The City of Martensville Annual Back Lane and General Clean-Up will be taking place this month and is a perfect opportunity to clean up your yard and make some space within your shed, garage and basement.
This project is done in collaboration with the City of Martensville Public Works department and the Urban Camp and provides the community with a chance to dispose of items that are not eligible for regular garbage pick-up.
For residents on the south side of Main Street, the pick-up will take place from September 16-20 and residents north of Main Street will be from September 23-27. Residents are required to have items out by Monday of their pickup week by 8:00am. Items are not to be placed in the lane until one week prior to pick-up and residents without back lanes can place items curbside one day prior to pick-up.
Ensure items are not restrictive to traffic, and that items you do not want removed are not in the lane during this time.
This program is designed for residential yard cleanup waste only and is not intended for commercial or industrial waste.
Accepted items include household appliances such as fridges, stoves, freezers, etc. (must have all doors removed), furniture, torn down fence material (four-foot lengths & tied), pieces of scrap material (including material from small renovations – four-foot lengths and tied), garden refuse and grass clippings (all bagged), tree branches (four-foot lengths and tied).
Items that will not be picked up include hazardous materials, rocks, sod, topsoil, gravel, any liquids, construction materials, car parts, tires, computers & parts, batteries, televisions, concrete.
“Residents are responsible for ensuring their waste meets the criteria for collection. Any items not collected or not meeting the guidelines must be properly disposed of through approved means to avoid penalties under the Waste Bylaw,” the City of Martensville stated in a notice to the public.
More information on how to properly dispose or recycle items can by found on the City of Martensville website, or within the annual Martensville Community Guide.
