Owen Sound is introducing a larger, rectangular garbage bag tag but you can still use the old blue and green strip-style tags until they’re gone.

New or old, they still cost $3 each and must be applied to each residential bag of trash set out for municipally contracted pickup. The tags are being distributed to local retailers.

Recommended Videos

The new tags, which also are blue and green, are designed for better visibility by the city’s garbage collection contractors. They must be placed on the side of the bag and be visible.

To remove the sticker, locate the slit on the backside and peel along the arrows marked “Peel Here,” a city news release said.

They feature a QR code that links to the city’s website. There visitors can learn where to buy bag tags, find out their garbage and rec

See Full Page