Waste Related Events

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In an effort to reduce the waste Whitehorse landfills and increase proper disposal and reusing of items, the City organizes and hosts numerous waste events.

Event	Date
Statutory Holiday Closure @Waste Management Facility	Friday April 19
Household Hazardous Waste Day @Waste Management Facility	Friday May 10 & Saturday May 11
Tag 'n' Take at your curb	Saturday May 11 & Sunday May 12
20 Minute Makeover near your home or workplace!	Wednesday May 15
Cleanup Days @Waste Management Facility	May 16 - 20
Household Hazardous Waste Day @Waste Management Facility	September 14
Statutory Holiday Closure @Waste Management Facility	December 25
Cleanup Days @Waste Management Facility	Thursday December 26
Statutory Holiday Closure @Waste Management Facility	January 1, 2020
Holiday Tree Collection At your curb	January 12, 2020

Annual Events

CLEAN UP DAYS AT THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

Whitehorse residents can bring residential garbage and yard waste to the Waste Management Facility free on dates listed in table above.

Tipping fees are waived for	tipping fees still apply
Self-hauled car, pick-up loads and small utility trailers with only: Residential waste Wooden furniture Mattresses and box springs Construction and demolition waste (must be separated from residential waste) Residential yard waste (loose or in approved compostable bags) Other organic waste (must be separated from residential waste	E-waste (TVs, computer equipment, fax machines, copy equipment, etc) Metals (scrap metal, lawn mowers, propane tanks, BBQs, etc) Appliances (fridges, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, etc) ALL commercial loads (ICI, C&D, clearing and grubbing)

Tipping fees are waived for

tipping fees still apply

Self-hauled car, pick-up loads and small utility trailers with only:

Residential waste
Wooden furniture
Mattresses and box springs
Construction and demolition waste (must be separated from residential waste)
Residential yard waste (loose or in approved compostable bags)
Other organic waste (must be separated from residential waste

E-waste (TVs, computer equipment, fax machines, copy equipment, etc)
Metals (scrap metal, lawn mowers, propane tanks, BBQs, etc)
Appliances (fridges, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, etc)
ALL commercial loads (ICI, C&D, clearing and grubbing)

Tag'n'take

Even better than recycling is reusing, and when it comes to items that still have some life in them, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure! Reusing not only keeps still useful items out of the landfill, but also:

Saves you money
Saves the energy and resources needed to make new items, including the packaging
Prevents additional pollution that would have been generated
Reduces greenhouse gases
Good condition items are re-homed and re-purposed for years to come

Got stuff? Tag ‘n’ Take is a once/year initiative to help connect unwanted (yet useful) items with new owners. Tag items that are in good condition and put them at your curb after dawn. Remove all leftover items the following day before dusk.

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