Garbage & recycling — Powassan, Ontario

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

In the Municipality of Powassan, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-Law 2023-17 - Waste Management and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Commercial curbside collection for a fee as per User Fees By-law; excess bags tagged/purchased or invoiced quarterly; tipping fees per User Fees By-law. Collection schedule: Garbage: two Untagged Bags per week per Residential Dwelling Unit; recycling: as per schedule circulated annually by the Municipality. Container or bag limit: Residential: two Untagged Bags per week per unit; Commercial: 6 per week; Mixed Use: 8 weekly; recycling in Blue Bin.

By-Law 2023-17 - Waste Management adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage: two Untagged Bags per week per Residential Dwelling Unit; recycling: as per schedule circulated annually by the Municipality. s. 2.2; s. 5.5
sorting required yes s. 4.6
container or bag limit Residential: two Untagged Bags per week per unit; Commercial: 6 per week; Mixed Use: 8 weekly; recycling in Blue Bin. s. 2.2; s. 3.2; s. 3.9; s. 5.8
accepted or banned Only Bags at curbside; recyclables per Schedule D; Household Hazardous Waste and Schedule E items banned. s. 2.9; s. 5.11; s. 4.7; s. 4.8; s. 5.2; s. 5.3
fee Commercial curbside collection for a fee as per User Fees By-law; excess bags tagged/purchased or invoiced quarterly; tipping fees per User Fees By-law. s. 3.1; s. 2.5; s. 3.3; s. 2.10
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By-law establishing the collection, removal and disposal of garbage, recyclables, yard waste and refuse; bag definition (90 L, 40 lb), non-collection waste, landfill rules and tipping fees. Scanned PDF, OCR confirmed.

Garbage Collection - Municipality of Powassan adopted bylaw

rules page: curbside garbage from 7 a.m.; limit 2 bags residential, 6 commercial, 40 lb max per bag; extra-bag tags $2.00 at municipal office.

Landfill Site - Municipality of Powassan adopted bylaw
accepted or banned Recycling (including glass and metal), electronic waste, and used tires accepted. Recycling (including glass and metal), Electronic Waste Disposal, Used Tire Disposal.
fee User fees are set out in the User Fee By-Law and User Fee Schedule. User fees are set out in the User Fee By-Law
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rules page: landfill hours Wed & Fri 8-12, Sat 8-4; proof of residency required; fees in User Fee By-law; free recycling, e-waste, batteries, tires.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.powassan.net/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities