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Cleaning and 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

  • 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.

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.
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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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