Garbage & recycling — Atikokan, Ontario

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the Town of Atikokan, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-Law No. 06-24 Establishing and Maintaining a Waste Management System (Waste Management By-Law) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Landfill tipping fees charged via tokens (Town Departments excepted); token and bag tag costs per Town of Atikokan Master Fees By-Law and schedules. Collection schedule: Garbage: weekly curbside; Monday–Friday by area per Schedule "C"; no pickup Saturday/Sunday. Recycling: blue box program encouraged; no pickup days stated. Accepted or banned: Accepted recyclables: paper, boxboard/cardboard, steel/pop cans, plastics 1–7. Recyclables banned from garbage; prohibited waste per Certificate of Approval.

By-Law No. 06-24 Establishing and Maintaining a Waste Management System (Waste Management By-Law) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage: weekly curbside; Monday–Friday by area per Schedule "C"; no pickup Saturday/Sunday. Recycling: blue box program encouraged; no pickup days stated. s. 4.1; Schedule "C"; s. 11.1
sorting required yes s. 6.3; s. 10.5
container or bag limit Each dwelling: two free garbage receptacles weekly; two additional bags with bag tags. ICI: three free receptacles weekly; five additional tagged bags per building. s. 4.1; s. 4.2; s. 5.2; s. 5.3; s. 5.4
accepted or banned Accepted recyclables: paper, boxboard/cardboard, steel/pop cans, plastics 1–7. Recyclables banned from garbage; prohibited waste per Certificate of Approval. Schedule "B"; s. 6.3; s. 10.6
fee Landfill tipping fees charged via tokens (Town Departments excepted); token and bag tag costs per Town of Atikokan Master Fees By-Law and schedules. s. 8.1; s. 8.5
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Town of Atikokan waste by-law: set-out by 7:00 AM, not before 5:00 AM; container size/weight limits; collection regulations.

Garbage & Recycling - Town of Atikokan adopted bylaw
collection schedule Residential recycling weekly Monday; business/institutional recycling weekly Monday; garbage weekly; Monday holidays shift to Tuesday; Christmas/New Year residential recycling preceding Saturday. Collection Schedule
sorting required yes Dirty items or garbage will not be collected with recycling.
container or bag limit Two free garbage receptacles per household; two additional bags allowed with bag tags; no limit on recycling receptacles within size/weight limits. Preparing garbage or recycling for pick-up
accepted or banned Hazardous waste (light bulbs, batteries, hazardous liquids) not accepted at Landfill. Landfill
fee Two free garbage receptacles; additional bags require bag tags. Preparing garbage or recycling for pick-up
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rules page: two free garbage receptacles, two more with bag tags; bags 50-120L, max 33 lb; recycling weekly Monday (GFL/Circular Materials); set out by 7 AM; Pipeline Road Landfill.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.atikokan.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities