Northumberland County residents will be permitted to put out one free garbage bag a week during regular curbside collection for the next two months as county council offers ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a special council meeting on Monday afternoon, councillors unanimously agreed to a motion that residents and businesses who receive curbside waste collection will receive the first bag of garbage collected for free.
The move is effective Tuesday until May 29. Tags are mandatory on all curbside garbage bags in the county and there is still remains a two bag limit per household each week for collection.
Brian Ostrander, mayor of the Municipality of Brighton, presented the motion after hearing concerns from residents. “This is a