Westmount is committed to reducing the amount of material it sends to landfill. Garden waste disposal is an important component of waste diversion. Some garden waste can be mulched to be used as a rich organic fertilizer. Grass clippings and leaves can be left on your lawn and mowed over to return vital nutrients and water to your grass, which promotes a lusher, greener lawn.

If neither mulching nor composting is a viable option for your household, you can dispose of garden waste through the Kitchen and Garden Waste collection.

All garden waste will be collected along with the contents of your green bin on the collection day in your area either Monday or Tuesday if it is properly prepared for the collection.

Garden waste consisting of:

• Residue from the spring garden clean up and other landscaping activity
• Residue from de-thatching your lawn
• Residue from your vegetable garden or fruit trees
• Small branches up to 2.5 in diameter, not exceeding 1 meter in length. Bundled and tied with natural twine ( no plastic cords)
• Weeds and grass trimmings

Please follow the guidelines below for the collection:

All garden waste must be placed in compostable or paper yard waste bags. Garden waste can also be placed loose in an open rigid plastic or metal container, next to the green bin. Leave the top off the containers so that collection crews can see the contents. Containers must not exceed 20 kg in weight.