Source: www.toronto.ca

Toronto’s city-wide tree debris removal started Friday, January 3, 2014 and is expected to take approximately eight weeks, weather permitting. A January 2, 2014 news release provides operational details.

You may monitor the debris removal progress by checking this debris cleanup map.

The map will be updated daily from Monday-Friday. If you have trouble locating your area on the map, please contact 311 for assistance.

Instructions to property owners in how to prepare for debris removal in their area:

The City will haul away all tree branches from front yards and roadsides and will include those that have fallen on private property if they are less than 15 cm (six inches) in diameter and have been taken to the curb. Please neatly stack limbs/branches with butt ends towards the road for City pick-up.  Place wood debris at the front edge of your property as close to the sidewalk or road as possible without blocking either.

City crews will not collect large limbs (more than 15 cm or six inches in diameter) from private trees that have fallen on private property. Property owners should contact a private contractor for this. A City permit is not required to remove damaged or downed trees that are hazardous, however many trees can be saved with proper care and pruning.

For residents that live in the Asian long-horned beetle (ALHB) quarantine area in Etobicoke, City crews and private contractors will dispose of this debris in an appropriate manner. Residents are advised not to take this wood out of the Federal quarantine area. Check toronto.ca/trees for more information.