Waste Management

Curbside waste and recycling collection

The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula contracts Waste Management of Canada Corporation for the co-collection of waste and recyclables. 

• Waste and recycling is collected starting at 8:00 a.m. on Mondays only.
• You can place two bags of waste at the roadside each week, which do not weigh more than 22 kilograms each.
• The same truck will collect both waste and recycling. The truck has two separate compartments.
• If you live on a private or unmaintained roadway, place your waste and recyclable materials at the nearest intersection of a serviced roadway.
• If you live on a seasonal roadway, place your waste and recyclable materials at the nearest intersection of a serviced roadway between October 15 and April 15.
• Curbside collection will happen on all statutory holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day if they fall on a Monday.

Missed collection

Report a missed collection

To ensure your waste and recycling are collected, please ensure it is:

• In an approved container with an indicator system in place;
• Placed at the roadside prior to 8:00 a.m.;
• Not hidden behind a vehicle, snow bank or other obstruction;
• Free of prohibited content;
• Within the limit of two bags of household waste; and
• Within the limit of 22 kilograms per bag of waste.

Waste Disposal Sites

The Waste Disposal Sites will re-open to the public on Friday, May 15. The summer hours of operation will be in effect. Residents are encouraged to pay by debit/credit or account. Cash will not be accepted at this time. 

The re-use buildings will remain closed until further notice. 

Waste diversion programs

• Re-use buildings are located at all three Waste Disposal Sites. Acceptance of items is at Waste Disposal Site Attendant's discretion.
• There are recycling areas at all three Waste Disposal Sites for electronics, tires, scrap metal, polystyrene, mattresses and household batteries.

Recycling 

You can buy a blue box at the Municipal Office or at a Waste Disposal Site for $9.00 including HST.

We accept mixed blue box recyclable materials at the roadside, as well as at the three Waste Disposal Sites during regular hours of operation. Read our Recycling Fact Sheet for more information or visit here.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials include:

• Glass: clear or coloured jars
• Cardboard: corrugated, box board, boxed beverage containers
• Paper: envelopes, paperbacks, magazines and catalogues, printer and fine paper, newspaper and flyers
• Tin and plastics: food and beverage containers, pop cans, plastic bottles, tubs and lids, plastic clam shell containers. Plastics numbered 1 to 5 and 7.

Household hazardous and special waste collection

The County of Bruce hosts three Household Hazardous and Special Waste Collection Events a year in Northern Bruce Peninsula. See the County of Bruce Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule for complete information.  

Bruce County Hazardous Waste Collection Events Cancelled

The following household hazardous waste collection events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

• May 2, 2020: Southampton Public Works Yard
• May 9, 2020: Kincardine Public Works Yard
• May 23, 2020: Walkerton Transportation Garage
• June 13, 2020: Eastnor Landfill, Ferndale
• June 13, 2020: South Bruce Peninsula Works Garage, Wiarton

Residents are asked to properly store their household hazardous waste materials until the program can continue and materials can be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. 

Media Release: Bruce County Hazardous Waste Collection Events Cancelled, May 4, 2020