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City of Greater Sudbury to only accept compostable yard waste bags

People in Sudbury will soon have to ensure yard waste and trimmings are left in compostable paper bags for collection.

Beginning July 1, only compostable paper bags and securely tied bundles will be accepted

Starting in July, Sudburians will need to use compostable bags for curbside pick of of leaves and other yard waste and trimmings. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

People in Sudbury will soon have to ensure yard waste and trimmings are left in compostable paper bags for collection.

The City of Greater Sudbury said it ischanging to a more environmentally responsible and cost-efficient residential leaf and yard trimmings collection policy.

Beginning July 1, only compostable paper bags and securely tied bundles will be accepted for residential curbside collection of leaf and yard trimmings, the city said.

Plastic bags will no longer be permitted.

The compostable paper bags decompose along with the leaf and yard trimmings, eliminating the de-bagging process, and preventing the plastic bags from ending up in the landfill, the city said.

For more information people can visitwww.greatersudbury.ca/wastemanagement or call 3-1-1.