Garbage and Recycling By-law No. 2025-119 (amends No. 2024-111)
Cornwall, Ontario
· adopted 2025-11-24
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The Corporation of the City of Cornwall
Regular Meeting of Council
By-law 2025-119
Department:
CAO
Division:
Legal Services
By-law Number: 2025-119
Report Number 2025-127-CAO
Meeting Date:
November 24, 2025
Subject:
By-law 2025-119 to amend By-law #2024-111, regulating the
collection, removal, and disposal of municipal solid waste and
recyclables
WHEREAS, The City of Cornwall is both a 'single-tier municipality' and
'municipality' in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as defined by the Municipal
Act, 2001, RSO, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended or replaced (hereinafter
referred to as the "Municipal Act, 2001"); and
WHEREAS, In accordance with section 5 and 23.2 of the Municipal Act, 2001,
the City exercises powers through the passing of resolution and by-law of
Municipal Council and administratively through its in force Delegation By-law,
which delegates legislative and quasi-judicial powers which Municipal Council
has deemed to be of a minor nature; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Council for the City of Cornwall deems it appropriate
and prudent to amend By-law #2024-111, as set out herein and now therefore
The Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall enacts as follows:
1. That above recitals are true and are hereby incorporated into this By-law,
by reference - By-law #2024-111 continuation mutatis mutandis.
2. By-law #2024-111 attached hereto as APPENDIX "I" forms a part of this
By-law and is amended mutatis mutandis through the addition of the
specific amendments underlined in the appendix and deletion of language
struck through (strikethrough) in the appendix.
3. This By-law is effective upon its passing by Council on the 24th day of
November, 2025. By-law #2024-111 (Appendix "I"), as amended by By-law
#2025-119, when read together, form the updated and in-force by-law for the
City of Cornwall by-law regulating the collection, removal, and disposal of
municipal solid waste and recyclables.
4. That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and may take all actions
necessary on behalf of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall to complete
this matter, including the execution of an Agreement and other associated
documentations.
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APPENDIX "I"
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CORNWALL
By-law #2024-111, as amended by By-law 2025-119
A By-Law to amend By-law #2024-111, regulating the collection, removal, and disposal of municipal solid
waste and recyclables
Whereas it has been deemed that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cornwall regulate the
collection, removal and disposal of municipal solid waste, including but not limited to, non divertible
material, organic material, leaf and yard waste, bulky items and recyclables in the City of Cornwall;
Whereas the City Council endorsed the City of Cornwall Solid Waste Management Master Plan on April 12,
2011;
Whereas the Solid Waste Management Master Plan outlined a five-year program to increase the City's waste
diversion to 69%;
Whereas the City Council received and endorsed proceeding with recommended outcomes of the City
of Cornwall Biosolids, Organics and Septage Master Plan on August 13, 2024;
Whereas the Biosolids, Organics and Septage Master Plan outlines preferred options to divert source
separated organic material from the City's landfill;
Whereas Section 8, 9, and 10 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended or replaced
("Municipal Act, 2001") authorize the City of Cornwall to pass by-laws necessary or desirable for
municipal purposes, and in particular paragraphs 5,6 and 8 Subsection 10 (2) authorize by-laws
respecting the economic, social, and environmental well- being of the municipality; the health, safety,
and well-being of persons; and the protection of persons and property;
Whereas Section 127 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City of Cornwall to require the owner or
occupant of the land to clean and clear the land, not including principal buildings, and to clean refuse or
debris from the land; not including the buildings;
Whereas Section 127 of the Municipal Act, 2001 further authorizes the City of Cornwall to prohibit the
depositing of refuse or debris on land without the consent of the owner or occupant of the land;
Whereas Section 128 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City of Cornwall to prohibit and regulate
with respect to public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of the City Council, are or could
become or cause public nuisances;
Whereas Section 425 and 429 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City of Cornwall to pass by-laws
providing that a person who contravenes a by-law of the City of Cornwall passed under the Act is guilty
of an offence to establishing offences and fines for by-law contraventions and it has done so through
sections B.(21-22) of this By-law, as amended.
Whereas, the City of Cornwall, through protocols such as the Accommodation Protocol defined in this
By-law, demonstrates its commitment to the furtherance of its overall accommodation policy which
prevents discrimination based on disability to the point of genuine undue hardship;
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Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001 further authorizes the City of Cornwall, amongst other things, delegate
its authority to impose fees or charges on persons for services or activities provided or done by or on
behalf of it, to provide for inspections and inspection orders, and to make orders to discontinue activity or to
do work.; and
Whereas Section 61 of the Provincial Offenses Act. Chapter P.33, R.S.O.1990 provides for fines of up to
$5,000 for persons convicted of an offence.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CORNWALL DOES HEREBY
ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
A. DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law:
"Accommodation Protocol" means the protocol set out in section P(1.)a)(i-xi) of this By-law, which allows
individuals to request accommodation of a disability by the City, which is verified by an appropriately licenced
medical professional.
"Ashes" means the cold residue from the burning of any household fuel, after such fuel has been consumed
by fire, which would normally accumulate at a dwelling;
"Administrative fee" means any additional charge in the sum of a specified percentage of any invoice
including taxes, where the Corporation has caused remedial action authorized under the Municipal Act,
2001, to be done;
"Bag Limit Rule" means the amount of waste in bags allowed to be placed to the curb for collection, at each
unique collection event, as defined by the City, which may be changed from time to time at the discretion of
the City.
"Bag Rules" means the Bag Limit Rule, Privacy Bags Rule and clear bag limits per week, collectively, for
residential addresses set out in Schedule "B" of this APPENDIX "I", as amended.
"Blue Box" refers to the collection box designated by the Manager to contain materials as outlined in
the Non-Eligible Source Curbside Recycling Program;
"Business Use" means the use of a building or part thereof in which one or more persons are employed
in the administration, management, direction or conducting of a business or where professionally
qualified persons and their staff serve clients who seek advice or consultation;
"Bulk Waste" means the items that are too large or too heavy to fit into a garbage bag or garbage container
as is defined in this by-law. These items may include but are not limited to furniture, large appliances, and
plumbing fixtures;
"City" or "Corporation" means the Corporation of the City of Cornwall;
"Clear Bag" means a non-returnable clear plastic garbage bag of 0.09 cubic meters maximum capacity and
made from a minimum of 1-1/2 mil gauge material capable of carrying 27 kilograms (60 pounds) of contents
without tearing;
"Commercial Use" means the use of land, buildings or structures for the purpose of buying and/or selling of
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commodities or supplying of services at retail or wholesale;
"Commercial" means a property where a building or buildings are used exclusively for storage
purposes at a site where manufacturing, production, or processing takes place as is defined in Ontario
Regulation 282/98, as amended or replaced. Included in this definition is vacant land not included in other
property classes, care homes that are operated with the intention of generating profits and that does not
have seven or more self contained units, land that contains an office building property class, and land that
contains a shopping Centre property class.
"Composting" means the process where organic material such as grass clippings, leaves, garden waste,
kitchen scraps, etc., degrades naturally;
"Container" means:
(i)
Residential collection: a receptacle manufactured and commercially available for the use of
collection of waste, and shall have a capacity not exceeding 121 litres (32 gallons) have a height of
approximately 90 centimeters (35 inches), a diameter of approximately 46 centimeters (18 inches) and
shall also have a watertight lid and two handles; or a non-returnable clear plastic bag of 0.09 cubic meters
maximum capacity and made from a minimum of 1-1/2 mil gauge material capable of carrying 27
kilograms (60 pounds) of contents without tearing;
(ii)
Multi-Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional collection: a cart receptacle
manufactured and commercially available for the use of collection of waste, and shall have a capacity no
less than 121 litres (32 gallons) and no greater than 360 litres (95 gallons), have a height no less than 97
cm (38 inches) and no greater than 119 cm (47 inches), a width of no less than 51 cm (20 inches) and no
greater than 69 cm (27 inches), and shall also have a watertight lid, two working wheels, and a single
metal bar at the front of the receptacle and be compatible with North American style lifting mechanisms.
Waste shall be loose in the container or contained in clear bags; waste contained in opaque or non-
transparent bags, with exception of privacy bag, is not prohibited.
"Construction waste" and "Demolition waste" means waste generated during the construction,
renovation, and demolition of buildings, structures, homes, or rooms. These wastes include, but are not
limited to: materials such as concrete, bricks, wood and lumber, roofing, drywall, plaster, flooring-
including carpeting, ceiling tiles, plumbing and plumbing fixtures, doors, windows, siding, and landscape
materials.
"Container Limit" means the amount of waste in containers as defined to be placed to the curb for collection as
defined by the Municipality City, which may be changed from time to time.
"Disability Exception" means an exception to the Bag Rules under subsection P(1.)(a)(i-xi) of this By-law
for individuals that create waste, which has been considered by the City under the Accommodation
Protocol and approved by the City, in writing, as an appropriate accommodation to the point of genuine
undue hardship of a disability verified by a licenced medical professional in Ontario.
"Disposal Area" means an area at the Landfill Site specifically designated by the Corporation for the
disposal of municipal solid waste;
"Divertible Waste" means any waste that can be disposed of in an alternate method or diversion program that
eliminates this material from regular garbage disposal.
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"Diversion Area" means an area specifically designated by the Corporation for the disposal of items not
to enter the main disposal area of the Landfill Site;
"Domestic Waste" means waste which would normally accumulate at a dwelling unit and includes rubbish,
discarded materials, clothing, crockery and glassware, non-recyclable bottles and cans, and other articles
as would normally be thrown away or rejected, but shall not include weighty or bulky articles such as
automobile parts, tires, white goods, old corrugated cardboard boxes,barrels, earth, stones, trees, stumps
and water or fuel tanks;
"Dwelling Unit" means a suite of two or more rooms, designated or intended for use by one group of persons
only, in which sanitary conveniences are provided and in which facilities are provided for cooking, and with a
private entrance from outside the building, or from a common hallway or stairway inside;
"Electronic Waste" means material regulated under Ontario Regulation 393/04, as amended or replaced
and includes: laptop and desktop computers, monitors, cables and all related peripherals, audio or video
systems, televisions, fax machines, printers, scanners, cell phones, tablets, and the like, and does not
include White Goods.
"Exception(s)" include either the Disability Exception (subsection P(1.)(a)(i-xi)), Extra Bags Exception
(subsection P(1.)(b)(i-iv)), Other Collectible Material and Special Programs Exception (subsection J(1-4)
and P(1.)(c)(i-ii)), and the Diaper Exception (subsection P(1.)(d)(i-ii) only, which collectively are the only
exceptions to the requirements of this By-law.
"Extra Bag Exception" means a tag purchase exception to the Bag Rules (as defined herein) under
subsection P(1.)(b)(i-iv) of this By-law for individuals that create waste at Residential Properties.
"Exception Tag(s)" means an officially recognized exception tag with "EXCEPTION" written on it, which
allows qualifying individuals to place bags not otherwise in compliance with the Bag Rules to the curb for
collection under an officially recognized Exception by the City. The Exception Tag must be affixed to the
handle of any bags set out for curbside pickup in order for the City's contractor to recognize that bags
involve an officially recognized Exception under this By-law and may be picked up. Exception tags that
are modified in any manner are considered void and are not accepted. Exception Tag(s) allow qualifying
individuals to place additional bags to the curb for collection. Exception Tag(s) do not permit individuals to
include prohibited materials to be place to the curb for collection.
"Garbage Bag Tags" means a tag that is purchased through the City, either directly or through a retailer
authorized by the City, which is affixed to garbage bags that are above a household's weekly limit. The
garbage bag tags allow residential users of the waste collection service to place additional bags to the
curb for collection, which are above the set limit for the number of bags per unit. Garbage bag tags do not
allow households to place items that are not accepted in curbside collection to the curbside for collection.
Each additional bag to a household's limit shall require one (1) garbage bag tag to be collected. Garbage
tags that are modified in any manner are considered void and are not accepted.
"Garden Waste" means the waste material from gardens, consisting of grass clippings, dead branches,
weeds, plants, or other similar material;
"Green Bin" refers to the collection receptacles designated by the Manager to contain Source Separated
Organic materials as outlined in the curbside organics program. A list of acceptable receptacles in contained
in Schedule D, which can change from time to time;
"Green Bin Organics Collection Program" means the curbside collection of source separated organic
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materials as designated by the Manager and operated by the Corporation;
"Hazardous Waste" means a waste that is a hazardous industrial waste, acute hazardous waste chemical,
hazardous waste chemical, severely toxic waste, ignitable waste, corrosive waste, reactive waste,
radioactive waste, pathological waste, leachate toxic waste, or PCB waste, all as defined in Regulation 347
of the Environmental Protection Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter E.19 as amended from time to time;
"Householder" means any owner, occupant, lessee, tenant or any other person having use, occupation
and/or charge of any dwelling, hotel, restaurant, apartment house, office building, public institution, service
station, industrial building, commercial building store, shopping centre or plaza, or any portion thereof
respectively;
"IC&I" means industrial, commercial, and institutional properties;
"Industrial" means a property which is used to manufacture or transform electricity, land uses for mining,
quarrying, producing oil or gas or extracting anything from the earth, unless that land is licensed or required to
be licensed under the Aggregate Resources Act, as is defined in Ontario regulation 282/98, as amended.
Included in this definition is land used for: manufacturing, producing, or
processing anything, research or development facilities in connection with manufacturing, producing,
or processing, storage, office, or retail facilities if they are located on sites where manufacturing,
production, or processing takes place, vacant land zoned for industrial development, ship yards and
dry docks, and sewage and water treatment plants.
"Industrial Waste" means all waste materials which are a by-product of or result from manufacturing
processes at an industrial or commercial site;
"Institutional" means a property used for multi-purposes generally for education, health care that are
federally or provincially owned or sponsored. Included in this definition are post-secondary education
schools, educational institutional residences located on or off campus, schools, day cares, other
educational institutions and residences, hospitals and health care facilities, continuous care facilities,
federal penitentiary or correctional facilities, and provincial correctional facilities.
"Landfill Site" means a disposal area owned by the Corporation for disposal of municipal solid waste;
"Leaf and yard waste" means compostable waste material made up of leaves, grass clippings, hedge
and tree trimmings.
"Manager" means the Division Manager, Environmental Services or such other person as may be
authorized by said Manager to exercise some or all of the powers vested that individual by this By-Law;
"Mattresses" means waste that comprises a case of canvas or other heavy cloth stuffed with wool, cotton,
other fibres or similar material, with or without coiled springs, that was used as a bed or as support for a
bed (box spring) with the minimum dimension of 99 cm x 191 cm (39 in x 75 in).
"Multiple Residential (Multi-Res)" means a property used for residential purposes that has more than six
(6) self-contained units; and vacant land principally zoned for
multi-residential development as is defined in Ontario Regulation 282/98. "Municipal Solid Waste"
means ashes, domestic waste, garden waste, trade waste or any other waste, but excludes liquid or
hazardous waste, or any other waste as may be designated from time to time by the Corporation;
"Non-Eligible Source Curbside Recycling Program" means the curbside collection of non-eligible source
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separated recycling materials as designated by the Manager and operated by the Corporation;
"Other Collectible Material and Special Programs Exception" means the exception specifically enumerated in
subsection J.(1-4) and P.(1.)(c)(i-ii) of this By-law, as amended.
"Privacy Bags Rule" means non-transparent bags that can be used to conceal private or intimate items
from regular waste. Privacy bags shall be no greater than 25 litres in size. Each household shall be
entitled to one (1) privacy bag per collection week. Privacy bags shall be contained within a
clear bag with other garbage or directly into an appropriate garbage container.
"Recycling" means the separation of waste and its reintroduction into the production process; "Residential
Property(ies)" means property used for residential purposes that does not have seven
(7) or more self-contained units, as is defined Ontario Regulation 282/98, as amended or replaced.
Included in this definition are condominiums, co-operatives, timeshares, group homes, care homes,
campgrounds, rooming houses, life leases, not-for-profit recreational facilities, and retirement homes.
"Scrap Tires" means all waste automobile, truck and tractor tires, regardless of size, with or without
wheel or rim;
"Source Separated Materials" means materials that have been purposely separated from municipal solid
waste into specific material types at the point of generation and includes magazines, newsprint, old
corrugated cardboard, boxboard, glass and metal food and beverage containers, PET plastic beverage
containers, high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic containers, aluminum containers, tires, white
goods, scrap metal, scrap wood, compostable materials such as leaves, garden waste, grass clippings,
organic kitchen scraps, or other material as may be designated from time to time by the Corporation as
part of its solid waste recycling and organics programs. This material shall be prepared for final disposal
and/or collection as may be applicable in accordance with the current recycling collection regulations as
outlined in "Schedules C and D" which is are attached to and forms part of this By-Law;
"Source Separated Organics" means organic material, consisting of compostable materials such as leaves,
garden waste, grass clippings, food waste, organic kitchen scraps, or other material as may be designated
from time to time by the Corporation. This material is sorted from other waste material streams and collected
separately from garbage or blue box recycling. It also applies to waste that is separated from other waste
material streams before being disposed of at landfill sites, or other waste disposal methods. A list of
materials in contained in Schedule D, which can change from time to time.
"Street" means any public road, highway, street, lane alley, square, place, thoroughfare or way within the
City of Cornwall;
"Trade Waste" means waste which would normally accumulate in a public institution, shop, store,
restaurant, business or commercial use building, but shall not include weighty or bulky articles such as
automobile parts, tires, white goods, bed springs, mattresses, furniture, old corrugated cardboard boxes,
barrels, earth, stones, trees, stumps and water or fuel tanks;
"Unit" means a suite of two or more rooms, designed or intended for use by one group of persons only;
"Waste" means anything thrown away or rejected as being worthless or useless;
"Waste Wood" means clean wood items that include trees, branches, brush, stumps, and construction
wood that is not contaminated with preservatives, paints, hazardous material, be pressure treated or
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contain any waste.
"White Goods" means major household appliances including stoves, fridges, freezers, washers, dryers,
dish-washers, hot water tanks, furnaces, cast iron tubs or other items as may be designated from time to
time by the corporation and are free of any other waste.
B. ADMINISTRATION and ENFORCEMENT
1.
The Corporation shall operate a system for the collection at street curbside, removal and disposal of
municipal solid waste in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law and/or any agreement which
might be entered into between property developers and the Corporation, as amended.
2.
The expense of collecting and disposing of such solid waste shall be assessed generally upon the City
and shall be collected in a like manner as other municipal taxes and/or by way of a tipping fee (see
Schedule "A"). In the case of non-residential wastes the assessment will be supplemented by a tipping
fee which is to be established by the Council of the City of Cornwall, as set out in Schedule "A" and
confirmed in the annual Fees and Charges By-law of the City.
3.
Bulk waste as is defined in this By-law shall not be collected by the Corporation and is to be
disposed of at the expense of the owner of such material, or at the expense of the property owner
should the owner of such material not be determined, In the case of illegal dumping, if proven,
beyond a reasonable doubt, the bulk waste will be collected and disposed of by the Corporation at
no expense to the property owner. The Corporation, at it's discretion, may operate a separate
service for these items and can, at their discretion, assign a fee per collection or per item for this
service.
4.
It shall be the duty of the Manager to:
a) Divide the City of Cornwall into sections as depicted on "Schedule E" which is attached to and
forms part of this By-Law;
b) Designate a particular day(s) of the week for collection of waste and of materials for
recycling or composting in each section; and
c) From time to time, alter the boundaries of each of the sections and notify the public of such
changes in boundaries.
5.
The Corporation shall provide all necessary equipment and labour for the prompt and satisfactory
removal of municipal solid waste as set out in the provision of this By-Law. The number of
receptacles/bundles collected from each unit, the number of collections per week and the days and
time that such collections shall be made from each applicable building shall be designated by the
Corporation, but in no case shall collection be less than once in each week, unless due to extenuating
circumstances beyond the Corporation's control i.e.; weather.
6.
The service authorized by this By-Law shall not be made available, except by agreement, to any land or
building owned or leased and occupied by the Federal or Provincial Government, or to any land or
building, except a church or religious institution, which is exempt from payment of municipal taxes other
than local improvement and water rates.
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7.
The Manager is assigned the responsibility of administering and enforcing this By-law and may so
assign duties to such persons as necessary to carry out the provisions of this By-Law;
8.
Persons appointed or assigned by the City for the purposes of administering or enforcing this By-law
are 'Municipal By-law Enforcement Officers' under the authority of the Community Safety and Policing
Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c.1, Sched. 1, as amended or replaced (hereinafter referred to herein as the
"CSPA"), are deemed to be 'peace officers' under the CSPA, are deemed to be 'Provincial Offences
Officers' by virtue of subsections 1(1)(d-e) and 1(3) of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.
33, as amended or replaced, have the authority to carry out the duties assigned to officers under this
By-Law, and may enforce the provisions of this By-law, as amended or replaced.
9.
Upon producing identification, an officer may enter on property at any reasonable time for the purpose
of carrying out an inspection to determine whether or not the following are being complied with:
a) This By-law.
b) A direction or order made under this By-law; or
c) A prohibition order made under S. 431 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
10. An officer may for the purpose of the inspection under subsection 2(9):
a) Require the production for inspection of documents or thing relevant to the inspection;
b) Inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection for the purpose of making
copies or extracts;
c) Require information in writing or otherwise as required by the officer from any person
concerning a matter related to the inspection; or
d) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge, make
examinations or take tests, samples, or photographs necessary for the purposes of the
inspection;
11.
Any Cost incurred by the City in exercising its authority to inspect under paragraph 2(9-10) above,
including but not limited to the cost of any examination, test, sample, or photograph necessary for the
purposes of the inspection, shall be paid by the owner or occupant of the property where the inspection
takes place.
12.
An officer may undertake an inspection pursuant to an order issued by a provincial judge or justice of
the peace under Section 438 of the Municipal Act 2001 where the officer has been prevented from
carrying out an inspection under subsections 2(9) and 2(10).
13.
If an officer is satisfied that a contravention of this by-law has occurred, he or she they may make an
order requiring the person who contravened the By-law or who caused or permitted the contravention or
the owner or occupant of the property on which the contravention occurred to discontinue the
contravening activity.
14. An order under subsection 2(13) shall set out:
a) Reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to identify the contravention and the location
of the property on which the contravention occurred; and
b) The date or dates by which there must be compliance with the order, which will not exceed
seven (7) calendar days;
c) Notwithstanding (ii), the Supervisor Manager may exercise discretion in
varying compliance timelines indicated on the order.
15.
If an officer is satisfied with a contravention of this By-law has occurred, the officer may make an
order requiring the person who contravened the by-law or who caused or permitted the
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contravention or the owner or occupant of the property on which the contravention occurred to do work
to correct the contravention.
16. An order under subsection B.(15) shall set out:
a) Reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to identify the contravention and the location
of property on which the contravention occurred;
b) The work to be completed; and
c) The date or dates by which the work must be complete
17. An order to discontinue contravening activity made under subsection B.(13) or an order to do work
made under subsection B.(15) may be served:
a) By regular and/or registered mail to the last known address of the owner or occupant of the property
where the contravention occurred;
b) By an officer placing a placecard containing the order in conspicuous place on the property where
the contravention occurred; or
c) Personally on the owner or occupant of the property where the contravention occurred.
18. Where a person does not comply with a direction, an order or a requirement under this By-law to do a
matter of thing, the Supervisor Manager, with such assistance by other as may be required, may carry
out such direction, order or requirement at the person's expense.
19. Where the Supervisor Manager determines that there is significant risk to health or safety and well-
being of persons or to the protection of persons and property, the Supervisor is authorized to give
immediate effect to any direction or requirement where the costs of carrying out the direction or
requirement do not exceed $5,000.
20. The City may recover the costs of doing a matter or thing under subsection B(13) and B(15) by action
or by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as real property taxes
and such costs shall include:
a) An administrative fee of 25% (with a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $450) of the cost of
carrying out such direction, order or requirement and where in default or payment of this fee, it shall
be deemed to be municipal real property taxes and shall be added to the tax roll and collected in the
same manner as property taxes and shall be added to the tax roll and collected in the same manner
as property taxes and be subject to the same penalty and interest charges as property taxes with
the same remedies as real property taxes; and
b) A re-inspection fee of $50 (fifty dollars) per resulting site visit with defaulted payment subject
to the action and penalty established in subsection B(20)(a).
21. Every individual, person, occupier, owner, or firm who contravenes any provision of this By-law or
fails to comply with an order made under this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
liable:
a) On a first conviction, to a fine of not more than $5,000; and
b) On a subsequent conviction, to a fine not more than $10,000
22. Despite subsection B(21) above, where the person, occupier, owner, or firm convicted is a corporation:
a) The maximum fine in paragraph 2(21) (i) is $25,000; and
b) The maximum fine in paragraph 2 (21) (ii) is $50,000
23. Where an individual or person has been convicted of an offence, the court in which the conviction has been
entered and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter may, in addition to any other remedy and to any
penalty imposed by this By-law, make an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by
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the individual or person convicted.
C. NON-COLLECTIBLE MATERIAL
1. The Corporation will neither provide nor operate a system for the collection or removal of the
following types of material:
a) Materials Set out by Residential Properties:
i.
Industrial Waste;
ii.
Hazardous Waste, except for the from time to time of a Hazardous Waste Day system for the
disposal of domestically produced hazardous waste;
iii.
Any condemned, abandoned or rejected product, by-product or stock of any wholesale or retail
establishment;
iv.
Highly combustible material, such as floor sanding's, celluloid cuttings, motion picture film, fine
sawdust, oil or gasoline soaked rags, gas containers, ammunition, dynamite or other explosive
matter, chemicals, acids or their residues, derivatives or by-products;
v.
Liquid waste, whether or not in a container;
vi.
Construction or demolition waste (including wood)
vii.
Any material frozen to a receptacle which cannot be removed by shaking;
viii.
Large tree limbs and trunks of trees (except Christmas trees at residences when so
directed);
ix.
Manure, feces (human or animal), or animal carcasses;
x.
Biomedical waste including dressings, bandages, hypodermic needles, or other infected
materials from hospitals or offices of physicians, surgeons, dentists and veterinarians;
xi.
Sheet iron; scrap metal or car bodies;
xii.
Earth, sand, stone, brick, concrete, asphalt, trees or stumps;
xiii.
Scrap tires;
xiv.
Electronic Waste
xv.
Mattresses;
xvi.
Any garbage that contains recyclable materials accepted in the blue box program
xvii.
Any garbage that contains organic materials accepted in the green bin organics collection
program
xviii.
Any garbage that is not contained loosely in garbage containers or in clear transparent bags,
with the exception of the privacy bag allotment for the building.
xix.
Any loose material that is not contained within an approved bag or container.
xx.
Bulk waste placed at the curb for weekly curbside collection
b) Materials set out by Multi-Residential, Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional properties:
i.
Industrial waste
ii.
Any condemned, abandoned, or rejected product, by-product, or stock of any wholesale or retail
establishment;
iii.
Construction or demolition waste
iv.
Biomedical waste including dressings, bandages, hypodermic needles, or other infected
materials from hospitals or offices of physicians, surgeons, dentists, and veterinarians;
v.
Any discarded furniture;
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vi.
Any material not set out in a cart receptacle as is defined in this by-law as a manufactured and
commercially available 75 litres (20 gallons) and no greater than 360 litres (95 gallons), receptacle
vii.
Any waste that has not been placed for collection conformance with the provisions of this By-
Law (eg.; inappropriate containers, outside the container/bag limit identified, etc.);
viii.
Any other material that in the opinion of the Manager, is detrimental to the collection and/or
disposal process.
ix.
Any garbage that contains recyclable materials accepted in the blue box program
x.
Any garbage that contains organic materials accepted in the green bin organics collection
program
xi.
Any garbage that is not contained loosely in garbage containers or in clear transparent bags,
with the exception of the privacy bag allotment for the building.
xii.
Any loose material that is not contained within an approved bag or container.
xiii.
Bulk waste placed at the curb for weekly curbside collection
D. PROHIBITED MATERIAL AT DISPOSAL AREA
1. No individual or person shall place any of the following types of material in the Corporation's
Landfill site:
a) Any material in which a specified diversion area exists which includes scrap tires, scrap
metal, clean wood waste, white goods, electronic waste, bulky rigid plastic, and mattresses;
b) Material originating outside the limits of the City of Cornwall, subject to the
provisions of any agreement that may from time to time be made with the
Corporation;
c) Trees or logs except where such material is removed from City streets or land or as is
permitted by the Manager;
d) Any volatile or other liquids or substance which in the opinion of the Manager, might be
conducive to contamination or considered a hazard;
e) Any earth, rock in exceeds of 0.03 cubic metres, or fiII material except as approved in
writing by the Manager;
f) Any earth or fill material contaminated by volatile or other substances, without such earth or
fill material meeting the appropriate requirements of Regulation 345 of the Environmental
Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter E.19 as amended from time to time;
g) Sludge from septic tanks;
h) Vehicle bodies or parts thereof;
i) Carcasses of animals larger than that of a dog;
j) Any material contained in an opaque bag or non-transparent container, with the
exception of the privacy bag.
k) Source separated materials that are included in the Blue Box recycling program.
l) Source separated materials that are included in the green bin organics program,
m) Material, which can be recycled, resulting from the erection, alteration or demolition of any
building;
n) Any other material that is detrimental to the operation of the Landfill Site.
o) Any Blue Box material generated by IC&I (Industrial, Commercial and Institutional) establishments.
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E. CONTAINERS
1. Every occupant of a property from which waste is to be collected shall provide and maintain a good
repair and sanitary condition, sufficient containers to hold his/her waste adequately.
a) Residential properties are to use containers defined in this by-law as a receptacle manufactured
and commercially available for the use of collection of waste, and shall have a capacity not
exceeding 121 litres (32 gallons) have a height of approximately 90 centimetres (35 inches), a
diameter of approximately 46 centimetres (18 inches) and shall also have a watertight lid and two
handles; or a non-returnable clear plastic bag of 0.09 cubic meters (90 litres) maximum capacity
and made from a minimum of 1-1/2 mil gauge material capable of carrying 27 kilograms (60
pounds) of contents without tearing;
b) Multi- residential properties are to use containers defined in this by-law as a cart receptacle
manufactured and commercially available for the use of collection of waste, and shall have a
capacity no smaller than 75 litres (20 gallons) and no larger than 360 litres (95 gallons), have a
height no shorter than 97 cm (38 inches) and no larger than 119 cm (47 inches), a width of no
smaller than 51 cm (20 inches) and no larger than 69 cm (27 inches), and shall also have a
watertight lid, two working wheels, an radio frequency (RF)ID chip, and a single metal bar at the
front of the receptacle. Waste shall be loose in the container or contained in clear bags; waste
contained in opaque or non- transparent bags, with exception of privacy bag, is not prohibited.
c) Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional properties are to use containers defined in this by- law as a
cart receptacle manufactured and commercially available for the use of collection of waste, and shall
have a capacity no less than 75 litres (20 gallons) and no greater than 360 litres (95 gallons), have
a height no less than 97 cm (38 inches) and no larger than 119 cm (47 inches), a width of no smaller
than 51 cm (20 inches) and no larger than 69 cm (27 inches), and shall also have watertight lid, two
working wheels, an RFID chip, and a single metal bar at the front of the receptacle. Waste shall be
loose in the container or contained in clear bags; waste contained in opaque or non-transparent
bags, with exception of privacy bag, is not prohibited.
2. The owner of every multi residential, industrial, commercial, or institutional property from which waste is
to be collected shall provide containers for the use of all units therein and shall be responsible for their
placement or coordinating their placement for collection in accordance with this By-Law.
3. Residential containers, when full, shall not exceed 27 kilograms (60 lbs.) including the weight of
the container. Multi-Residential, Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial containers shall not exceed
more then 90 kgs (200Ibs).
4. No individual or person shall permit any animal owned by him/her or under his/her control to pick
over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any waste placed for collection.
5. No individual or person shall store waste at the curb in any container for more then 24 hours outside of
their property's associated collection day.
6. The maximum allowable number of containers placed out for collection from any residential, multi-
residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional property shall be limited based on bag and container
limits as set out by the Corporation. These limits are subject to review by the Corporation from time
to time.
7. Industrial, Institutional, and Commercial establishments shall provide structures out of sight on their
own premises, of a fire resistance nature, in which said acceptable containers shall be housed
between normal garbage collection days.
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8. Multi-Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional establishments may establish cart collection
zones with the Contractor in order to assist with the collection garbage and recycling from the property.
These zones shall be maintained and monitored by the property owner.
F. PREPARATION OF WASTE
1. All waste shall be drained of liquid and placed in a container used solely for the collection of
waste. Containers for the collection of waste shall conform as follows:
a) Containers shall not be filled to such a level that the top will not fit properly thereon; and
b) Plastic bags used as containers must be securely tied when placed for collection
c) Ashes, when placed for collection, shall be cold and not pose any fire hazard.
d) For yard waste collection only, small branches (less than 12mm in diameter), clippings
from trees and shrubs, and garden waste shall be compacted and tied in bundles and
have dimensions of not more than one (1) meter or three (3) feet in any direction, and in
no case shall the bundle exceed 27 kilograms (60 lbs.).
e) Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) boxes are unacceptable for use as regular waste
containers. OCC shall not be collected via regular garbage collection. Bundled OCC shall
not be collected unless placed next to a blue box.
2. All waste, except the materials in section 6.1 subsections iii, iv and v, shall be placed in the proper
receptacle as required in this By-Law.
3. Where an occupant or owner of property from which waste is to be collected uses plastic bags, they shall
adhere to the Bag Rules, as defined in this By-law, which are set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto and
forms a part of this By-law, as amended. The Bag Rules apply to Residential Solid Waste, Multi-
Residential Solid Waste, and Industrial, Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste respectively, as set out in
the schedule.
4. The use of 121 L (32 gal), 240 L (64 gal), and 360 L (95 gal) carts is only permitted in multi-
residential and IC&I collection unless otherwise discussed with and permitted by the Manager.
a) Garbage and recycling carts will only be accepted if they are 121 L (32 gal), 240 L (64 gal), and 360
L (95 gal), have two working wheels, a plastic fitting lid, have a single metal lift bar at the front, and
are equipped with an RFID chip for data collection and tracking. All other cart containers and
receptacles will not be collected by the Corporation's contractor.
5. All residential and IC&I addresses must use green bins, carts or containers for food waste organic
collection. The carts must be a minimum of 45 L (12 gal) to a maximum of 360 L (95 gal) in capacity.
Carts that are 121 L (32 gal), 240 L (64 gal) and 360 L (95 gal) must be equipped with a single lifting
bar on the front of the cart. Organics carts must not be lined with, or contain any non-compostable
plastics. Leaf and yard waste may be placed in green curbside receptacle, a compostable paper bag or
in a clearly labelled reusable container.
6. The Corporation or its contractor reserves the right to refuse collection of any waste not prepared in
conformance with this By-Law and it shall be the responsibility of the owner to ensure such waste
shall be removed from the street by the householder, owner, occupant, individual, or person in
charge by the time specified by the Corporation.
7. No person employed by the Corporation or its contractor shall solicit or accept a gratuity for any
work done by them in connection with this By-Law.
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G. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS DBIA & LE VILLAGE - COLLECTION
SCHEDULE
1. Business establishments including residential tenants located in the zoning designations identified
as Zone CBD, Central Business District and/or Zone COM 70, Commercial, otherwise known as the
DBIA and Le Village sections located along Pitt Street and Montreal Road shall have a specific
collection schedule that is separate from the regular IC&I and Multi-residential collection schedule.
2. The Corporation shall collect waste twice a week on Monday's and Friday's in the DBIA and Le
Village. All waste including organics and recyclables must be set out in the appropriate cart
receptacle between 7:00 am and 9:30 am on the designated day for collection, waste placed out
after 9:30 am shall not be returned for collection if missed during collection.
3. The dates and frequency of the collection may be subject to change at the discretion of the
Corporation from time to time with prior notice to these areas.
H. DBIA & LE VILLAGE SET OUT REGULATIONS
All business establishments including residential tenants located with the DBIA or Le Village are subject to all
the provisions of the by-law except for the following items herein specified:
1. The owner of the property or building is responsible for providing any business establishment
and/or residential tenant with a cart receptacle for garbage and recycling collection.
2. All cart receptacles must meet the preparation of waste guidelines outlined in section 6,
subsection 3.
3. All waste including designated organics and recyclables must be set at the curb for collection in their
appropriate receptacle between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on the designated day of collection. If a
different collection zone other than the curb is required such as a lot or
back of the building, the Corporation will be contacted to arrange collection in a different area.
4. Recyclable Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) may be placed in a neat manner at the curb. OCC
boxes shall be flattened and bundles to ensure efficient collection.
5. All garbage containers, organics containers and recycling containers must be removed from
curbside within one (1) hour of collection.
I. PLACING RECEPTACLES FOR COLLECTION BY THE CORPORATION
1. Containers and bags placed for collection shall be placed as close to the street curb as possible
without obstructing the roadway or sidewalk. No person, or corporation shall place containers on the
travelled portion of any street, sidewalk, or any other area which is used by vehicles or pedestrians.
2. In circumstances where the containers and bags cannot be placed at the curb but require placement
elsewhere, the Manager shall have the power to designate the designated area at which the
containers or bundles of waste shall be placed for collection.
3. In order for cart receptacles to be collected, the cart's face (the side with the metal bar) needs to be
toward the street, with the handles for pushing facing the opposite. All cart receptacles shall be about
an arm's length from each other.
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4. The owner, occupant or person in charge of the property is responsible for waste set at the curb until
final collection. During adverse weather conditions such as wind, rain, and snow it is the responsibility
of the householder to clean and remove waste inadvertently displaced or covered while it was placed
out for collection and collected.
5. From November 1st until April 1st (or as may be amended from time to time) of each winter season, no
person shall place waste in any container (including bags) on the curb the night prior to collection
when a large snowfall event (more than 5 cm) is forecast. Waste shall only be allowed to be set out
the morning of collection prior to 7:00 am. Containers shall be located one (1) meter from the curb
ensuring it is not on the sidewalk, but rather in a shoveled out, ground level location accessible from
the road. This will allow the streets and sidewalks to be maintained properly without disrupting any
garbage or recycling collections.
a) If a person places out any container or bag at the curb that contravenes Section 9 (5) and the container
or bag is damaged it shall be the persons responsibility to clean the area and replace any container.
b) If a person does not clean the area as is indicated in Section 9 (5i), or their containers and
waste impede snow clearing activities the Corporation shall hire a contractor to perform a
cleanup and the contractor's fee shall be applied to the property owner's tax bill.
6. During the winter weather conditions, the owner or person in charge of the property shall be
responsible for clearing and maintaining an area in the snow bank at ground level close to the street
curb for containers and/or blue box placement. Garbage and/or blue box containers are to be placed
without obstructing traffic or sidewalk usage.
a) In the case where there is no boulevard and the sidewalk is not maintained by the Corporation
during the winter months, it is the responsibility of the owner or person in charge to clear and
maintain an area to ground level for containers and/or blue box placement from the curb to
beyond the sidewalk.
7. Containers and bags shall be set out for collection on such days and such hours as are fixed by the
Manager and no person shall place any receptacle or bundle of waste on the street on any day before
or after the designated set-out time fixed for collection.
8. No person, unless authorized by the Manager, shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter
any waste, bundles of paper or any article placed at the curb for removal, whether contained in
containers or otherwise.
9. The owner or person in charge of any property shall be responsible for maintaining containers and bags
in good condition.
10. No person shall place for collection any container or bag in front of any property unless it is the
address at which the waste was generated.
11. Except by the order of the Manager, no garbage collection vehicle of the Corporation shall enter a
privately owned driveway, roadway or lane for the purpose of collecting solid waste from privately
owned property.
J. OTHER COLLECTIBLE MATERIAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
The following material/items may be collected from time to time as separate curbside collection programs
overseen by the Corporation (some programs may be subject to fees):
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1. Christmas tree collection;
2. Material defined in this By-law as bulky waste, which may include weighty or bulky articles such as
furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, and tires.
3. The Corporation's Blue Box curbside recycling program;
4. The Corporations curbside organics program, which includes food waste, leaf, branches, yard waste
and other items listed in Schedule "D".
K.
HOUSEHOLDER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
1. No person shall throw, cast, deposit or direct, suffer or permit any servant, agent or employee to throw,
case or deposit any waste on any private property without the specific approval of the property owner or
manager. The owner or the person in charge of the property is responsible for any waste or refuse
situated on their property.
2. No person shall place any waste for collection before the hour of 7:00 p.m. The evening before or after
7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, nor fail to remove containers or any uncollected waste by 7:00 p.m. on
the day of collection.
L. THROWING OF REFUSE ON ROADWAYS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
1. No person shall throw, cast, deposit, direct, suffer, or permit any servant, agent or employee to throw,
cast or deposit any waste on or in any City street.
2. No person shall throw, case, deposit, direct, suffer, or permit any servant, agent, or employee to throw,
cast, or deposit any waste onto any private or public property.
3. No person shall throw, place or deposit any municipal solid waste or trade waste on any private
property, or on any Corporation property, within the City of Cornwall.
M. COLLECTION CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The individuals employed as collectors shall follow such routes as approved by the Manager and
confirm to all instructions from them. The work of each route shall be completed daily and the
collection contractor shall be courteous and render every reasonable effort to ensure the proper
execution of the work.
2. The collection contractor shall handle all garbage containers, bags, and cart receptacles with due
care and after thoroughly removing their contents shall place them where taken from. The contractor
shall not overload any truck or allow any of the contents to fall on the street from damaged bags and
shall carefully gather up any refuse which may have spilled on the ground.
3. In no case shall the collection contractor be called upon to make collections from any point, which
in the opinion of the Manager is reasonably inconvenient or dangerous to remove receptacles.
4. No salvaging of any material shall be conducted either on the collection routes or in and around the
disposal area unless on the express consent and agreement of the Council of the City of Cornwall.
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5. Entry onto private property of a collection vehicle owned by the City or by the contractor shall be in
accordance with the instructions of the Manager.
6. No collection contractor or supervisor shall be required to enter any house, apartment, or other
building, descend or ascend any stairway, or enter any elevator, hoist, or loading platform for the
purpose of garbage collection.
7. In the event of roadway construction where the vehicles for curbside collection of are restricted, the
construction contractor shall transport all waste and/or recyclables to an appropriate location as
designated by the Manager where collection vehicles have access. The construction contractor shall
then be responsible for returning containers and blue boxes to the originating household.
N. TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE
1. All commercial and business waste haulers must possess a valid Certificate of Approval issued by
the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Parks, and Conservation to haul waste into the
Corporation's landfill site. Only private individuals hauling waste from their personal households are
exempt from this requirement of Regulation 347 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter E.19 as from time to time.
2. No person shall transport any waste to the disposal area of the Corporation unless the vehicle used for
such transportation has an enclosed body or a covering securely fastened to the body of the Vehicle to
prevent the scattering of waste.
a) All uncovered waste loads arriving at the Corporation's landfill site shall be charged a set fee in
order to contribute to supplies for local community groups that focus on litter collection along the
roadside.
3. No person shall drive a packer-type vehicle with a load or partial load of waste to the disposal
area of the Corporation unless the rear end is closed and the open hopper is empty.
4. No person shall dispose of waste at the landfill site of the Corporation without paying the fees as
outlined in Schedule, "A" which is attached to and forms part of this By-Law.
O. LANDFILL SITE REGULATIONS
1. All disposal operations at the landfill site of the Corporation shall be in accordance with the orders
of the Manager.
2. The Cornwall Landfill Site is certified by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks to
accept domestic, commercial and industrial non-hazardous solid waste and digested dewatered
sewage sludge generated within the City of Cornwall. No other types of waste shall be deposited
at the site.
3. Any waste material brought on site, which clearly does not conform to these waste types will be
considered as a "suspect" waste. It will be necessary to demonstrate the eligibility for entry of all
suspect wastes by passing the waste screening process outlined in the Ministry of Environment,
Conservation, and Parks Registration Guidance Manual for Generators of Liquid Industrial and
Hazardous Waste. Schedule 4- Leachate T-CLP, and if necessary, slump tests identified under
the Environmental Protection Act, Regulation 347 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chapter E.19 as amended from time to time.
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4. Septage waste is not accepted at the City of Cornwall's Landfill Site. Any septage waste brought
to the Landfill Site will be refused, unless the Manager submits their approval in writing.
5. Other detailed product test data which is certified by the generator to accurately describe the waste
material may also be considered.
6. Suspect wastes which are deposited at the site will be stored and labelled on behalf of the
hauler/generator or appropriate tests and if necessary, inspection. Suspect waste
materials once deposited will not be released until the type of waste has been clearly defined.
7. Generators/haulers of potentially suspect waste are strongly encouraged to seek prior approval
from the Corporation for these wastes before entering the site. Appropriate information and test
data will be required before an for approval of any waste disposal is granted. Approval
conditions may also be specified.
8. Random spot tests of approved waste materials may also be conducted from time to time to
confirm the acceptability of waste for disposal.
9. The cost of all testing, handling, storage and, if necessary, removal of any suspect waste shall be
invoiced to the generator/hauler for payment.
10. Special hauling and packaging conditions may be required for generator/haulers wishing to deposit
other special wastes which are eligible for entry, but require protection measures to avoid disposal
problems (e.g. asbestos).
11. All 220 litre drums and other large containers which could carry liquids must be empty, the tops
and bottoms cut off and the drum(s) crushed or flattened.
12. Organics, Recyclables, Mattresses, Electronic Waste, Hazardous Waste. Tires, White Goods,
Scrap Metal, Old Corrugated Cardboard, uncontaminated Waste Wood and any other items
specified by the Manager must be separated, and must meet acceptance criteria as described in
Schedules "C" and "D" before deposit in the designated diversion area. Failure to correctly sort
loads entering the site will result in an automatic surcharged rate during processing.
13. The following restricted materials not meeting acceptance criteria as described in Schedules "C"
and "D" and deposited in a designated diversion area will be subject to the surcharge. Note all
surcharges are subject to review by the City. The surcharges are applied at the discretion of the
Manager or delegated City employee and are to be paid by the person responsible, therefore:
a) Old Corrugated Cardboard
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing per ton processing fee of
recyclables
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing per ton processing fee
of recyclables
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing per ton
processing fee or recyclables and be banned from any disposal activity at the
Landfill Site for a minimum period of one week.
b) Scrap Tires, Scrap Metal, White Goods
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence. A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
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iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
a. The disposal of scrap metal fuel tanks of any type will be refused unless the
tanks are thoroughly drained, flushed, and cut into section no larger than(1) one
cubic meter.
c) Clean wood and brush (untreated/unpainted)
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
d) Mattresses and Box Springs
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
e) Electronic Waste
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
f) Hazardous Waste
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
g) Recyclables
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
h) Organic Material (including leaf and yard waste, food waste & etc.)
i.
First Occurrence: A surcharge equal to the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
ii.
Second Occurrence: A surcharge equal to twice the existing Landfill Site Tipping fee
iii.
Third Occurrence: A surcharge equal to three times the existing Landfill Site Tipping
Fees and be banned from any disposal activity at the Landfill Site for a minimum
period of one week
14. Mixed Loads
a) A vehicle entering the site with any recyclable item or item that can be diverted as noted above
in items 13(i) to (viii) along with waste shall be assessed the applicable tipping fee. It is the
generator's responsibility to indicate to the attendant what the load is comprised of when entering
the site.
b) Mixed loads shall be accepted with the condition that all materials restricted for diversion are
removed and deposited into the appropriate areas, and waste is placed in the correct disposal
areas as well. Failure to divert items accordingly will result in at minimum a surcharge at the sole
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discretion of the Corporation
15. Residents of the City of Cornwall will have access to the Landfill Site. Residents not living within the
City of Cornwall, with the sole exception being residents from Cornwall Island, will not have access.
16. Those municipalities that are partnered with the Corporation for Hazardous Waste shall be allowed
access to the site for the sole purpose of diverting materials defined as hazardous waste.
Residents from these areas will be asked for identification upon arrival to the site for verification and
documentation purposes.
17. Any person generating or hauling refuse loads that contravene the Landfill Site or deposits material
in undesignated locations, shall be issued a violation surcharge.
18. Any person delivering material or depositing material in undesignated locations a second time shall be
surcharged an amount equal to the tipping fee, plus applicable material surcharges (mattresses). If a
load contravenes a material ban or is deposited in an undesignated location on a third occasion, the
private resident or commercial hauler shall be surcharged two times the existing tipping fee and be
banned from disposal use at the site, subject to review by the Corporation.
19. Any person or company who cleans their delivery vehicle, trailer or other transportation equipment
and discards loose debris onto the ground, roadway, or any other inappropriate location shall be
automatically assigned a fine of at minimum $25.00.
20. Violations of site practice and procedure rules will result in the issue of a Notice on each offence. On
the third violation notice the hauler/generator/customer shall be refused entry for one week. Repeat
offenders shall be refused entry for longer periods.
21. Any person or company who does not utilize the scales for calculating waste deposited at the site, or
leaves the site without payment for deposited material, with the sole exception of the Hazardous
Waste Depot users, shall be subject to an automatic surcharge of no less than
$50.00 and shall be banned from the site.
22. No person shall harass any Contractor site personnel or the Corporation's staff in any way, violation of
this statement will result in the hauler/generator/customer being banned from using the site.
23. No person, unless authorized by the Manager, shall pick over, interfere with, remove, or scatter,
any waste at the landfill Site.
24. The Hours of Operation of the Landfill site are established by the Corporations site ECA, the landfill
shall be open from 7:30 am until 4:30 pm as indicated in the ECA. No waste shall be accepted
outside of these hours unless previously approved by the manager in advance.
25. Due to the presence of low-level explosive gases, the Landfill Site is designated a NO
SMOKING, NO OPEN FLAME area.
26. Trespassing on the existing or former landfill site is prohibited.
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P. EXCEPTIONS
1. The following four (4) exceptions to the requirements of this By-law shall be the only
exceptions to the requirements of this By-law:
a) Disability Exception
i. In the event that any individual who creates waste has a genuine disability
which prevents them from adhering to a requirement of this By-law, they
are permitted to request a personal and private disability accommodation
to be recognized by the City using the Accommodation Protocol set out in
subsections 16(1.)a)1-11 below.
ii. Confidential Waste Management Disability Exception Applications
("Applications") for confirmation of disability and accommodation may be
made, in writing, to the Manager.
iii. Medical confirmation of disability from a medical professional licenced to
provide medical "controlled acts" in Ontario as defined by the Regulated
Health Professionals Act, 1991, S.O. 1991. c. 18 as amended or replaced
must accompany any Application (and shall not include any undue
information, such as diagnosis or medical particulars). The City reserves
the right to verify disability status with the applicable licenced medical
professional identified by the applicant. By providing an Application, the
applicant will be deemed to have consented to the City contacting the
applicable third party medical professional to confirm disability status and
functional abilities of the applicant, such that a potential accommodation
may be considered by the City.
iv. Applications for disability accommodation to the point of genuine undue
hardship will be considered at the discretion of the City under individual
circumstances and be answered in writing within two (2) weeks of the
application by the Manager. In the event that additional time is required
for the City to verify disability status or consider an appropriate
accommodation, such will be indicated in the City's response.
v. In the event that accommodation based on disability is recognized by the
City, in writing, such accommodation serves as a Disability Exception,
allowing a qualifying individual to either place additional bags to the curb
above the set limit, use certain opaque bags specified in writing when
placing additional bags to the curb, or receiving some other discretionary
accommodation specified in writing by the City.
vi. Individuals receiving approved accommodation by the City, in writing, must
adhere to the conditions of accommodation set out in the private & confidential
correspondence approving the exception.
vii. For individuals receiving a Disability Exception allowing additional or opaque
bags to be placed to the curb, for the exception to be effective and to allow for
pick up of the bag(s) by the City's contractor, an Exception Tag (as defined
herein) must be affixed to the handle for the City's contractor to recognize the
bag as an officially recognized Exception under this By-law. Exception tags that
are modified in any manner are considered void and are not accepted.
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viii. A Disability Exception does not permit an individual to include prohibited
materials to be placed to the curb for collection.
ix. Any person granted a Disability Exception by the City based on a third
party medical professional opinion confirming that the applicable disability
is permanent, will not need to resubmit their application for their waste
management Disability Exception to continue to be recognized over time.
x. For any person granted a Disability Exception by the City where a third
party medical professional has not confirmed the applicable disability
giving rise to the granted exception is permanent, that individual will be
required by the City at reasonable intervals and upon request by the City,
to provide updated confirmation of disability status from a third party
medical professional licenced in Ontario (without undue information, such
as diagnosis or medical particulars) to the allow the City to evaluate the
valid continuance of a Disability Exception.
xi. In no event and at no time will the City incur any cost in obtaining
verification materials. This includes verification of disability status at the
time of the initial application, review of the application, and during times
where any verification of disability sought by the City for an individual to
maintain or renew an Disability Exception. All such costs shall be 100%
borne by the applicant.
b) Extra Bag Exception
i. An individual who creates waste at a Residential Property
may purchase from the City directly or through an
authorized retailer on behalf of the City, an official
processed Exception Tag in order to place additional
bags to the curb beyond the Bag Rules (as defined
herein).
ii. Valid purchase of an Exception Tag serves as recognition
of an Extra Bag Exception, which allows occupiers of
Residential Property that create waste to place additional
bags to the curb for collection beyond the set limit for the
number of bags per unit.
iii. To be effective and to allow for pick up of the bag(s) by
the City's contractor, an Exception Tag (as defined
herein) must be affixed to the handle for the City's
contractor to recognize the bag as an officially recognized
Exception under this By-law. Exception tags that are
modified in any manner are considered void and are not
accepted.
iv. The Extra Bag Exception does not allow households to
place items that are not accepted in curbside collection to
the curbside for collection. An Extra Bag Exception must
meet the specifications for curbside collected waste set
out in this By-law.
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c) Other Collectible Material and Special Program Exception
i. Material/items collected by the City from time to time as separate
curbside collection programs overseen by the Corporation in
accordance with section 10 of this By-law are a recognized as an
Other Collectible Material and Special Program Exception to this By-
law.
ii. The Other Collectible Material and Special Program Exception does
not allow households to place items that are not accepted in curbside
collection to the curbside for collection except as specifically set out
in the specifications of the special program, as published by the City
from time to time.
d) Diaper Exception
i. Notwithstanding the Bag Rules (as defined herein), an individual who
creates waste at a Residential Property may place to the curb for pick
up, any number of clear bags containing diapers only and those bags
will be picked up by the City's contractor so long as they contain
diapers only. This exception may be referenced as the Diaper
Exception.
ii. For the Diaper Exception to be recognized, the bag(s) must be clear
and must contain diapers only. Any clear bags containing diapers
together mixed with any other material do not qualify for this exception
and may not exceed the Bag Rules.
Q. REPEAL AND IN FORCE BY-LAW
1. By-law #2025-119 amends By-law #2024-111 and when together, By-law #2024 as
amended by By-law #2025-119 form the updated and in-force by-law for the City of
Cornwall by-law regulating the collection, removal, and disposal of municipal solid waste
and recyclables.
R. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
1. Any person, occupier, owner, firm or corporation found to be in contravention of any of the
provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable for to a
fine of not more than the maximum fine set out in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chapter P.33 as amended. fines established in sections B.(21-22) of this By-law, as
amended.
S. PROHIBITION ORDER
1. When a person, firm or corporation has been convicted of an offence under this By-law,
the Court, in addition to any other penalty imposed, may issue an order prohibiting the
continuation or repetition of the offence by the person, occupier, owner, firm or
corporation.
T. EFFECTIVE DATE
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1. This By-law shall become effective the 24th day of November, 2025.
2. Read, signed and sealed in open Council this 24th day of November, 2025.
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SCHEDULE A
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
Schedule of Fees
Once per year, the City passes a Fees and Charges By-law, which provides for the in force
set fee schedule for the City's tipping fee prices. The City's tipping fee prices, as approved
in the City's in force annual Fees and Charges By-law are incorporated by reference into this
Schedule "A" and form a part of this By-law, as amended.
*Table 1- Landfill Tipping Fees- as of December 10th, 2024
Item
Sorted Waste Rate
Unsorted Waste
Rate
Minimum load (less then 115 kgs)
$10
$15
IC&I Waste
$164 per tonne
$246 per tonne
Residential Waste
$95 per tonne
$142.50 per tonne
Scrap Metal
$87 per tonne
N/A
Asbestos
$250 per tonne
N/A
Wood Waste (untreated and
unpainted)
$65 per tonne
N/A
Branches & Stumps
$65 per tonne
N/A
Commercial Woodchips (delivered)
$35 per tonne
N/A
Mixed Recycling (free under 200
kgs)
$340 per tonne
N/A
Mattresses and Box Springs
$15 per item
N/A
CFC White Good Surcharge
$25 per item
N/A
Septage
$65 per tonne
N/A
Tires (4 per address per year)
Free
N/A
Electronics
Free
N/A
Hazardous Waste (Depot days only) Free
N/A
Leaf and Yard Waste
Free
N/A
Commercial Leaf and Yard Waste
$10 per load
N/A
Compost or Wood Chips (removed) Free
N/A
Organics (food waste)
Free
N/A
*Table 1 shall be updated once each year on the Clerk's department set fee schedule.
For years following 2025 customers and residents shall refer to the Clerk's department set
fee schedule for annual tipping fee prices.
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SCHEDULE B
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
Bag and Container Limit
Bag and Container Limit Residential Solid Waste
1. 4 clear bags or 2 containers of garbage shall be collected from a single residence once a
week on the property's collection date, providing that the waste is sorted and placed to the
curb in accordance with this By-Law.
2. Unlimited amount of organic material shall be collected from a single residence once a
week, providing it is properly contained and placed for curbside collection.
Multi-Residential Solid Waste
1. One large 360 Litre (95 gallon) cart of garbage shall be collected per 2 multi- residential
units. Therefore, if a multi-residential complex is comprised of 20 units, the maximum set out
for receptacles would be 10- 360 Litre (95 gallon) carts, and so forth, once per week. Waste
must be placed in accordance with the specifications listed in this by-law for collection.
2. Unlimited amount of organics shall be collected from a multi-residential property once a
week, providing it is properly contained and placed for curbside collection.
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Solid Waste
1. Unlimited amount of garbage contained in a garbage collection cart. Waste must be laced
to the collection area in accordance with thus by-law to receive collection.
2. Unlimited amount of recycling, with a Mandatory set out of at least one box or cart of
recycling each week.
3. Unlimited amount of organic waste shall be collected from IC&I properties each week.,
providing it is properly contained and placed for curbside collection.
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SCHEDULE C
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
Curbside Recycling Specifications
and Acceptance Criteria
The following are specifications that refer to the criteria describing the condition; designated recyclable
materials must meet in order to be collected by the Non-Eligible Source Curbside Collection Contractor.
Material which does not meet acceptance specifications outlined in this schedule will result in material being
left behind for the property owner to re-sort and put out on the following collection date.
The following describe the acceptance specifications for current designated recyclable solid waste materials:
Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC):
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OCC must be clean and free of contaminants such as wood, metal or plastic strapping, plastic
film, Styrofoam, organic or food waste, or any other refuse.
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OCC must not be soaked in paints, oils, or any other type of chemical
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Large OCC boxes must be flattened and placed with other recyclables on the normal
recycling collection date for the property
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Examples of OCC include moving boxes, pizza take out boxes, shipping boxes, etc.
Mixed Office Paper (Mixed Fibre):
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Acceptable items include computer paper, writing paper, envelopes, note and memo pads, bills,
egg cartons, etc.
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Mixed paper shall not include carbon paper, candy wrappers, laminated paper, paper towels,
hard cover books, metal spines on books, file folders, and plastic book bindings
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Mixed Office paper must be placed in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the correct day for
collection
Newspaper (ONP):
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Acceptable items include newspapers, magazines, and flyers
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Newspaper shall not include any plastic film, pet waste, or be contaminated with any other
chemical or organic material
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Newspaper must be placed in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the correct day for
collection
Shredded Office Paper:
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Acceptable items include any shredded mixed fibre
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All shredded paper must be placed inside of a bag for collection at the curb on the normal
recycling collection date for the property
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Shredded paper must not contain any staples, meta1 pieces, cardboard, boxboard, or plastic
coverings
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Shredded paper must be free from hot ash, embers, or any other item that may ignite the
shredded material
Box Board:
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Acceptable items include cereal boxes, Kleenex boxes, frozen food boxes, toothpaste boxes, paper
towel and toilet paper tubes etc.
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Boxboard must be clean and free of contaminants such as plastic film, Styrofoam, food waste,
and any other refuse.
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Boxboard must not be soaked in any oil or greases, paints, or any other chemicals
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Boxboard must be placed in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the correct day for
collection
Glass Bottles & Jars
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Acceptable items include dressing jars, food jars, pasta sauce jars, glass beverage
containers, alcohol and spirit glass containers, etc.
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Glass containers must be clean of all organic matter, food, and must not contain any oil, grease,
or chemical.
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Caps are recyclable but must be removed
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Glass bottles and jars must be placed in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the correct day for
collection.
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Mirrors, window glass, dishes, and lightbulbs shall not be accepted as recycling Food
and Beverage Cans
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All aluminum and steel cans that are free of food and chemicals are acceptable
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Acceptable items include pop cans, tuna cans, canned goods cans, soup cans, glass jar lids, empty
paint cans, empty aerosol containers, frozen juice cans, aluminum foil, and aluminum trays
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Food and Beverage Cans must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the
correct day for collection
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Metal pots and pans, tools, and scrap metal shall not be accepted in the curbside recycling
program.
Plastic Containers
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HDPE Plastic
o Examples of Acceptable HDPE Plastic include yogurt and margarine tubs, juice jugs, milk
jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, soap bottles, cleaning product containers
o Generally plastics that hold liquid or food with the number 2
o HDPE plastic containers must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on
the correct day for collection
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PETE Plastic
o
Examples of Acceptable PET Plastic include soft drink bottles, fruit juice containers,
cooking oil containers, water bottles
o
Generally plastics that hold liquid or food that are clear with the number 1
o
PETE plastic containers must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on
the correct day for collection
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PVC Plastic
o Examples of Acceptable PVC Plastic includes sweet trays, cookie packaging minus the
bag), fruit and bakery clam shell packaging, and plastic cups
o Generally plastic used in food packaging with the number 3
o PVC containers must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the correct
day for collection
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LDPE Plastic
o Examples of Acceptable LDPE Plastic include squeezable bottles (mustard/ketchup) or
smaller shampoo bottles
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o Generally plastic used in bottles containing food with the number 4
o LDPE containers must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on the
correct day for collection
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PP Plastic
o Examples of Acceptable PP plastic include yogurt containers and lids
o Generally white plastic used in yogurt and dairy product containers with
the number 5
o PP containers must be placed empty in a recycling bin or bag and placed out on
the correct day for collection.
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SCHEDULE D
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
Curbside Organics Collection Specifications
and Acceptance Criteria
The following are specifications that refer to the criteria describing the condition organic waste materials
must meet in order to be collected by the Curbside Collection Contractor.
Material which does not meet acceptance specifications outlined in this schedule will result in material being
left behind for the property owner to manage.
Material Accepted
Food Waste
Bread coffee filters & grounds tea & tea bags condiments corn cobs, husks, popcorn cake and candy
seafood & shellfish eggs & eggshells cooking oils (solidified) animal greases & vegetable lard pasta, beans,
rice, couscous fruits & vegetables sugar & spices oatmeal & oats cereal & grains meat, poultry & scraps
pizza leftovers & plate scrapings dairy products (milk, cheese, sour cream) nuts, pits, nut shells & butters
liquids (soups, sauces, juice, coffee)
Yard Waste
Flowers, plants, weeds, dried flowers, leaves & grass clippings, twigs (12mm x 1.5m), pumpkins, hedge
trimmings, wooden popsicle sticks, compostable cutlery, untreated wood scraps (> 75mm), straw and hay
Other Material
Paper towels, tissues, paper napkins, cotton balls, Kleenex, food soiled paper & cardboard, newspaper &
paper, sugar, flour & potato paper bags, compostable plastics, diapers and sanitary products, animal food,
animal waste (excluding non-biodegradable cat litter)
Organics Set Out Parameters
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Acceptable organics as defined above. Items contained in the organics collection that are not
contained on this list will result in the entire container being left behind.
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Organic waste must be separated from all other refuse
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Organic waste must be placed out for collection in a designated green curbside receptacle, a
compostable paper bag or in a clearly labelled reusable container.
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Organic waste placed out for collection in plastic garbage bags or any plastic bag is
unacceptable and will be left behind for the property owner to manage.
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Compostable plastic liners are accepted for both kitchen collection bins and curbside collection bins.
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Twigs that meet the size listed above may be bundled together and placed beside the organics
collection receptacle.
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SCHEDULE E
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
City of Cornwall Collection Zones
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SCHEDULE F
By-law Number 2024-111, as amended
City of Cornwall DBIA and BIA Collection Zones
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