The Annual Leaf & Pumpkin Drop Off Program will run from September 24 - November 13, 2005

Due to the large volumes of leaves that are added to the regular garbage stream each fall, the City of Calgary Waste & Recycling Services began operating a leaf drop off program to compost residential leaves. Each fall, residents can drop off their bagged leaves and pumpkins at one of the depot locations throughout the city or at any of the three city landfills free of charge. We will compost the leaves and pumpkins for use by the Calgary Zoo and City facilities. Wildwood residents can drop their leaves and pumpkins off at the Wildwood Community Centre, 4411 Spruce Dr. SW.

In 2004, 1.2M kg of leaves and pumpkins were composted through this program. By participating in the Leaf and Purmpkin Drop Off Program, residents help keep garbage collection crews on schedule during peak volumes of seasonal waste, extend the life of landfills and recycle a natural resource into compost.

For more information contact our Recycling 24 hour Hotline at (403) 277-7770 or our residential inquiries line during business hours (403) 230-6600