When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Town of Marathon, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage and Recycling (Town of Marathon) - rules page and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Bag tags required on all curbside containers/bags; WTS tipping fee $133.00 per tonne; minimum charge at WTS: 6 bag tags. Collection schedule: Recycling pickup every second week; garbage collection days per printed calendar (not reproduced in transcript). Accepted or banned: Banned curbside: explosives, liquids, appliances, hazardous waste, vehicles, propane tanks, batteries, electronics.
Garbage and Recycling (Town of Marathon) - rules page
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Recycling pickup every second week; garbage collection days per printed calendar (not reproduced in transcript)
"Recycling pick up is every second week"
sorting required
yes
"Metals, plastics and foil is to be sorted into one bag and fibers into another bag"
"please do not place the following items in your curbside garbage"
fee
Bag tags required on all curbside containers/bags; WTS tipping fee $133.00 per tonne; minimum charge at WTS: 6 bag tags
"Waste Transfer Station Tipping Fee - $133.00 per tonne"; "Untagged receptacle bags or Type \"A\" containers will not be collected"
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rules page: curbside max container 189 L, 20 kg, bagged, set out by 7 AM; bag tags sold at Town Hall and local stores; transfer station hours; 2026 tipping fee $133/tonne, out-of-area $199.50/tonne.
Amends Waste Management By-law 1890; read and passed 25 May 2020.
Waste Management By-law No. 1890 (Town of Marathon)
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Waste collection zones on Wednesday and Friday; residential recyclable material collection is bi-weekly; business recyclable material collection is weekly on Monday and Thursday.
Schedule "A"
sorting required
yes
s. 9.2
accepted or banned
Accepted: plastic containers, cans, foil, cartons, fibres, cardboard, glass jars/bottles at depot. Prohibited: hazardous waste, W.E.E.E., yard material, recyclables in transfer bins.
Schedule "B"; Schedule "D"
fee
Bag tags required for residential receptacles; commercial/institutional collection by Customer Service Agreement and Fees and Charges By-Law; tipping fees at disposal sites.
s. 6.8; s. 8.3; s. 8.4; s. 10.12
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Regulates storage, handling, collection and disposal of waste and recyclables in Marathon: bag tags, collectable materials, recycling receptacles, prohibited waste. Enacted by Marathon council; amended by By-law 1980 (2020-05-25).