Municipality |
Upper Tier Municipality |
Population |
System Type |
Start Date |
Unit Cost |
System Description |
| Grand Bend, Village | Lambton | 1,000 | full | 05-Oct-92 | $2.00/tag | Garbage bags/containers placed curbside for collection must have a sticker. Residents can purchase stickers from village offices or participating businesses. There is a weight limit of 20 kg/bag. |
| Elmvale, Town | Simcoe | 1,000 | partial | 01-Nov-92 | $11.00/cubic yard at landfill | Residents can set out 3 bags per collection at no charge. Additional bags must be taken to landfill. |
| Metcalfe, Township | Middlesex | 1,033 | full | 01-May-97 | $2.00/tag | All garbage bags set out for collection must have a tag affixed. Residents purchase tags at stores and township offices. |
| McKillop, Township | Huron | 1,427 | full | 01-Jan-97 | $2.00/tag | Residents must attach a tag to all units of garbage set out for collection. Tags can be purchased at municipal offices, two general stores and a gas station. There is a weight limit of 18 kg/tag. |
| Usborne, Township | Huron | 1,579 | full | 01-Sep-97 | $2.00/tag | Residents must attach a tag to all garbage bags set out for collection. Tags can be purchased at the Kirkland market or the municipal offices. There is a weight limit of 20 kg/tag. |
| Dundalk, Town | Grey | 1,595 | partial | 07-Jun-96 | $1.00/tag | Residents receive 104 free tags per year; additional tags must be purchased. There is a lift limit of 18 kg/tag. |
| Cardinal, Village | Leeds and Grenville | 1,640 | partial | 01-Jun-93 | $1.00/tag | Residents receive 104 "free" tags/year (2 per week); additional tags can be purchased at municipal offices. |
| Parkhill, Town | Middlesex | 1,700 | full | 01-Jan-96 | $1.70/tag or sheet of 9 for $15.00 | All units of garbage placed curbside require a tag for pick up. Residents purchase tags at municipal offices. |
| Deseronto, Town | Hastings | 1,810 | full | 19-Jan-96 | $0.50/tag | All garbage bags set out for collection must have a tag affixed to them. Residents can purchase tags at township offices. |
| Lucan, Village | Middlesex | 1,950 | full | 01-Jan-96 | $2.00/tag | A tag system is in effect where all garbage bags set out require a tag for collection. Residents can puchase tags from local retailers. There is a weight limit of 20 kg/bag. |
| Adelaide, Township | Middlesex | 1,980 | full | 01-Apr-97 | $2.00/tag | All garbage placed at curbside must have a tag affixed to be picked up. Residents purchase tags at municipal offices, a hardware store, a general store, and a variety store. Lifts are limited to 18 kg, maximum size for bags is 30"x38" and cans cannot exeed 17 gallons. |
| Perth South, Township | Perth | 2,000 | combination | 11-Apr-96 | $2.00/tag | Blanshard and Downie Townships amalgamated, Blanshard has kept its user pay system. Residents receive 40 "free" tags a year; additional tags can be purchased from municipal offices and council members. |
| Kitley, Township | Leeds and Grenville | 2,086 | full | 02-Jan-93 | $120.00/year for 75 tags; $1.50/tag for additional. | As of January 1998, a full user pay system was implemented where residents pay $120 per year to receive 75 tags. If more tags are needed, they can be purchased. |
| Hay, Township | Huron | 2,106 | full | 01-Apr-96 | $2.00/tag | Garbage bags require a tag in order to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices or local retailers. There is a weight limit of 18 kg/bag. |
| Biddulph, Township | Middlesex | 2,194 | full | 09-Jan-97 | $2.00/tag | All garbage bags set out on the curb must have a tag affixed in order to be collected. Residents purchase tags at variety stores and township offices. There is a weight limit of 20 kg per bag. |
| , Village | Elgin | 2,200 | partial | 07-Jun-93 | $2.00/tag | Port Stanley, Yarmouth Township, and Belmont village have amalgamated to form the Municipality of Central Elgin as of January 1998. Port Stanley is the only municipality with a user pay program. In Port Stanley, residents are given 80 tags at no direct charge, to last until the end of the year; additional tags can be purchased at the village offices. There is a five bag limit per set out and there is a lift limit of 20 kg per bag. |
| Seaforth, Town | Huron | 2,300 | full | 01-Jan-94 | $1.75/bag | Garbage must be placed in bags as specified in the user pay guidelines set by the municipality. Households contact local garbage collection service when they have a load. |
| Lakefield, Village | Peterborough | 2,400 | partial | 01-Jan-97 | $1.50/tag | Residents can set out 1 "free" bag per week. Tags for a maximum of one additional bag a week can be purchased at the municipal office. Businesses are allowed 4 free bags and two additional bags with tags. |
| Dawn-Euphemia Township | Lambton County | 2,527 | full | 01-Jul-96 | $2.00/tag | The Township of Euphemia recently amalgamated with the Township of Dawn but has kept its user pay program. All bags set out require tags which can be purchased at municipal offices. There is a weight limit of 18 kg/tag. |
| Westmeath, Township | Renfrew | 2,591 | full | 01-Oct-91 | $3.00/bag | Residents purchase bright yellow bags marked with "W" at township offices. |
| East Luther-Grand Valley Township | Dufferin | 2,600 | partial | 01-Jun-95 | $1.00/sticker | Recycling is done for both amalgamated municipalities. Waste is picked up curbside in urban areas with a 2 bag limit per collection. Additional bags require a sticker. Residents in rural areas must take their waste to the landfill. These residents are given a landfill card which allows for free disposal of 62 bags of household waste per year. If limit is used up, additional bags cost $1.00 each for disposal. |
| Forest, Village | Lambton | 2,769 | full | 01-Jan-96 | $2.00/tag | Garbage bags set out must have a tag affixed in order to be collected. Maximum wieght per bag/container allowed for pick up is 20 kg. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices. A few months before the program was officially launched, residents were given 26 free tags in order to help them get used to the program. Soon afterm tge full user pay program was implemented and no more free tags were given out. |
| Huron, Township | Bruce | 2,923 | full | 01-Sep-96 | $1.00/tag | Garbage collected curbside requires a tag affixed on every bag. Residents can purchase tags at the township offices, the landfill site or local retailers. The landfill has different fees for larger items (not collected at curbside). Garbage collection occurs in town only. There is a lift limit of 11 kg per bag of garbage. |
| Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke, Twp | Lanark | 2,971 | partial | 01-Jan-94 | $1.00/tag | Permanent residents receive 40 "free" tags a year and seasonal residents receive 20 "free" tags a year ; additional tags can be purchased at municipal offices. All items must be tagged to be collected. |
| Tuckersmith, Township | Huron | 3,000 | full | 01-Jan-94 | $1.50/tag | All bags of garbage set out for collection must have a tag affixed. Residents purchase tags at the municipal office. There is a weight limit of 18 kg/tag. |
| Percy, Town | Northumberland | 3,082 | partial | 01-Jun-96 | $1.00/tag | Residents can set out any dry bags (recyclables) at no direct charge; a maximum of 3 wet bags or pails can be put out with tags. Tags can be purchased at the municipal office, two hardware stores, or the co-op. |
| Clinton, Town | Huron | 3,183 | full | 01-Feb-94 | $1.00/tag sold in lots of 10 | Garbage set out must have a tag in order to be collected. Residents purchase tags from the municipal office in groups of 10. Garbage bags cannot weigh more than 20 kg and can be no larger than a standard size bag (26" x 36"). |
| Brant, Township | Bruce | 3,255 | full | 01-Oct-95 | $1.00/tag | All garbage bags placed curbside must have a tag affixed in order to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices. There is a lift limit of 25 kg. |
| Grey, Township | Huron | 3,500 | full | 01-Jan-97 | $2.00/tag | All garbage bags/containers set out require a tag to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices or local stores. |
| West Garafraxa, Township | Wellington | 3,501 | full | 05-Aug-92 | $2.00/tag | All bags of garbage must have a tag attached in order to be collected, garbage cans must have a permanent tag affixed. Residents puchase tags and bags at township offices. |
| Tyendinaga, Township | Hastings | 3,552 | landfill | $2.00/bag | Residents are charged a $2.00/bag disposal fee. There is a maximum lift weight of 18 kg per bag, there is no volume limit for how much people can drop off. | |
| Montague, Township | Lanark | 3,675 | partial | 01-Jan-96 | $1.00/tag | Residents receive 90 "free" tags per year; additional tags can be purchased at the Town Hall. Large items will be picked up curbside but require extra tags.. There is a lift limit of 18 kg for regular pick up. |
| Shelburne, Town | Dufferin | 3,790 | partial | 18-Mar-92 | $2.00/tag | Residents receive 2 "free" tags per week; additional tags can be purchased from municipal offices. Maximum capacity of every can put out is 77 litres and with contents must not weigh more than 18 kg. Bags can only be a maximum size of 26"x36" with a maximum lift weight of 18 kg with contents. |
| United Municipality of Central Frontenac, Township | Frontenac | 3,870 | partial | $1.00/tag | In January 1998, residents received 127 "free" tags. Tags are sold in sheets of ten; big items require special tags. A full user pay system may be implemented by 1999. | |
| Prescott, Town | Leeds and Grenville | 4,000 | full | 01-Jan-96 | $1.25/tag | Residents must affix a tag to all bags of garbage set out for collection. Tags can be purchased at municipal offices. There has been a four bag limit per set out since the beginning of the partial user pay system in August 1992. From August 1992 until 1996, residents were given 104 free tags per year, but now, a full user pay system is in effect. Only two sizes of bags are accepted, kitchen size and larger plastic or paper bags sold by the town. There is a weight limit of 23 kg per bag. |
| Warrick, Township | Lambton | 4,221 | full | 11-Jun-97 | $1.50/tag | Watford is on a full user pay tag system. In Warrick, people take their own garbage to the landfill. |
| Exeter, Town | Huron | 4,264 | full | 01-Jan-94 | $2.00/tag | On July 1, 1993 a partial system was implemented and residents received 26 free tags. On January 1, 1994 a full user pay system came into effect where all garbage bags/containers required a tag in order to be collected. The maximum weight allowed per bag or container is 18 kg. Residents can purchase tags at the local municipal office. |
| Stone Mills, Township | Lennox and Addington | 4,270 | combination | Camden East: $1.00/tag; Newburg: $1.50 flat rate for garbage pickup; Sheffield: if a full blue box is brought in, a free tag is given, otherwise, $1.00/tag. | All bags of garbage set out for collection require a tag for pick up. In November 1993 a partial user pay system was implemented where residents received 52 free tags a year. In January of 1996 a full user pay system was implemented where all garbage set out for collection requires a tag. Residents can purchase tags at the local municipal offices. | |
| Edwardsburgh, Village | Leeds and Grenville | 4,390 | full | 01-Jan-95 | $1.00/tag | In the Fall of 1991 a partial user pay system was implemented where residents received 52 free tags a year. Additional tags were $1.00/tag. In January 1995, a full user pay system was implemented. Tag prices decreased to $0.50/tag and were required on all garbage set out for collection. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices. |
| Meaford, Town | Grey | 4,400 | full | 10-Jun-96 | $1.00/tag | All garbage bags/containers set out require tags for collection. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices. There is a weight limit of 23 kg/bag. |
| Front of Leeds and Lansdowne, Township | Leeds and Grenville | 4,638 | full | 01-Jul-91 | $1.00/bag | Garbage bags must have a tag in order to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at township office. |
| Marathon, Town | Thunder Bay | 4,700 | full | 02-Jun-97 | $1.00/tag | All garbage bags set out must have a tag affixed. Residents purchase tags at the town offices, library, and landfill site. Tipping fees and commercial pickup charges were also implemented. |
| Bosanquet, Township | Lambton | 4,901 | full | 01-Apr-94 | $1.50/tag | Garbage bags set out on the curb must have a tag affixed in order to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices or at local retail outlets. There is a weight limit of 20 kg/bag. |
| Gananoque, Town | Leeds and Grenville | 4,988 | full | 01-Jul-91 | $1.25/tag | All garbage bags placed for curbside collection require a tag. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices, the recycling depot, or local stores. A maximum of 4 bags per collection is permitted with a weight limit of 18 kg/bag. Tag prices increased as of May 1995 from $1.00/tag to $1.25 per tag. |