The Mobile Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot is moving from the Riverstown Waste Facility to the Aberfoyle Waste Facility, and will be there for the month of August. In August the mobile depot will be stationed at: 6922 Concession 4,…
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Green bins have been delivered to eligible households across Wellington County, and the highly anticipated curbside collection service will begin on July 7. The new curbside collection programme will have: Standardized collection frequency for both urban and rural households. Materials…
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The County of Wellington has implemented proactive measures to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, all County Waste Facilities have been closed to the public until further notice. All County of Wellington residents are asked to use…
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The County of Wellington has closed all Waste Facilities in consideration of the social distancing protocols issued by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health and the Province of Ontario in response to the COVID-19 situation. As a result of these closures, residents are…
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by Patrick Raftis. More Wellington County residents are using expanded rural pickup to send recycling, rather than garbage, to local landfill and transfer station sites. However, overall, county residents have been slow to adopt to the new service. A staff…
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This article is just to serve as a reminder that tomorrow is the first rural roadside collection day for garbage and recycling in Puslinch. From now on your pickup day will be every second Friday. Place your recyclables in the…
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Wasted Money or Prudent Planning? by Kevin Johnson. In October of 2014 our County Councillor, amid much fanfare, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ‘newly renovated’ waste transfer station located on Concession 4 in Puslinch. As chair of Wellington County’s…
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If endorsed by county council on March 31, bi-weekly rural pickup will begin on July 1 in the five Wellington municipalities where the service is not currently offered.
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Daina Makinson and I sat down with Mayor and County Councillor Dennis Lever to discuss what’s happening with Solid Waste Services (“SWS”) in Wellington County. We hope this will be one of many in a series of conversations to keep…
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 19, the County of Wellington closed all waste facilities based on social distancing protocols issued by the Government of Ontario and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Pubic Health. As the Government of Ontario works towards the…
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The County of Wellington has implemented proactive measures to limit further transmission of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, all County Waste Facilities have been closed to the public until further notice. All County of Wellington residents are asked to…
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Tipping fees for wood debris from the Friday May 4th, 2018 wind storm will be waived through Saturday May 12th at the County’s waste facilities. The following waste facilities accept wood waste: Riverstown Harriston Belwood Aberfoyle All other regular waste…
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I live on Hwy 6, Puslinch, On and have been putting out recycling bins. For the past two pickups, after they are emptied they are left sitting on the shoulder of the hwy and this week right against the pavement….
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by Mike Robinson. As the price per garbage bag goes up, rural pickup begins throughout Wellington County. On May 18, Puslinch council briefly reviewed correspondence on the new prices that will be charged for Wellington County garbage bags. The notification…
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During today’s Wellington County Council meeting, Council approved expanding waste and recyclable collection to all rural households, and to change user fees for waste disposal. Both changes will take effect on July 1, 2016. “Expanding rural collection will allow all…
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by Patrick Raftis GUELPH – Wellington County residents will get a reprieve on a planned increase in the cost of user-pay garbage fees. At its Jan. 12 meeting, the county’s solid waste services committee recommended that effective July 1 user…
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