When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Municipality of Hastings Highlands, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Bylaw 2018-060 Clear Bag Waste Disposal Policy and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: per item. Container or bag limit: Clear bags required for all garbage; one solid colour privacy bag per clear bag (max. 2 cubic feet). Accepted or banned: Accepted: aluminum, steel, glass, plastic, poly-coated, cardboard, paper, newsprint. Banned: dark bags, hazardous waste, >5% recyclables.
Bylaw 2018-060 Clear Bag Waste Disposal Policy
adopted bylaw
sorting required
yes
mandatory requirement to separate recyclable waste
container or bag limit
Clear bags required for all garbage; one solid colour privacy bag per clear bag (max. 2 cubic feet).
Re-establishes mandatory Clear Bag Waste Disposal Policy at municipal waste disposal/transfer sites: household garbage must be in clear bags with recyclables separated. Scanned PDF (OCR confirmed title).
Schedule F to Bylaw 2026-001 Waste Tipping Fees
adopted bylaw
accepted or banned
No Commercial or Industrial Tires
No Commercial or Industrial Tires
fee
per item
per item
scout note
Tipping fee schedule (e.g. $10 per large household item) forming part of the fees by-law; already filed under fees.
Waste Site Locations and Hours
adopted bylaw
sorting required
yes
"Materials must be sorted based on the information found here"
accepted or banned
IC&I recyclables accepted at South Baptiste, East Lake, Hickey Road; household hazardous/special products accepted at two annual events
"IC&I recycling is accepted at (3) three sites: South Baptiste, East Lake, and Hickey Road"
scout note
rules page: addresses of nine waste/transfer sites, fall-winter 2026-27 hours, IC&I recycling sites, hazardous waste events.
Waste and Recycling (rules page)
adopted bylaw
container or bag limit
All household waste (garbage) MUST be in Clear Plastic Bags; one solid colour plastic bag permitted inside each clear bag for personal items (Clear Bag Bylaw 2018-074)
Clear Bag Bylaw 2018-074; "All household waste (garbage) MUST be in a Clear Plastic Bags"
accepted or banned
Refrigerant appliances restricted to East Lake site; construction/demolition waste to East Lake only; meat, bones, fish, dairy banned from compost bins
"All Construction and Demolition Waste MUST be taken to East Lake Waste Site"; "Never put meat, bones, fish or dairy products in a compost bin"; "fee of $75/ per item"
fee
$75 per refrigerant appliance; tipping fees charged for bulk waste (furniture, mattresses, styrofoam) and construction/demolition by-products (rates not listed in transcript)
"fee of $75/ per item"; "charges disposal (tipping) fees to dispose of bulk waste items (furniture, mattresses, styrofoam etc.)"
scout note
rules page: no curbside collection; nine waste sites; household garbage in clear bags (Clear Bag Bylaw 2018-074); disposal card required; C&D at East Lake; refrigerant appliances $75; tipping fees for bulk items.