Gargabe and recyling pickup schedules

Community Bin Recycling Pickup

Recycling from our community container will be picked up every third week on Thursdays as highlighted on the calendar above. Please remember that curbside pickup is every Tuesday for items not meant for our recycling. See RECYLING DO'S & DON'TS below for guidelines.

Community Bin Garbage Pickup

Garbage pickup is now scheduled for every third week as indicated on the calendar above. Please see the GARBAGE MONITORING SCHEDULE BY UNIT below to ensure that we are all contributing to keep our waste under control.

Township Yard Waste

Municipal Roadside Collection

Click and download the calendar for the Municipal roadside pickup schedule or go to regionofwaterloo.ca/waste for more information or concerns

Municipal waste collection calendar

Community Waste Management & Garbage Control

Recycling Dos & Don'ts

What Goes Where and What to Look For:

Recycling:

Paper (newspapers, magazines, office paper)
Plastic containers (cleaned and separated)
Glass bottles and jars
Aluminum cans (crushed)
Milk cartons and juice boxes (crushed)
Thin cardboard (cereal and tissue boxes)

Garbage:

Non-recyclable plastics (e.g., plastic wrap, chip bags)
Styrofoam products
Ceramics and broken glass
Soiled paper products (tissues, napkins)
General household waste

Tuesday Curb-side Pickup:

Corrugated Cardboard
Yard Waste, Leaves & Seasonal Plants
Oversize Waste
Personal Recycling bins when our bin is full

** Winter Frozen Locks: suggested to have a little can of de-icer handy for when our locks freeze up on our garbage and recycling bins.

Tamper Time

Tamper Time!

Purpose:

Crush your recycled cans when possible. This will provide some additional space in the community recycling bin. Feel free to give it a go to help compact our recycled items.

Thomas the Tamper lives beside the recycling bin and is available for anyone to use.

Thank you!