When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Municipality of East Ferris, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law No. 2013-15 Waste Management (solid waste collection, landfill rules and tipping fees) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Tipping fees set forth in Schedule "E" of the Consolidated Fees and Charges By-law; payment at Landfill Site or by prior contract/deposit/invoice. Collection schedule: Garbage and ashes once weekly; recyclable materials once every second week according to a schedule fixed by the Clerk. Container or bag limit: Garbage can max 125 litres and 15 kilograms; bags max 77 litres and 15 kilograms.
Garbage and ashes once weekly; recyclable materials once every second week according to a schedule fixed by the Clerk.
s. 2(4); s. 3(1)
sorting required
yes
s. 3(4)
container or bag limit
Garbage can max 125 litres and 15 kilograms; bags max 77 litres and 15 kilograms.
s. 4(1)(a); s. 4(2)
accepted or banned
Banned: pathological, biomedical, hazardous, liquid waste; appliances with refrigerant except designated location. Accepted: asbestos if packaged per Ontario Regulation 347.
Schedule "B"; Schedule "A" s. 3; s. 7(8)
fee
Tipping fees set forth in Schedule "E" of the Consolidated Fees and Charges By-law; payment at Landfill Site or by prior contract/deposit/invoice.
s. 8(2)(a)-(b)
scout note
East Ferris by-law establishing weekly curbside garbage collection in the garbage area, receptacle and set-out rules, prohibited waste, landfill site rules, access hours and tipping fees. Passed 12 March 2013.