Waste and Recycling

Green bin tip: Lining your green bin with compostable bags is no longer mandatory but is the preferred option. Please refrain from using plastic bags to ensure collection.

Food and food scraps

If you can eat it, it goes in the green bin, as well as fish/meat bones, shells, fat, grease and lard (solidified), small amounts of cooking oil (can be placed in milk cartons), baking supplies, dairy products, egg shells, coffee filters/grounds and tea bags, corn cobs/husks, and nuts/shells.

Soiled or shredded paper

Shredded paper may be placed in the green bin in small amounts. Other paper products that go in the green bin include; butcher and cheese paper (no waxed or plastic liner), microwave popcorn bags, flour and sugar bags, muffin paper, soiled paper plates, paper towels and tissues, paper serviettes, and any non-waxed paper or cardboard that contains food residue (sauce, cheese, etc.). No waxed paper.

Personal care items

Diapers, hair, nail clippings, sanitary products, tampons, incontinence products, tissues.

Pet products

Animal bedding, pet waste, kitty litter, bird seed, pet food, pet fur, feathers and sawdust (wood sources only).

Houseplants and flowers

In small quantities only, no yard waste

No garbage, plastic bags or food shall be put in the blue box. To see if a specific item can be placed in the blue box, use the What Goes Where Tool.

These are some of the items that can go in the blue box.

• Aerosol cans (empty, lids separate)
• Aluminum foil, trays and plates
• Boxboard (cereal, cracker, tissue boxes)
• Cardboard boxes
• Clear plastic molded packaging, e.g. used for toys, small electronics, kitchen gadgets (separate paper / cardboard)
• Egg cartons
• Glass bottles and jars (lids separate)
• Metal food and beverage cans
• Metal paint cans (empty, dry, lids separate)
• Milk and juice cartons, juice boxes (no straws)
• Newspaper, household paper and envelopes
• 100% paper cups (with no plastic or wax coating)
• Paper-based cans (e.g. frozen juice, cookie dough containers, coffee cans, chip cylinders – lids separate)
• Plastic bottles, drink containers (no straws), jars and jugs (used for food or beverage)
• Plastic food tubs (e.g. yogurt, margarine, sour cream, cottage cheese, or ice cream containers)
• Plastic pails or bottles  less than five litres in size (e.g. laundry soap bottles, dish soap containers)
• Plastic, rigid, clear fruit and vegetable containers/clamshells
• Plastic, rigid, clear take-out containers/clamshells (no Styrofoam)
• Plastic, rigid, clear bakery containers/clamshells

All containers must be empty and clean, free of food or any other residue. Cardboard and boxboard must be flattened and bundled.

There is no garbage or recycling collection on statutory holidays. During the weeks that there are holidays, the collection days will carry forward one day. For example:

Green bins, blue boxes and kitchen catchers are available for purchase at the Civic Centre for the following prices: 

• Green Bin: $25
• Blue Bin: $12
• Kitchen Catcher: $6

Bins are delivered directly to your address by GFL following purchase.

Broken green bins and blue boxes can be exchanged for new ones. Town-issued blue boxes and green bins will be replaced. Kitchen catchers are not replaced.

Residents can contact GFL and request a replacement bin be delivered directly to their home. Contact GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to arrange delivery.

• GFL Environmental - Municipal / Residential Services
• GFL Environmental Alerts

To report an issue not related to waste and recycling:

1. Enter your address into the search bar
2. Click "Request Service" in the box above
3. Choose "I want to report a missed pick-up"
4. Confirm your address and select Submit
5. Choose which collection was missed

Please note: If you do not put your address in the search bar you will not be able to report the missed pick-up.

To report an issue not related to waste and recycling:

1. Choose "Request Service" in the box above
2. Select "I have a different problem" from the list
3. Enter your name, email and address
4. Provide details about the issue
5. Upload a picture of the issue (if applicable)
6. Click Submit