Holiday Waste Collection
Curbside waste collection will occur as usual on Friday, April 3, Monday, April 6, and for the remainder of the week.
The Town's garbage, organics and recycling collection occurs weekly and is managed by third-party contractors. Please have garbage, organics and recycling at the curb and ready for pickup by 7:00 a.m. on your day of collection, and no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the day prior (subject to fines).
- Recycling inquiries should be sent to Miller Waste at area17@millerwaste.ca or (519) 372-1855.
- Garbage and organics inquiries should be sent to the Town through the Municipal Service Request form.
On this page:
1. Collection Schedule
2. Collection Limits
3. New Non-Residential Blue Box Regulation
4. Placing Your Curbside Stationary Waste Box
5. Frequently Asked Questions
Collection Schedule
The Waste Resource tool can be used to confirm collection day and holiday collection information. It can also be used to determine what types of materials or waste are accepted curbside or at the Town Landfill & Recycling Depot. To do this, select the "Wizard" tab and then type your inquiry into the search bar.
Collection Limits
Garbage and Organics
- First bag of garbage is free, a second bag requires one tag, a third bag requires two tags. More than three bags is not permitted.
- Garbage Bag Tags cost $5.00 and are available at Town Hall, Landfill & Recycling Depot, L.E. Shore Memorial Library, Thornbury Foodland, Hindle's Hardware, Circle K Craigleith and Ravenna Country Market.
- Garbage bag weight limit is 18kg with dimensions of no larger than 76cm x 97cm.
- Garbage cans must have side handles and dimensions no larger than 84cm in height x 56cm in diameter.
- All green bin items must be contained in compostable bags.
Recycling
- Recycling must be sorted into proper streams.
- Blue box: glass, plastic, metal.
- Grey box or a second blue box: paper and small cardboard items.
- Clear plastic bags may also be used.
- Oversized cardboard must be flattened to 61cm x 46cm x 15cm, and placed with other recyclables.
- Residential blue boxes can be purchased at any local hardware store. Grey boxes will no longer be produced and sold moving forward, but can continue to be used.
New Non-Residential Blue Box Regulation
In response to the new province-wide Blue Box Regulation, non-residential locations – including retail stores, restaurants, places of worship, for-profit retirement homes, service clubs, centres, motels, hotels and more – must register their address with the Town to ensure that they continue to receive curbside blue box collection service.
Placing Your Curbside Stationary Waste Box
Proper placement and maintenance of your curbside stationary waste box is very important to make the collection process as efficient as possible.
- Boxes should be placed at the front property line, 1 metre from the driveway, completely off the shoulder or ditch, clearly visible for collection crews.
- The boxes must remain cleared of snow, bushes and debris at all times. Maintenance of the box is fully the responsibility of the homeowner.
- Full/Empty Indicator Tabs must be installed to ensure collection. Indicator Tabs may be purchased at Town Hall (32 Mill Street, Thornbury) or at the Landfill Site (788090 Grey Road 13, Clarksburg).