Garbage, recycling delayed in four Ottawa wards after employees come into close contact with COVID-19

Garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day this week in four City of Ottawa wards after two employees came into close contact with COVID-19.

Residents in Alta Vista, Capital, Knoxdale-Merivale and River Wards have been affected after two operators at Miller Waste Ottawa came in contact with a person that tested positive for COVID-19.

Director of Solid Waste Services Shelley McDonald tells 1310 NEWS that the operators are now in self-isolation.

“As a responsible and precautionary measure to protect their staff, Miller has suspended operations for one-day to complete an assessment of all employees.”

Ottawa Public Health has assessed the risk as being very low, and recommends that residents continue to wash their hands after taking out the trash.

Here is a detailed breakdown of when residents in different areas can expect a delay in service:

The following areas originally scheduled for Monday will have their garbage and recycling collected Tuesday:

• Alta Vista
• Elmvale Acres
• Playfair Park,
• Ridgemont
• Rideauview
• Fisher Glen
• Ashdale
• Merivale
• Pineglen

Tuesday’s collection in the following areas will be rescheduled for Wednesday:

• Barrhaven — in the area bordered by Fallowfield to the north, Prince of Wales Drive to the east, Rideau Valley Drive to the south, and Longfield Drive and Jockvale Road to the west.
• Overbrook, Hunt Club and South Ottawa — in area bordered by Tremblay Road to the north, Highway 417 to east, and Walkley Road, Conroy Road and Bank Street South to the west, and Marionville Road to the south.

The following areas will have their collection day moved from Wednesday to Thursday:

• Ottawa West (Pinecrest, Craig Henry, Algonquin College area and Nepean Sportsplex) — in the area bordered by the Highway 417 to the north, Greenbank Road and Woodroffe Avenue to the west, Merivale to the east, and West Hunt Club Drive and Fallowfield Road to the south.
• Hunt Club and South Keys — in the area bordered Riverside Drive to the west, Hunt Club Drive to the south, Walkley to the north, and Conroy Road to the east.

The following areas will have their collection day moved from Thursday to Friday:

• Pinecrest to Barrhaven — in the area bordered by Highway 417 to the north, Highway 416 to the west, Greenbank Road to the east, and Strandherd Drive to the south.
• Barrhaven — in the area bordered by Jockvale Road to the north, Longfields Drive to the east, Greenbank to the west, and Barnsdale Road to the south.
• Gloucester South, Findlay Creek and Blossom Park — in the area bordered by Hunt Road Club Road to the north, Conroy Road and Bank Street South to the east, River Road to the West, and Mitch Owens Road to the south.

The following areas will have their collection day moved from Friday to Saturday:

• Richmond area — in the area bordered by Fallowfield Road to the north, Highway 416 to the east, Ashton and Montague Boundary roads to west, and Donnelly Drive to the south.
• Manotick and Greely area — in the area bordered by Barnsdale and Mitch Owens roads to the north, Bank Street South to the east, Belmeade Road to the south, and Highway 416 to the west.

Residents can visit ottawa.ca/collectioncalendar to confirm when their schedule day will take place this week.