GARBAGE
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GFL Environmental Curbside Garbage Collection Guidelines
Collection Schedule
Garbage is collected weekly using the provided GFL cart on your regularly scheduled collection day.
Place your cart at the curb:
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- The night before collection, or
- Before 7:00 AM on your scheduled collection day.
Cart Placement Rules
To ensure your garbage is collected, please follow these placement requirements:
- Place the GFL garbage cart within 3 feet of the curb or street.
- Position the cart on one side of the driveway.
- Leave at least 3 feet of clearance between the cart and any fixed object, including: Parked cars, mailboxes, utility poles, and carts.
The handles and wheels must face away from the street.
If the trash cart is restricted and/or imporperly placed, it will remain unserviceable, due to servicing as an automate route.

Garbage Preparation Requirements
- All items must be bagged and placed in the cart in order to be collected. Material that is placed outside of the cart will not be colloected.
- Non-GFL carts, such as bins, barrels, or other plastic containers, will not be serviced with automated collection.
Approved Containers
- Only the provided GFL cart may be used for automated collection.
- Non-GFL carts, bins, barrels, or other plastic containers will not be serviced.
Holiday Schedule
There will be no garbage collection on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
When a holiday occurs during the collection week:
- There will be no pickup on the holiday.
- All collection routes will be delayed by one day following the holiday.
Contact Information
GFL Environmental
Phone: (906) 774-9006
Website: GFLEnv.com↗
