New garbage dumps during city strike

There’s 24 trash sites including three new ones opening tomorrow
But five locations at capacity, leaving just 19 for legal dumping

By Kris Scheuer
(For July 24 update on open and shut dumps, click here.)
It’s day 24 of Toronto’s strike. Here’s the latest on where to throw trash legally.
The newspaper I work for the Town Crier posted an updated map of all locations.
I have also listed them all below. Temporary dump sites: Three new ones opening July 16 as of 7 a.m.
-Campbell Park – outdoor rink 225 Campbell Avenue (near Lansdowne and Dupont). Enter off Campbell Ave., northof Wallace Ave.
-L’Amoreaux Park parking lot at 100 Silver Springs Blvd. Located east of Birchmount Rd., north of Finch Ave. E.
-Clairlea Park Arena parking lot at 45 Fairfax Crescent West of Warden Ave., north of St. Clair Ave. E.

16 temp dump sites already open at:
-Centennial Arena Community Centre: 1967 Ellesmere Rd. Enter off Dolly Varden Blvd., south of Ellesmere.
-Wilket Creek/Sunnybrook Park at 1132 Leslie St. Enter off Leslie St. just north of Eglinton Ave. E and proceed to the southern-most parking lot.
-Eglinton Flats (1) Enter off Eglinton Ave., east of Jane St.
-Eglinton Flats (2) Enter off Emmett Ave., west of Jane St.
-Sir Casimir Gzowski Park. Parking area south of Lake Shore Blvd. W., west of Sunnyside Park (must be east-bound on Lake Shore to access).
-Sunnyside Park. Parking area south of Lake Shore Blvd. W., between Ellis Ave. and Colborne Lodge Dr. (must be east-bound on Lake Shore to access.)
-Etienne Brulé Park Old Mill Rd. at Catherine St., east of Humber River.
-George Bell Arena at 215 Ryding Ave., south of St. Clair Ave. W., east of Runnymede Rd.
-North Toronto Memorial Arena. North of Eglinton Ave., east of Oriole Pkwy., enter off Edith Dr.
-Moss Park. South of Shuter St., north of Queen St. E., west of Sherbourne St.
-Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Arena at 580 Finch Ave. W., in parking lot.
-Caledonia Park at 1135 Caledonia Rd., in parking lot.
-Taylor Creek Park. Enter off Haldon Ave., in parking lot at end of roadway.
-Scarborough Arena at 75 Birchmount Rd., in parking lot.
-Villiers St. Paved roadway between Saulter St. and Cherry St.
-Highland Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant at 51 Beechgrove Dr. In parking lot at end of Beechgrove Dr.

Five sites at capacity are now closed:
-Earlscourt Park. West side of Lansdowne Ave., north of Davenport Rd. Closed July 15 at 7 pm.
-Wishing Well Park. In parking lot, north of 401, west side of Pharmacy Ave. (south of Sheppard Ave. E.) Closed July 15 at 7 pm.
-Ted Reeve Arena. Northeast corner of Main St. & Gerrard St. E. Site closed July 15 at 7 pm.
-Christie Pits Enter off Crawford St., north of Bloor. Site closed on July 5 at 7 pm.
-York Mills Arena at 2539 Bayview Ave., enter off York Mills Rd., east of Bayview. Site closed as of July 3 at 7 pm.

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