The following letter was submitted by Ian Findlay Members of Guelph City Council are preparing for public delegations Monday night regarding the 2016 capital and operating budget. As in the past, there will be delegations from condo owners in Guelph seeking a rebate from the City for garbage collection. They say that because they have […]
Press release. Guelph City Council has endorsed the 29 recommendations outlined in the City’s 2014 Solid Waste Management Master Plan (SWMMP) that will build on Guelph’s leadership in waste minimization and diversion for a sustainable, service-focused and economically viable future. Guelph’s 2014 SWMMP provides strategic direction for the next 20 years and focuses on developing […]
Staff memo. Starting May 1, Guelph households scheduled to receive waste collection carts this fall (the final one-third of the city) will receive an information brochure delivered to their door about the cart program. This brochure will provide residents with general information and facts about the cart program that will help them choose the size […]
Press release. Last night Council approved a contract with Recyclable Material Marketing (ReMM) and Rizzo Environmental Services to process up to 28,000 additional tonnes of recyclables from Detroit, Michigan at Guelph’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF). To process the additional recyclables, the City will operate a second work shift at the MRF and hire up to […]
Press release. More than 800 volunteers will help make Guelph a little greener this weekend by picking up litter in the community. The 11th annual Clean and Green Community Clean Up takes place on Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Crews will spend the morning picking up litter in more than 80 locations […]
On Saturday April 26, 8:30 till noon, join your friends and neighbours for the Clean and Green community clean up. Friends of the Trans-Canada Trail will be meeting at Speedvale and cleaning our way south to Goldie Mill. Barbecue, noon at Riverside Park to follow. Click here to register.
Press release. Beginning today, Forestry crews are starting the substantial task of brush cleanup. The brush cleanup will involve the removal and chipping of branches dropped from City-owned trees as a result of the December 22, 2013 ice storm. Enough snow has melted on the ground to allow the start of this work. Forestry operations […]
The City of Guelph is seeking feedback and insight from the community as part of its Solid Waste Management Master Plan (SWMMP) Review. After extensive community consultation through an open house, focus group workshops, surveys, and on-going input from the Public Steering Committee, the review team has identified potential waste reduction and diversion options that […]
Three perspectives on Guelph garbage collection. i would just like to comment on this bin project at first i was against it now that i have tried it out for i think around 4-6 months my street was one of the last ones to receive the bins, i think it’s worked out very well it […]
Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) announced today that the City of Guelph achieved the best residential waste diversion rate in 2012. The residential waste diversion rate is the percentage of Blue Box and other residential garbage reported to WDO that is kept out of landfill. Reports with amounts of these materials are submitted by over 400 […]