When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Municipality of Centre Hastings, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage Bag Tags (rules page) and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Each Bag Tag costs $3.50. Collection schedule: weekly collection. Container or bag limit: up to two clear bags per week.
| collection schedule | weekly collection | weekly collection |
| container or bag limit | up to two clear bags per week | Each week, you can put up to two clear bags |
| accepted or banned | Blue 'clear bags' are not accepted. | Blue "clear bags" are not accepted |
| fee | Each Bag Tag costs $3.50. | Each Bag Tag costs $3.50 |
rules page: Pay As You Throw program from July 1, 2023; each tag $3.50, one per clear bag; two clear-bag limit.
| collection schedule | Garbage collection follows the same schedule as recycling pickup: Tuesday: Madoc Village; Wednesday: South of the Village to Slab Street; Thursday: Slab Street and south; Monday - Private Lanes. | Garbage collection follows the same schedule as recycling pickup |
| container or bag limit | maximum of 2 clear bags per residential household | maximum of 2 clear bags per residential household |
| accepted or banned | Blue 'clear bags' are not accepted. | Blue "clear bags" are not accepted |
rules page: Garbage on Tue/Wed/Thu by zone, out by 7 a.m.; clear bags mandatory, max 2 per household, 40 lb; bag tags required since July 1, 2023; private lanes Monday.
| collection schedule | Once a week for both garbage and recycling; no collection Christmas Day and Boxing Day, collected when regular service resumes following week | s. 4.0(c): "Collectable household garbage and recycling will be collected once a week" |
| sorting required | yes | s. 5.0(c): "All recyclable waste shall be separated from household garbage" |
| container or bag limit | Residential: 2 bags per household per week; I.C./I. Establishment: 6 bags per operation per week; each bag must have a garbage bag tag | s. 4.0(d): "residential garbage bag limit is set at two (2) bags per household per week"; s. 4.0(e): "I.C or I. Establishment garbage bag limit is set at six (6) bags per commercial or industrial operation per week"; s. 4.0(f): "Garbage bag tags are required on each and every bag" |
| accepted or banned | Banned: hazardous waste, medical waste, construction debris, tires, appliances, textiles, liquid waste, carcasses, ashes, propane tanks | s. 3.0(p)(i-xviii) defines non-collectable waste list; s. 7.0(a): "No person shall put any hazardous material out for collection"; s. 7.0(b): "No person shall put any non-accepted medical waste out for collection" |
| fee | Pay As You Throw Garbage Bag Tag Program; tag required on every bag; excess bags accepted at Landfill depot per current fee schedule | s. 4.0(f): "Pay As You Throw Garbage Bag Tag Program"; s. 4.0(g): "charged as per the municipality's current fee schedule" |
Collection of household garbage and recycling: clear bags max 60 L, privacy bags, bag tags required on every bag, container rules, set-out and holiday collection. Page is the council report with By-law 2023-16 Schedule A policy (rev. Feb 15, 2023).
| accepted or banned | No hazardous waste accepted. | No Hazardous waste will be accepted at this site. |
| fee | Untagged clear garbage bags $3.50 per bag; tagged bags no charge; tags $3.50 each. | Schedule G |
rules page: Landfill at 106968 Highway 7; untagged bag $3.50, tagged free; per-tonne fees for construction, shingles, bulky waste; recyclables, scrap metal free; residents only, no hazardous waste.