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

Garbage & recycling — Cobalt, Ontario: Solid Waste Management By-law No. 2015-016 (Office Consolidation)

In the Town of Cobalt, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Solid Waste Management By-law No. 2015-016 (Office Consolidation), verified 2026-10-23. Collection schedule: Alternating weekly collection, one day per week, between garbage and recyclable materials.

Solid Waste Management By-law No. 2015-016 (Office Consolidation) adopted bylaw

collection schedule	Alternating weekly collection, one day per week, between garbage and recyclable materials	s. 4.5.1
sorting required	yes	s. 3.4.5 ii. — "No owner shall bag recyclable materials within an approved container"
container or bag limit	Single dwelling: one garbage container and one recycling container; low-density bi-weekly limits: 4 bags/65 gal garbage, 6 bags/95 gal recycling; ICI: 4 bags/65 gal garbage, 18 bags/285 gal recycling	s. 4.1, s. 4.5.4, s. 4.5.5
accepted or banned	Accepted: recyclable containers, papers, cardboard, plastic film. Banned: hazardous, pathological, household hazardous, asbestos waste; no organics, yard waste, bulky items collected	Appendix 01, Appendix 03, s. 4.10, s. 4.11, s. 4.12

scout note

Town of Cobalt by-law establishing garbage, recyclables and refuse collection and disposal: landfill bans, collection services by dwelling type, holidays, organics, yard waste, bulky items, private collection, Haileybury landfill/transfer station and prohibitions. Consolidated through Resolution 2021-110.