Niagara curbside branch collection running through month of May

Twice a year, Niagara Region offers curbside branch collection from single family houses and any apartment building with six units or less.

The spring pick-up has arrived. From now until May 27, all residents in all of the 12 Niagara municipalities can start hauling their bundled branches to the curb.

However, Niagara has very specific criteria for branch collection, such as:

• Branches must be tied in bundles with twine
• Maximum weight of bundle is 22.7 kg (50 lbs.)
• Maximum size of bundle is 1.5 m (5 feet) in length and 0.5 m (1.6 feet) in diameter
• Individual branches inside of the bundle must not exceed 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter
• Branches must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day, or placed out the night before after 5 p.m.
• During the weeks of spring branch collection, branches and leaf and yard waste are often collected in a separate collection truck than Green Bin material

In addition to curbside collection, residents can also drop off branches (of any size) and yard waste at one of the Region’s Waste and Recycling Drop-off Depots year-round, free of charge. To avoid delays at drop-off depots, plan your visit outside of the three busiest days – Mondays, Tuesday and Saturdays.

Special collection weeks, such as branch collection, holiday collection and Christmas tree collection are also included in the web/mobile app.