, December 27, 2007 Friday, December 28, 2007 ✓ Try to shovel out an area of snow that is level to place
Monday, December 31, 2007 Wednesday, January 2, 2008 your material on.
New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Thursday, January 3, 2008 ✗ Snow banks at the side of the road sometimes
Good Friday Friday, March 21, 2008 Thursday, March 20, 2008 make it difficult to put your material out close to the
Easter Monday Monday, March 24, 2008 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 roadside. Do not place your materials on top of a
Victoria Day Monday, May 19, 2008 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 snow bank.
✗ Do not place your items behind a snow bank, the
Christmas Tuesday, December 25 recycling will be collected on Thursday, December 27, 2007
drivers may miss it if it is hidden.
Wednesday, December 26 recycling will be collected on Friday, December 28, 2007
Week Recycling
Thursday, December 27 recycling will be collected on Saturday, December 29, 2007 ✓ Fold the bag tag around the neck of the bag back
Collection 2007 Monday, December 31 recycling will be collected on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 and stick the adhesive ends together making sure
both ends of the tag are visible, this will prevent the
If a holiday falls on your regular collection day, your garbage collection for that week may be moved tag from falling off the bag in extreme cold weather.
to an alternate date. These changes are shown above. Please note any changes that will affect you.
 Herbie Curbie
Pickup Alert
(See page 16)
Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
December 2007 January 2008 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Herbie Curbie pickup suspended
Herbie Curbie pickup suspended
1 1 2 3 4 5 from Dec 15, 2007 to Mar 15, 2008.
New Year’s Day Southeast NorthCentral
Holiday Schedule:
No Collection Northwest
Garbage Collection

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dec 24: Collection changed to Dec 21

Dec 25: Collection changed to Dec 27
Dec 26: Collection changed to Dec 27
Curbside Christmas Tree Collection Dec 27: Collection changed to Dec 28
Dec 31: Collection changed to Jan 2
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Jan 1: Collection changed to
Jan 2: Collection changed to
Jan 2
Jan 3
Recycling Collection
Dec 25: Collection changed to Dec 27
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dec 26: Collection changed to Dec 28
Dec 27: Collection changed to Dec 29
Southeast Dec 31: Collection changed to Jan 2

Christmas Tree Collection

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 All trees must be curbside by 7:00 am
No Collection Christmas Boxing Day Northwest Northeast NE Recycle on January 7. Please remember to
remove all decorations and plastic
No Collection No Collection NorthCentral NC Recycle bags. See page 12 for additional

30 31 Clean the condenser coils on your refrigerator every few months

information.

No Collection – you can reduce electricity consumption by 6% or more.

Newspaper is made up of about

www.county.oxford.on.ca 40–60% recycled paper.
Leaf and Yard Waste Yard Waste Depots 12

Brush Collection
The City of Woodstock conducts curbside Brush Collection. Brush can be set
out during Large Article Collection week for your area and the first 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.
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 landfill where it will be
worked into an active windrow to begin the decomposition process.

Leaf and Yard Waste Depot Acceptable Material: Municipality Location

Ingersoll Public Works Yard on Pemberton St. 3,962
✓ Brush (keep separate from other materials) tonnes
✓ Garden, hedge and tree trimmings Tavistock 18 Hendershot St. of yard waste
was collected
✓ Fruit and vegetables from the garden Innerkip 104 Blandford St. in 2006.
✓ House and garden plants Hickson 158 Loveys St.
✓ Leaves
Woodstock 944 James St.
✓ Hallowe’en pumpkins ✗ Please, no stumps
✓ Christmas Trees Norwich Phebe St. (at the very end of the street)
✓ Grass Christmas Tree Recycling Blandford-Blenheim Drumbo at the Works Yard
Remember clean, segregated loads Otterville York St. behind the Public Works Yard
Natural Christmas trees can be taken to
of brush can be taken to the landfill Tillsonburg 160 Vienna Rd.
any of the Leaf and Yard Waste Depots
free of charge. Any mixed load Zorra 783045 Road 78
to be recycled. Please remember to
will be charged the tipping fee.
remove all decorations and plastic bags
All leaf and yard material is used for transportation. There will be
composted and diverted from curbside Christmas trees collection
landfill resulting in an increased during the week of Jan. 7–11, 2008. All Note: Woodstock offers curbside leaf collection. Please call your
life span for our landfill. trees must be out by 7 am on Jan. 7. local municipal office for more information.
 Herbie Curbie
Pickup Alert
(See page 16)
Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
February 2008 March 2008 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Herbie Curbie pickup resumes
Herbie Curbie pickup resumes on
1 2 1 March 15, 2008.

Holiday Schedule
Mar 21: Collection changed to Mar 20

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mar 24: Collection changed to Mar 25

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Daylight Savings
Time Begins

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Southwest Good Friday
No Collection

24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Easter Monday Southeast
No Collection

Compost can increase your gardens water retention

30 31
and reduce the amount of watering it requires.

Walk, carpool or take public

www.county.oxford.on.ca transportation whenever possible.
 Large Article Collection Information 14

Remember to have all materials set out by Acceptable Materials: Unacceptable Materials:
7:00 am on the Monday of your collection week.
✓ Household Furniture ✗ Construction, building and demolition materials
Scrap metal will be picked up as part of the Large ✓ Mattresses and ✗ Gravel, stone, concrete
Article Collection in Woodstock. For alternate disposal Boxsprings
see page 6.
✗ Yard wastes, stumps (see page 12 for alternate disposal
✓ Tables and Chairs information)
Appliances will not be picked up in Large Article
Collection. Appliances can be taken to White Goods
✓ Carpet, plastic sheeting etc. ✗ Hazardous materials and wastes (Paint, Propane
(rolled and tied in lengths no longer than 4ft.) tanks, Pesticides, etc) (see page 4 for alternate disposal
Events. See page 6 for more information.
information)
Brush will be picked up in the Large Article Collection.
✓ Other bulky items not taken in
See page 12 for information on monthly brush
regular garbage collection ✗ White Goods (Appliances) (see page 6, or page 8 for
alternate disposal information)
collection. ✓ Televisions
✓ Brush ✗ Regular Household Garbage (Any bagged
General Regulations for Large Article Collection: material) (see page 16, or page 8 for alternate disposal
information)
Collection is for Residential and Farm Properties only.
✗ Tires (see page 8 for alternate disposal information)
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. ✱ Note: Items placed out in a garbage can/container
or trailer/bin WILL NOT be collected. ✱
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.
 Scrap Metal
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Large Article
Collection
(See page 14)
Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(See page 4)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
White Goods
Collection Event
(See page 6)
Holiday Collection
Change
(See page 10)

April 2008 May 2008 Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat Scrap Metal Collection Events
April 19, Princeton: Community Park
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 8 am–1 pm Norwich: Arena
Foldens: 374153 Foldens Line
Brush Collection (Northwest)
April 26, Tavistock: Public Works Shed
Large Article Collection (Northwest)
8 am–1 pm Embro: Community Centre
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holiday Schedule
Brush Collection (Southwest) May 19: Collection changed to May 20
Large Article Collection (Southwest)
HHW Collection Events
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Woodstock: Location to be announced
May 3 9:00 am–2:00 pm
Brush Collection (Northeast) Brush Collection (Southeast)
Large Article Collection (Northeast) Large Article Collection (Southeast) Tillsonburg: Location to be announced
May 10 9:00 am–2:00 pm
20 21 22
Earth Day
23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 White Goods Collection Event
Brush Collection (North Central) Victoria Day Southeast
Woodstock: Location to be announced
Large Article Collection (North Central) No Collection May 24 9:00 am–1:00 pm

27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Brush Collection (Northwest)
Large Article Collection (Northwest)

Donate what you can to charitable organizations

before putting it out for Large Article Collection.

April is Earth Month.

www.county.oxford.on.ca Earth Day is April 22. www.earthday.ca
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Bag Tags Bag Tag Standards:
Bag Tags can be purchased from over 80 locations across the County of One Bag Tag is needed for:
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 ✓ Each bag, maximum size of 76 × 96 cm (30 × 36″) and

1
are subject to store policy regarding extra charges. There is no tax on bag maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).
tags and no minimum quantity required for purchase. Visit our web site for a ✓ Each rigid container less than 128 litres in size with a
complete listing of locations, or see page 18. maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

www.county.oxford.on.ca ✓ Each bundle of material no longer than 96 cm (36″), securely

bound with a maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).

Bag Tags on your Garbage Two Bag Tags needed for:

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,
2 ✓ Large sized bags – each larger than 76 × 96 cm (30 × 36″).
✓ Each rigid container between 129 and 240 litres in size and a
folded over and the ends stuck together or flat on the bag maximum weight of 20 kg (44 lbs).
(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 Three Bag Tags needed for:
container, the tag(s) must be securely stuck on top of the loose material that ✓ Each rigid container larger than 240 litres (Herbie
is in the container. Tags must not be attached to the container. Set-outs with Curbie). Note: Herbie Curbies cannot be used
tag(s) attached to the container will not be collected. between December 15, 2007 and March 15, 2008.

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 Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(See page 4)
White Goods
Collection Event
(See page 6)
SPEC IAL ALE RTS
June 2008 Grasscycling Special Alerts

sun mon tues wed thurs fri sat HHW Collection Event
Ingersoll: Location to be announced
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grasscycling is a technique to June 7 9:00 am–1:00 pm
recycle your grass. It is very White Goods Collection Event
Brush Collection simple to do, when the grass Tillsonburg: Location to be announced
is cut, just leave the clippings
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 on the lawn. Grass clippings
June 14 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Only 4–6% of electrical energy

can be a great fertilizer. One used by an incandescent light
bag of grass clippings is equivalent to approximately 100 grams bulb is converted into visible light.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 of fertilizer. Since clippings release moisture and nutrients into The rest is lost as heat. Modern CFL
(compact fluorescent lights) provide
the soil as they break down, leaving clippings on the lawn will the characteristic warm glow of
prevent excessive moisture loss and return water to the soil. incandescent bulbs but use 75% less
energy and last ten times longer.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Let your grass grow to a height of 9 cm (3 ½″) then cut it to a CFLs may cost more than incandes-
cent bulbs but the energy savings
height of 6 cm (2 ½″). Try not to cut your lawn too short, cutting can pay off in less than two years.
the lawn too short may cause the root system to be too large
If every household in Canada
for the grass. If your lawn is excessively long and there is a large
29 30 o R ec ycl e volume of grass clippings you may compost the excess.
changed just one traditional incan-
descent light bulb to an Energy Star
et CFL, the country would save over $73
Ti m

Me

Grasscycling reduces household waste and saves space in million in energy costs every year
and reduce green house gas emis-
landfills and saves you money because it reduces the need to sions by 397,000 tonnes of carbon
water and fertilize your lawn. Also, grasscycling saves you time dioxide.
because you do not have to rake and bag up all of the clippings.

Go in, instead of using the drive-through. Idling vehicles

www.county.oxford.on.ca produce ten times the pollutants of a moving car.
County of Oxford Bag Tag Vendors If you have a concern with a vendor overcharging for bag tags 18
As of February 1, 2007 please call Oxford County Public Works at 519-539-9800.

LOCATION NAME OF VENDOR ADDRESS LOCATION NAME OF VENDOR ADDRESS

Beachville Shak’s 434805 Zorra Line Ingersoll cont’d Ingersoll Variety Store 182 Whiting St.
Zorra TV and Appliances 684125 County Rd. 2 Mac’s Ingersoll 6 Bell St.
Bright Bright Post Office & Café 11 Baird St. South McKim’s Home Hardware 142 Thames St. South
Brownsville Hubee’s Variety 292285 Culloden Line Riverside Mini Mart 211 Charles St. East
Dereham Centre South-West Oxford Municipal Office 312915 Dereham Line Innerkip Corner Farm Market Blandford St.
Drumbo Blandford–Blenheim Municipal Office 47 Wilmot St. Community Food Market 177 Blandford St.
Drumbo Variety 24 Wilmot St. North Kintore Kintore Variety 540 Allen St.
Embro Embro Feed and Supply 118 Commissioner St. Mount Elgin Mount Elgin Variety & Gas Bar 333198 Plank Line
Matheson’s General Store 127 Huron St. Norwich Mac’s Norwich 15 Stover St.
Gobles Gobles Country Store and Gas County Rd. 2 Norwich Knechtel 74 Main St.
Hickson East Zorra-Tavistock Municpal Office 90 Loveys St. Norwich Pop & Variety 11 Stover St.
Oxford Agro-Pro 596222 County Rd. 59 Waterloo-Oxford Co-Op Norwich 136 Main St.
Huntingford Kitching’s Country Store County Rd. 59 Ostrander Wards Automotive Centre 332543 Plank Line
Ingersoll Bell Street Variety 181 Bell St. Otterville Norwich Municipal Office 210 Main St. East
Bridge Variety Store 15 Thames St. South Otterville Variety 202 Main St. West
Frank’s Variety Store 159 Thames St. South Plattsville Plattsville Pro Hardware 16 Albert St.
Highway 19 Mini Mart 186 Canterbury St. Princeton Sinden Feed and Seed 15 Main St. West
Hurley’s Independent Grocer’s 273 King St. West Salford Village Cheese Mill 333744 Plank Line
Ingersoll Foodland 72 Charles St. West Springford Smith’s Snack Bar & Variety 3 West St. North
Ingersoll Municipal Office 130 Oxford St. West Tavistock Mac’s Tavistock 5 Woodstock St. North
LOCATION NAME OF VENDOR ADDRESS LOCATION NAME OF VENDOR ADDRESS
Tavistock cont’d Tavistock Gas and Variety 161 Woodstock St. South Woodstock cont’d Food Basics 868 Dundas St.
Thamesford Mac’s Thamesford 249 Dundas St. Hasty Market – Woodstock 29 Clarke St.
Thamesford Variety 150 Dundas St. J&P Variety – Norwich Ave. 232 Norwich Ave
Tillsonburg A&P Grocery Store 225 Broadway Ave. J&P Variety – Ingersoll Ave 509 Ingersoll Ave.
Around the Corner Variety 36 Bidwell St. Mac’s – Norwich Ave 361 Norwich Ave
Beres Meat and Deli 332 Broadway Ave Mac’s – Vansittart Ave 3 Vansittart Ave
Chrissy’s Corner Store 170 Tillson Ave Pine Variety 988 Dundas St.
Coward Pharmacy 165 Broadway Ave Shoppers Drug Mart 959 Dundas St.
Cranberry Convenience 150 North St. East Shoppers Drug Mart Downtown 449 Dundas St.
DNT Convenience 510 Broadway Ave Sobey’s 379 Springbank Ave
Hasty Market Tillsonburg 86 Simcoe St. South Side Mini Mart 662 Henry St.
Mac’s Tillsonburg 594 Broadway Ave Starlight Convenience 780 Dundas St.
Maple View Variety 126 Concession St. East Sunrise Variety 212 Springbank Ave
Sobeys Tillsonburg 678 Broadway Ave West End Video and Variety 224 Dundas St.
Tillsonburg Customer Service Centre 10 Lisgar Ave Woodstock City Hall Dundas St.
Uniondale Greason’s Supply and Service 196852 19th Line Woodstock Engineering Office 944 James St.
Woodstock 7-11 Woodstock 3 Huron St. Woodstock IGA 645 Dundas St.
Mac’s – Devonshire Ave 951 Devonshire Ave Zorra Zorra Municipal Office 274620 27th Line
C+M Mini Mart 235 Dundas St.
Corner Farm Market 674 Peel St. Bag Tag Cost
County of Oxford POA 415 Hunter St. Bag tags are available at any of the above locations for $1.25 per tag. Revenue
Daisy Mart 258 Mill St. generated by the sale of bag tags directly covers the cost of garbage collection
and disposal.
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Items not accepted at curbside
Below 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 office. 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
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✗ Crates and Pallets
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✗ Fences, fence posts, wire residential garbage tonnage
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✗ Hazardous waste 2,200 tonnes each year.
✗ Hay
✗ Household furniture (see City of Woodstock
page 14 or page 8 for alternate
disposal information) Alternate Week Recycling
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✗ Industrial waste
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✗ Liquid waste
✗ Manure Please refer to
✗ Scrap metal (see page 6 or separate calendars for
page 8 for alternate disposal South-West Oxford
information) and Oxford County.
✗ Straw Calendars are available
at your local municipal
✗ Tires (page 8 for alternate
office or from Oxford
disposal information)
County Public Works. For information
✗ Wet or visible animal feces
(See back cover for contact information.)
regarding Recycling
standards, please
refer to page 22.
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Unacceptable Recyclable Materials: Since 2003,

What is Acceptable? ✗ Film Plastic

the tonnes of
recyclable material
diverted from our
Plastic ✗ Crinkly Plastic (Dividers in Cookie Bags) landfill has increased
by approximately
All rigid plastic bottles, tubs and lids 355 tonnes a year.
✗ Polystyrene (Styrofoam)
Examples: ✗ Chip Bags
Beverage bottles (pop, juice, water) ✗ Milk Pouches Oxford County Recycling
Food Containers (yogurt, margarine) ✗ Bubble Wrap Requirements
Detergent and Cleaner Containers ✗ Plastic Items: such as toys, hangers Please have your recycling at the
Personal Care Containers (shampoo bottles) ✗ Aerosol Cans curb by 7:00 am on your collection
day.
✗ Paint Cans
If your recycling is not out when the
Metal ✗ Window Glass collection vehicle goes by, it will not
Examples: ✗ Light Bulbs come back to collect your recycling.
Aluminum beverage cans ✗ Dishes and Drink Glasses Recycling must be placed no further than 1 meter
(3 feet) from the curb or travelled portion of the
Steel food/beverage tins and cans ✗ Milk Cartons road.
✗ Asceptic Packaging (Drink Boxes) If your recycling is unacceptable, it will not be
Glass ✗ Dirty or contaminated cardboard collected and an explanation notice will be left.
Examples: ✗ Christmas Gift Wrap
Clear/coloured food and beverage glass
Boxboard Acceptable Set-Out Need another Recycling Box?
Examples: 1. Empty all contents from containers Recycling boxes are available for purchase
Cereal Boxes you wish to recycle.
at your local municipal office.
Tissue Boxes 2. Each of the following items should
While recycling boxes are preferred, you can also use a sturdy
be separately bagged. (You may use
Toilet Tissue Rolls container that is similar in size to the recommended recycle box.
grocery bags) :
Containers can be no larger than 60 cm (24″) long × 35 cm (14″) tall.
Paper Egg Cartons • Fine Paper (white and colour)
Examples of such containers:
• All other Paper
Cardboard ✓ Laundry Baskets
• Glass
Identified by two outer, thin-
✓ Plastic Storage Totes
• Metal Containers
walled linerboards, having
corrugated waffle in the middle. • #1 Plastic Containers Please keep in mind that the recycling container and its contents
must not weigh more than 20 kg (45 lbs.).
• #2 Plastic Containers
Paper ✱ Please do not use garbage containers because your
• All other plastic bottles and
containers recyclables may be mistaken for garbage. ✱
Examples:
Newspaper • Boxboard – Please flatten down

Flyers/Magazines • Cardboard – must be flattened Questions?

and bundled so that it is no larger
Telephone Books If you have any questions regarding waste management
than 75 × 75 × 20 cm and placed
please contact your local municipal office.
Fine Paper (bills, letters, computer paper) beside your recycling box
Or
3. Please place bags neatly into your
recycling box. Visit us online at:

www.county.oxford.on.ca
Contact Information

City of Woodstock Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of South-West Oxford

944 James St. 47 Wilmot St., Drumbo 312915 Dereham Line
(519) 539-1291 ext. 3104 (519) 463-5347 (519) 877-2702 or (519) 485-0477
www.city.woodstock.on.ca www.twp.bla-ble.on.ca www.swox.org

Town of Ingersoll Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Township of Zorra

130 Oxford St., 2nd Floor 90 Loveys St., Hickson 274620 27th Line
(519) 485-0120 (519) 462-2697 (519) 485-2490 or 1-888-699-3868
www.ingersoll.ca www.twp.ezt.on.ca www.zorra.on.ca

Town of Tillsonburg Township of Norwich Oxford County Public Works

Customer Service Centre 210 Main St. E, Otterville 21 Market Square, Woodstock
10 Lisgar Ave. (519) 879-6568 or (519) 863-2709 (519) 539-9800 or 1-866-537-7778
(519) 842-9200 www.twp.norwich.on.ca www.county.oxford.on.ca
www.town.tillsonburg.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.