Citing potential delays attributable to Canada Put up strike, county says residents must decide up calendars
NEWS RELEASE
COUNTY OF SIMCOE
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Because of the impacts and potential delays attributable to the latest Canada Put up strike, County of Simcoe waste assortment calendars won’t be mailed to Simcoe County residents in 2025.
As a substitute, the County of Simcoe is providing residents the next handy choices to entry their waste calendars for the approaching 12 months:
Simcoe County Collects app: Residents can entry their personalised calendar within the Simcoe County Collects app that can routinely show info based mostly on their zone. As well as, residents can obtain alerts, search for assortment info, and way more within the app. For iPhone customers, it may be downloaded within the Apple App Retailer right here or for Android customers, it may be downloaded within the Google Play retailer right here.
E-calendar: Residents can view a downloadable, on-line model of the calendar by visiting simcoe.ca/waste.
Bodily calendars accessible for pickup: Bodily calendars can be found for pickup at varied places throughout the county. All County of Simcoe waste drop-off amenities can have bodily copies of calendars accessible, in addition to the County of Simcoe’s administration centre in Midhurst. Native municipal city halls can even have restricted portions. Click on right here for a full checklist of places which have obtained calendars to be made accessible for pickup.
Service Simcoe Contact Centre: Common waste assortment inquiries may be addressed by electronic mail [email protected] or attain out by phone at 705-735-6901. The Contact Centre may mail bodily copies to households upon request.
*Please be aware that this doesn’t apply to residents of the cities of Barrie and Orillia.
“The printed calendar has been a helpful resource for our residents for years, and by offering pickup locations and downloadable options, we’re still supporting residents who prefer a physical, printed version,” stated Warden Basil Clarke. “More and more residents are using our Simcoe County Collects app successfully and it’s truly the best tool to access all your waste collection and waste drop-off facility information. Since there will be both cost saving and environmental benefits of moving away from a mass calendar distribution in 2025, we will monitor feedback and determine the best approach to share this information with residents in 2026.”
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