Greater Sudbury is waiving residential tipping fees between Oct. 4-9, so local residents can bring discarded household items to local landfills free of charge.
The "tipping fee holiday" includes up to eight passenger/light truck tires each day. There are no other limits to household waste.
Residents are asked to sort the items into groups to help with disposal, the city said in a press release. They suggest sorting into recyclables, scrap metal and appliances, furniture, electronics, concrete (with no rebar), leaf and yard trimmings, and regular household garbage.
Refuse must be delivered in private motor vehicles. The tipping fee vacation does not apply to deliveries in commercial or rental vehicles, or non-residents of the city. Proof of address may be required.
The city asks all residents cover trailers and truck beds when transporting waste to prevent litter. It also warns residents to expect higher volumes of traffic due to the tipping fee holiday, and to expect delays.
Starting Oct. 1, the city's landfills will operate on winter hours, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
For more information, contact the city at 3-1-1.
