Garbage & recycling — North Bay, Ontario

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the City of North Bay, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Waste Management By-Law No. 2010-108, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Tipping fees per Schedule "A"; charged per metric tonne or flat fee; solid waste from municipal collection nil. Accepted or banned: Banned: pathological, biomedical, hazardous, liquid waste, CFC/refrigerant appliances, whole tires, corrugated cardboard outside Downtown Improvement Area.

Waste Management By-Law No. 2010-108 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage and ashes: once weekly from residential properties; twice weekly from commercial and institutional properties. Recycling: once every second week according to a schedule fixed by the Director. s. 2(4)(a)-(b); s. 3(1)
sorting required yes s. 3(4)
container or bag limit Maximum 3 containers per week per self-contained dwelling unit; 6 containers twice per week for non-residential premises; multi-residential: not more than 20 receptacles or bundles for buildings with more than 2 but fewer than 10 units. s. 4(2)(a)-(c)
accepted or banned Banned: pathological, biomedical, hazardous, liquid waste, CFC/refrigerant appliances, whole tires, corrugated cardboard outside Downtown Improvement Area. Schedule "0"
fee Tipping fees per Schedule "A"; charged per metric tonne or flat fee; solid waste from municipal collection nil. Schedule "A"; s. 8(3)(a)
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Regulates garbage collection within the garbage area: set out no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day, curbside recyclables, waste fees. Adopted 2010; City by-law page lists it.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://northbay.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities