Garbage & recycling — Carleton Place, Ontario

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

In the Town of Carleton Place, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law 34-2021 - Amendment to Waste Collection By-law 19-2013 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Collection schedule: one collection of waste weekly.

By-law 34-2021 - Amendment to Waste Collection By-law 19-2013 adopted bylaw
sorting required yes s. 3(g)
container or bag limit one non-stickered waste bag/container per unit each collection day; additional bags/containers require stickers; each bag/container cannot exceed 15kg; no limit to legal bags/containers; multi-residential properties with seven or more units required to utilize carts or rear tip dumpsters and individual garbage bags not permitted curbside s. 3(c); s. 3(g)
accepted or banned Uncollectible: bio-medical waste; night soil/animal waste over 7kg; unbundled articles; items over 100kg or 2.0m; construction waste; hazardous waste; tires; animal carcasses. s. 1(c)(xii), (xiv); s. 4(c)
fee Cost of removal of said waste charged to owner with an administrative fee applied; additional stickers may be purchased from Town Hall and selected commercial outlets. s. 2(e); s. 3(c); s. 4(d)
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Amends 19-2013: new definitions (downtown core, bio-medical waste, collection sticker), storage and disposal rules.

Waste Collection - Town of Carleton Place adopted bylaw
container or bag limit One un-stickered bag of garbage each week. one un-stickered bag of garbage each week
accepted or banned Banned: recyclables, yard waste, hazardous waste, electronics, tires, scrap metal, animal carcasses. Uncollectable Waste
fee Stickers are $3 each. purchased individually for $3 each
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rules page: one un-stickered garbage bag weekly, extra bags need $3 sticker, large items/appliances 4 stickers, at curb by 7am, multi-residential sticker rules, recycling via Circular Materials Ontario.

Waste Collection By-law 19-2013 (Town of Carleton Place) adopted bylaw
collection schedule one collection of waste weekly s. 3(a)
container or bag limit one non-stickered waste bag/container at the curb each collection day; additional bags/containers require one sticker each; no limit to the number of legal bags s. 3(e)
accepted or banned Uncollectable waste includes yard waste, household hazardous wastes, recyclable material, electronics, tires, scrap metal, animal carcasses, liquid/medical wastes. s. 1(c)
fee Additional stickers may be purchased for $2.00 each s. 3(e)
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By-law establishing a system for collection, removal and disposal of garbage and refuse; defines uncollectable waste. Scanned PDF (OCR'd). Amended by By-law 34-2021.

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