Garbage & recycling — Cochrane, Ontario

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

In the Town of Cochrane, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Landfill Operations and tipping fees (Fournier Landfill) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Tipping fees based on type of load; debit or credit only; residential solid waste $120.00 per metric ton, minimum $10.00. Accepted or banned: Fee categories include solid waste, construction/demolition waste, wood waste, mattresses, leaf/yard material, scrap material, tires. Collection schedule: Waste and recyclable materials collected once a week.

Landfill Operations and tipping fees (Fournier Landfill) adopted bylaw
accepted or banned Fee categories include solid waste, construction/demolition waste, wood waste, mattresses, leaf/yard material, scrap material, tires. Landfill fees
fee Tipping fees based on type of load; debit or credit only; residential solid waste $120.00 per metric ton, minimum $10.00. Scaled Operations; Landfill fees
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rules page: Fournier Landfill hours (Tue/Thu/Sat; summer 8:30-19:30, winter 9:00-18:00), weigh-scale tipping fees (residential garbage $120/tonne, min $10; non-resident $240/tonne), loads must be tarped, card payment only.

Waste Management By-law No. 1457-2021 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Waste and recyclable materials collected once a week. s. 3.2(a); s. 3.2(b)
sorting required yes s. 2.1(c)
container or bag limit Low-density max 1 waste + 1 recycling receptacle per dwelling; high-density/industrial/commercial/institutional max 6 receptacles; Town-provided 182 L waste and 363 L recycling receptacles; excess garbage bags require Bag Tag. s. 3.1(b); s. 3.1(c); s. 3.5(a); s. 3.5(d)
accepted or banned Recyclables accepted per Schedule B; curbside bans hazardous/liquid industrial, construction/demolition, concrete/brick, scrap metal, medical waste, leaf/yard, bulky items, dead animals, batteries, electronics, tires. Schedule "B"; s. 3.7(a)(i); s. 3.7(a)(ii)
fee Landfill tipping fees per User Fees By-law; minimum charge per load; non-residents increased; containers provided at cost and excess garbage bags require Bag Tag. s. 3.5(a); s. 3.5(d); s. 5.1(a); s. 5.1(c); s. 5.1(d)
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Town of Cochrane by-law regulating storage, handling, collection and disposal of waste and recyclables: bag tags, set-out by 7:00 AM on collection day, blue box schedule, landfill rules and accepted materials. Posted as updated June 25, 2024.

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