PSA: Remember to compost your yard waste at City landfills

Give your spring yard waste a second life as compost. Remember that you can drop-off your yard waste for composting at all three City landfills.

The landfills will waive fees for residential loads of leaves, branches, plants and other yard and garden material until June 1. The material will be composted at the sites, turning it back into a useful resource.

Please leave your material loose or put it in paper yard waste bags, which can be composted along with the yard waste. If loads are loose, make sure they are secure before transporting them. The service is intended for residents only. Charges will apply if the load contains other items.

Before leaving for the landfill, visit calgary.ca/waste or contact 311 to confirm landfill hours, locations and other details.

WHAT:  The spring yard waste program encourage residents to compost organic garden material at City landfills for free.

WHEN/WHERE:  Available until June 1, 2014 at all three City landfills
Spyhill Landfill - 11808 - 69 Street NW
East Calgary Landfill - 3801 - 68 Street SE
Shepard Landfill - 12111 - 68 Street SE

WEB: Spring yard waste page on calgary.ca

MEDIA: Audio, raw video, b-roll and photographs are available for download. For audio files email media.relations@calgary.ca.

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