Municipality |
Upper Tier Municipality |
Population |
Rural/Urban |
System Type |
Start Date |
Unit Cost |
System Description |
| Prince Edward County | Prince Edward | 5,000 | partial | 01-Mar-95 | $1.00/bag | Two bags can be set out at no direct charge. Residents are permitted to put out 1 additional bag per week bearing a tag purchased at the township offices (3 bag limit). Anything above three bags must be taken to the landfill directly. Businesses are allowed to put out 5 bags per collection. | |
| Eramosa, Township | Wellington | 5,767 | full | 01-Mar-91 | $1.75/bag | Garbage must be placed in bags specified by town bylaws in order to be collected. Residents can purchase these bags at corner stores. | |
| Drummond-North Elmsley, Township | Lanark | 5,924 | 0/100 | landfill | $1.00/tag (Drummond) | The townships of Drummond and North Elmsley have recently amalgamated and each has their own waste collection and disposal system. In North Elmsley, residents can only set out 3 bags per collection, there are no tags. In Drummond, residents receive 80 tags per year which are covered on their tax bill. If more tags are required, they must be purchased. | |
| Mono, Township | Dufferin | 6,000 | landfill | $1.00/bag | Residents receive 104 free bags per year at no direct charge; additional bags are $1.00 each. | ||
| Perth, Town | Lanark | 6,000 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Oct-97 | $2.00/tag | Residents receive 104 free tags/year; additional tags can be purchased at the Town Hall. All garbage bags require a tag for collection and there is a weight limit of 23 kg/tag. |
| McNab/Braeside, Township | Renfrew | 6,000 | 66/34 | partial | 01-Sep-91 | $1.00/tag | Residents can set out 2 bags for collection at no direct charge; additional bags must bear a tag purchased at township offices. There is a weight limit of 23 kg/bag. Garbage is picked up weekly and recycling, biweekly. |
| Wainfleet, Township | Niagara Region | 6,253 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Feb-98 | $1.00/tag | Residents can set out 3 "free" containers per week; additional bags must bear a tag. Tags can be purchased at local convenience stores. Plans are to switch to 2 "free" containers in 2001. There are 12 municipalities in the Region of Niagara, with 4 currently on a user pay program. Upon approval, all 12 will be on a partial user pay system by the year 2000. |
| Douro-Dummer Township | Peterborough | 6,371 | 90/10 | landfill | 01-Jan-96 | $1.00/bag | Douro and Dummer recently amalgamated to form the Township of Douro-Dummer. In Douro, residents can set out 1 bag and businesses can set out 2 bags per week at no direct charge; in Dummer, residents can set out1 1/2 bags and businesses can set out 6 bags per week at no direct charge; additional bags can be purchased. |
| Caradoc, Township | Middlesex | 6,400 | 50/50 | full | 01-Jan-97 | $1.50/bag | All garbage bags put out on the curb must have a tag affixed to be collected. Residents can purchase tags at 8 stores and the township offices. There is a lift limit of 18 kg. |
| Parry Sound, Town | Parry Sound | 6,500 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Jan-93 | $1.00/tag | Residents can set out 3 bags for collection at no direct charge; additional bags must bear a tag purchased at Town offices or convenience stores. There is a limit of 6 bags (3 free and 3 with tags). Bulky items can be disposed of at a fee of $20 per 3/4 tonne. During Waste Reduction Week, people can dispose of bulky items at a rate of $5.00 per car trunk load. |
| Hanover, Town | Grey | 6,500 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Apr-96 | $1.00/tag | Residents receive 52 "free" tags at the beginning of the year. Additional tags can be purchased at the municipal office. |
| Kincardine, Town | Bruce | 6,500 | 0/100 | full | 05-Jan-93 | $2.50/tag | Garbage bags/containers set out require tags for collection. There is a maximum lift weight of 11 kg/bag or container. Residents purchase tags at local stores. Commercial collection has gone from three days to one day per week. |
| Dryden, Town | Kenora | 6,711 | 20/80 | full | 01-Oct-96 | $1.00/tag, landfill tipping fee of $37.50/tonne | There is a tag system in place where all garbage set out must have a tag in order to be collected. Residents purchase tags at town offices, corner stores, and larger stores. There is a lift limit of 20 kg. |
| Penetanguishene, Town | Simcoe | 7,000 | 0/100 | partial | 02-Jan-97 | $1.00/tag | Residents receive 65 free tags per year; additional tags can be purchased at municipal offices. All garbage bags require a tag and there is a weight limit of 14 kg/bag. |
| Goderich, Town | Huron | 7,399 | 0/100 | full | 01-Jan-94 | $1.50/tag, $1.50/bundle for organic material. | All garbage set out for collection requires a tag. Residents can purchase tags at municipal offices or local retailers. Garbage bags and cans require one sticker and large items need two. Maximum weight is 20 kg per container and maximum size per bag is 26"X36", per container is 18 gallons and per box is 40 square inches per side. There is an organic waste collection program with 3 pick ups per year of organic materials and a free fall leaf pick up. |
| Elizabethtown, Township | Leeds and Grenville | 7,500 | 40/60 | full | 01-Jul-93 | $0.50/tag | Garbage set out for curbside pick up must have a tag in order to be collected. Residents purchase tags at the Township office or at local retail stores. |
| Zorra, Township | Perth | 8,000 | 100/0 | full | 01-Jun-96 | $1.00/tag sold in lots of 10. | A tag must be affixed to all bags of garbage set out for collection. Residents purchase tags at township offices and eight locations including corner stores and grocery stores. There is a four bag limit for curbside pick up. |
| South-West Oxford, Township | Oxford | 8,300 | full | 01-Apr-94 | $1.00/tag | Residents must attach a tag to all bags of garbage set out for collection. Tags can be purchased at municipal offices or local retailers. If recyclables are put in the bag instead of blue box, the garbage will not be picked up. There is a weight limit of 14 kg per bag. | |
| Carleton Place, Village | Lanark | 8,500 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Jul-93 | $2.00/tag: bulky items must have two stickers | Residents receive 60 "free" tags/year; additional tags can be purchased at the town offices. |
| Fergus, Town | Wellingtion | 8,500 | 0/100 | full | 25-Jun-97 | $2.00/bag; as of June 30, 1998 the price will be going down to $1.75/bag. | Garbage must be placed in specific bags as indicated by municipality guidelines in order for the garbage to be collected. Residents can purchase these bags from nine grocery stores, local hardware stores and municipal offices. There is lift limit of 27 kg per bag. |
| Smith, Township | Peterborough | 8,504 | landfill | $1.00/bag | Residents are charged $1.00/bag with a ten bag maximum. | ||
| Rideau Lakes, Township | Grenville | 8,861 | partial | 01-Jan-98 | $1.50/tag, $25.00/ticket | Residents receive 52 "free" tags per year; additional tags can be purchased at township offices. Businesses are provided with "free" tickets which equal one truck load of garbage. Businesses are classified into low, medium and high categries where low receive 52 tags (bag/tag), medium receive 50 tickets and high receive 150 tickets; additional tickets can be purchased for $25.00 each. | |
| West Perth, Township | Perth | 8,900 | combination | 01-Jan-98 | $1.00/tag(Fullarton and Logan), $2.00/tag (Hibbert and Mitchel) | A full user pay tag system is present in all wards within the new municipality. Residents can purchase tags for their programs at variety stores, town offices, a farm supply store, a gas station, and a landfill site. | |
| Smiths Falls, Town | Lanark | 9,000 | 0/100 | partial | 01-Aug-92 | $2.00/tag | Residents can set 2 items at curb at no direct charge; additional items must bear a tag purchased at Town Hall. There is a weight limit of 23 kg per item. |