Garbage and Recycling

The Town provides waste collection and disposal services to eligible households, which includes:

• Weekly curbside garbage collection;
• Bi-weekly curbside recycling collection and recycling depot;
• Hosting collection events for household hazardous waste in the spring/summer months;
• One annual curbside bagged leaf collection in the fall; and 
• Operation of a municipal landfill site with full recycling depot.

Curbside Garbage Collection

Curbside garbage collection is carried out weekly.  To ensure collection, you must have your garbage out at the curb by 7:00 am on the day of pick-up.  Where garbage is placed in a secure container, you may place it for collection the night prior to the scheduled collection day but you must ensure that animals or weather do not scatter your garbage.  Permanent garbage containers must have a visible marker/flag/sign to indicate 'full' or 'empty'. 

Each improved property that receives garbage collection is allowed to place one untagged bag (not to exceed 40 pounds) per week at the roadside for collection.  This includes apartment buildings or buildings with more than one dwelling/unit.  Each additional bag requires a bag tag to be attached.  A maximum of three bags per week is allowed to be placed for collection.  You may purchase a set of ten bag tags at a cost of $40.00 (ex. $4.00 each) at various locations within the Town; scroll down for the list of locations.

If issues arise, you may contact the contractor, Waste Management Canada directly at 1-888-730-3344 to resolve curbside collection issues/complaints.  

Many seasonally-maintained roads do not receive curbside collection during the winter season. 

You can view the Waste Management By-Law for all rules, regulations, and guidelines relating to garbage collection.

Curbside Garbage Collection Schedule

View the map to find your section and collection day.  Garbage collection occurs as usual over most statutory holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year's Day.  If a change is required due to these two holidays, the change will be posted on the Town's website.  

If garbage collection needs to be rescheduled for any reason, such as significant weather events or equipment breakdown, the Town provides notice on the News page of our website, as well as on our social media pages, Facebook and Instagram.  Please watch these for updates relating to collection issues or changes.  You can also subscribe to the News page to get updates sent directly to your e-mail address.

Tips to Ensure your Garbage is Collected

• Ensure your garbage is at the curb by 7:00am on the day of pickup;
• If you have a permanent garbage box, ensure there is a flag/marker/sign that clearly indicates there is garbage to pickup;
• Ensure your garbage box is clear of snow and easily accessible in the winter months;
• If you have more than one bag, ensure the additional bags have Town-approved bag tags.  Each property is permitted to put out up to three bags each week, two of which must have bag tags;
• Make sure your garbage bag does not weigh more than 40 pounds;
• Ensure you do not have recyclable materials mixed with your garbage;
• If you have met all of these items, and you require more information, inquiries regarding curbside collection may be directed to our contractor, Waste Management at 1-888-730-3344, with the exception of Sunnyview Dr., Sunny Cres., Sunny Ln., Gold Course Rd., and Tri Par Ln., who can contact the Public Works Department.

Garbage Bag Tags

Residents may purchase a set of ten bag tags at a cost of $40.00 (ie. $4.00 each) at one of the following locations:

• Aiken Brothers Home Hardware - Allenford
• Hepworth UPI Gas Bar
• Lloyd's Smoke Shop - Wiarton
• Sauble Beach ValuMart
• Sauble Pharmacy
• Town Hall - Wiarton
• Wiarton Daisy Mart
• Wiarton Foodland