When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Township of McMurrich/Monteith, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law 43-2025 Waste Management (Garbage, Recyclables, Yard Waste and Other Refuse) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Container or bag limit: Clear/transparent bag or reusable waste container required; one bag = 128 liters or less, 23 kg or less, dimensions 30" X 36" or less. Accepted or banned: Hazardous waste, stumps, vehicles, cement, railway timbers, asphalt, biomedical waste banned.
By-law 43-2025 Waste Management (Garbage, Recyclables, Yard Waste and Other Refuse)
adopted bylaw
sorting required
yes
s. 3.6
container or bag limit
Clear/transparent bag or reusable waste container required; one bag = 128 liters or less, 23 kg or less, dimensions 30" X 36" or less.
Partial Pay-Per-Bag: Landfill Card specifies number of free clear/transparent bags/containers per year; additional bags and tipping fees per current Township Fee By-law.
s. 2.1; s. 2.8
scout note
Township of McMurrich/Monteith by-law establishing landfill disposal system and partial pay-per-bag: clear bags max 30x36 in residential, landfill cards, tipping fees; rescinds By-law 20-2023. Passed Sept 16, 2025.
Landfill Department (rules page: McMurrich/Monteith)
adopted bylaw
rules page: landfill at 2161 Highway 518 West; from Jan 1, 2026 punch card of 52 clear bags per year per dwelling, then $3-$5 per bag; vacant owners pay; dark bags refused.