The City of Toronto is urging residents to clean up as much of the leftover brush and tree branches from December’s ice storm. Wood debris will be removed by the regular leaf and yard waste collection crews on the next pickup day. Get the stuff out there by 7a.m. The diameter of branches must not be larger than 7.5 centimetres (3 inches). For limbs, trunks and stumps that exceed this accepted size, residents must make arrangements with a private company specializing in handling this type of waste. For City collection, branches must be put out in small bundles no longer than 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length and 0.6 metres (2 feet) in width. The maximum height for yard waste containers is 95 centimetres (37 inches) and each container cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms (40 pounds). Kraft paper bags are acceptable containers. The City will not pick up yard waste set out in plastic bags or cardboard boxes. If residents see large fallen limbs from public trees located on public property, they may call 311 to report it, the City advises.
