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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 14 Sep 2005, p. 40

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Ill , UV“ IUI IUU , www.city.waterloo.on.ca 2005 Autumn Leaf Collection Leaves have started to fall. To _ensure the safety of r'll,'f . . children. do not allow t em to play In the roadside leaf piles. Leaf Disposal Alternatives - Natural Choices Matching and composting are the most economical and environmentally bentfi- cial ways to deal with your leaves, . Instead of disposing of your leaves, save them, and gradually add them to your home composer. They will break down into a useful organic material that can be added to flower and vegetable gardens. - Leaves although bulky when first raked will compost well in a pile over the win- ter, . Rather than raking your leaves, why not mulch them on your lawn or into your garden? When the leaves are dry, mow your lawn more frequently The mulched leaves will soon disappear into your lawn or garden as fertilizer. . Take your bagged leaves to the Waterloo Landfill site at 925 Erb Street for com- posting. . Tar spotted leaves should be bagged or raked to the curb for Municipal Composting Programs. Tip: Mulching your leaves with a lawn mower or other mulching device prior to bagging can reduce leaf volumes. (l0 bags of loose leaves = 1 bag of mulched leaves) CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM _ approximately six weeks. Loose leaves should be raked onto the roadway and piled as close to the curb as possible. Rake your leaves to the curb as early in the program as possible, while the weather is more favourable. This will help to ensure that they are picked up. Residents who do not have their leaves out on time should deliver them to the Waterloo Landfill site at 925 Erb Street for composting. Loose leaf collection will begin on Monday, . m, Ntt, place leaves on tul-de-sac islands or large middle of the road boaie- vard islands. It IS very difficult for our vaceuum equipment to reach and as a t _ ‘ result rcqurres excessne hand work to remove these leaves. . LhtDhtg, park vehicles on leaf piles during the collection program. Our crews cannot reach the leaves and will not be back on this route for up to 3 weeks. Raking Leaves onto the Roadway is Only Permitted During the City's Scheduled Leaf Coilection Program. How often will you pick-up leaves on my street? Startmg on October 1?. 2005. our crews mll begun fucking up leaves on both the Icast and West stde ofthe cult, They wall follow the routing as pictured In the map uhme tn numcncal order Che speed at whrch the crewx can travel ts controlled by leaf volumes and weather 1 e ram nr Show Our new» weather permltttng, should he .1th to em er csach xtreer at least three tunes during the cour'ic ofthe program How can I find out “here the crews are? l heck the I ll} of Watculoo1, “chute at 'r"" city, uuterlnn nn ca which vull he updated regularly sr 1th mturmdtum as lo (rt-u locations and prugrexs or call the (try of “Etlerluuk Scnltct enlre “Huh hmlrtl at Ji)ih-2llf) Him late ran I put mu my teases? A, mun: h nu mu aw um complctcly prudn! the "cuthcr. hump your kuscr, um by nu latcr than Sunday Novcmlwr BIL gnm mil cmurc thc luphcst Irkchlurod than nur nrcux will hr dth lo put. up Sour lumcx W hat should I do if I am late? Rch and doluu mm Imam tet thc “Jluluu l .mdhll situ' ul "I" I rh 511cm tor composrtrlp u hat should I do if my leases Call marl)? yutvte th'm on HM“ propel“ m hrrup Ilwm In Ilu. “Hm-Hun l .mdhll mu for compo) mp ”hunt do nu! mkr than to thy ' nth [mm to th mhcr If gum Do Nit mix rocks. sticks, branches. brush or other debris with the leaves. These materials pose a safety risk to crews and can result in costly mechanical breakdowns and schcduhng problems. Crews may pass by yilur leaves. Do Not place leaves over storm grates. This can result m flooding problems during heavy rams. "You Live on a Regional Road rake the leaves to the boulevard, October 17. THE CITY OF FL',. Wateloo 2005 and run [or What happens if we have a snowstorm? A heavy snow in combination with a long period of below freezing temperatures would end the program. I For more information call the City of Waterloo's Service Centre switch board at "f-?3fCtc1tCcrt the City of Waterloo's website at www.city.waterloo.on.ca WED? OE ' Ttte Cry of Waterloo IS Nosting a Punk: Information Centre on Wednesday“ September 16, 2005 from 6:00 to B:3tt AM, at Northlake Woods Public Schaol. 500 Nuthake Dime The (arms! of the PIC wall be a drop-o centre where you can rewew dsplay mazenais and ask questions of me Prupct Team A handout and cornmeal form w:|l be prnvvded 'dt/I" GEE Wafiiiiloo The among? of it“ Pub'IL Infn'mahnn Denim Is In revue“. the vnfnrmaimn and orwa'ysus completed In dam and lo nmuvlie 'nput and comments on ttw, Ildfflh r atrmnq allernarwps undn' vac-Gldelahrm Mr Chris Hodgso". B Eng . Wand Manager. 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