Garbage & recycling — Bancroft, Ontario

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

In the Town of Bancroft, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-Law No. 29-2025 Garbage Bag Tag Policy and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Accepted or banned: Recyclable materials are prohibited in waste. Container or bag limit: Clear garbage bags required; each bag max 18 kg (40 lb) and 79 cm x 109 cm.

By-Law No. 29-2025 Garbage Bag Tag Policy adopted bylaw
sorting required yes s. 2.2
accepted or banned Recyclable materials are prohibited in waste. s. 2.2
fee Bag tag price constitutes a user fee for collection; residential fee: $1.00 (2025), $1.50 (2026), $2.00 (2027), $2.50 (2028 and subsequent); IC&I fee: $2.00 (2025), $2.50 (2026), $3.00 (2027), $3.50 (2028 and subsequent). s. 2.5; s. 3.1; s. 3.2
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Requires a garbage bag tag on every bag, curbside or landfill, from 1 Sept 2025. Residential tag $1.00 (2025) rising $0.50/yr to $2.50 in 2028; IC&I $2.00 to $3.50. Set-out 7 pm day before to 7 am; clear bags at waste site.

By-Law No. 78-2025 Tipping Fee Schedule, Dungannon Waste Disposal Site adopted bylaw
accepted or banned Accepts scrap metal, white goods, tires, refrigerant appliances, bulky waste, C&D, non-hazardous contaminated soil, asbestos, recycling; unsorted waste surcharge. Schedule "A"
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Amends By-law 87-2021; Schedule A sets 2026 tipping fees at the Dungannon landfill.

Waste Management (rules page) adopted bylaw
container or bag limit Clear garbage bags required; each bag max 18 kg (40 lb) and 79 cm x 109 cm. s. 4.6
accepted or banned Accepts electronics, passenger tires off rims, scrap metal, yard waste; household hazardous waste only on special days. Electronic Waste; Tire Waste; Scrap Metal; Yard Waste; Household Hazardous Waste Days
fee Residential user fee: $1.00 (2025), $1.50 (2026), $2.00 (2027), $2.50 (2028 and subsequent); IC&I user fee: $2.00 (2025), $2.50 (2026), $3.00 (2027), $3.50 (2028 and subsequent). s. 3.1, 3.2
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rules page: curbside schedule May 1 - Dec 31 2026, bag tag requirement and fees, where to buy tags, set-out times, recycling now run by province (EPR).

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.town.bancroft.on.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities