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Cleaning & Garbage Disposal

Cleaning Schedule

Washrooms

  • Thorough Cleaning: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
  • Maintenance: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (supplies restocked, garbage removed, messes cleaned).
  • Deep Cleaning: Scrubbed twice a semester.

Common Areas

  • Lounges and Kitchens: Cleaned on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
  • Corridors: Vacuumed Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Stairs: Swept and washed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  • Public Areas and Entrances: Cleaned daily (Monday through Sunday).

Garbage and Recycling

  • Garbage Collection: Daily, including weekends.

Floor Maintenance

  • Tile Floors: Buffed and refinished as required.

Washrooms

  • Suite Washrooms: Serviced on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • Public Washrooms: Cleaned daily, including weekends.
  • Deep Cleaning: Scrubbed every five weeks, subject to staffing and washroom condition

Common Areas

  • Suite Common Area Carpets: Vacuumed weekly. Half on Tuesday, the other half on Thursday.
  • Main Floor Hallways: Cleaned daily, including weekends.
  • TV and Fireplace Lounges, Study Rooms, and Laundry Facilities: Cleaned daily (Monday to Friday).

Garbage and Recycling

  • East Towers:
    • Floor Level Garbage: Removed daily, including weekends.
    • Suite Garbage: Residents must take it to garbage rooms on each floor.
    • Recycling: Residents must bring recycling to street-level bins. Cardboard must be placed in the outside bin near the Lanark loading dock.
  • East Village Townhouses:
    • Garbage must be set outside of the unit in clear bags
    • The window to put garbage outside the unit is 8am-11am (not before, not after) and only on pick-up days
    • Pick up days are Mondays and Thursdays only

Additional Areas

  • Stairs: Maintained weekly, usually on Thursday.
  • Tile Floors: Refurbished yearly between May and July.

Washrooms

  • Alcove Washrooms: Serviced on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • Suite Washrooms: Serviced on Thursday (10:30 AM - 2:00 PM) or by request.
  • Public Washrooms: Cleaned daily, including weekends.

Common Areas

  • Lounges, Kitchenettes, and Microwave Rooms: Cleaned on Tuesday and Thursday.
  • TV Lounges (Mountain, Prairie, and Maritime): Vacuumed on Tuesday and Thursday. Garbage is removed daily.
  • Hallway Carpets: Fully vacuumed on Tuesday and spot vacuumed on Thursday.
  • Street Level House Stairs: Swept and washed on Thursday.
  • Cement Stairwells: Maintained biweekly. Not washed in winter due to freezing conditions.
  • Laundry Rooms: Maintained daily, including weekends.

Garbage and Recycling

  • Lounge and Street Level Garbage: Removed daily, including weekends.
  • Recycling: Removed from street level daily, including weekends.

Floor Maintenance

  • Bicycle/Hockey Storage Rooms (Maritime and Prairie) and Gym (Mountain): Maintained weekly.

West Village:
Students are responsible for cleaning their own units and disposing of their garbage and recycling. West Village has designated dumpsters on site, including one for household waste and one for recycling, where students can dispose of their waste.

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Student Housing Services

University of Guelph
Maritime Hall
50 Stone Rd E
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

519-824-4120, Ext. 58700
housing@uoguelph.ca

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