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# Garbage and Recycling
Curbside garbage pickups happen every week and recycling pickups occur bi-weekly if you live within the urban areas of the Municipality of South Bruce. If you live in a rural area or have larger items to dispose of, you must drop off your waste at one of our twolandfills.
Landfills
Hazardous Waste
Yard Waste and Compost
Recycling
### Curbside Collection Schedule
Must be curbside by 7:00 am on the day of pickup. Find your location to determine your weekly garbage pickup day:
| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Area: | Garbage (weekly) | Recycling (bi-weekly) |
| Carlsruhe | Wednesday | Wednesday |
| Formosa | Tuesday | Tuesday |
| Mildmay | Wednesday | Friday |
| Teeswater | Tuesday | Tuesday |
### Garbage Bag-Tag Program
All garbage bags must be under 40 pounds and each bag must have a bag tag on it. Bag tags are $2.50 each and are found at convenient locations in South Bruce including:
Locations
* Municipal Office, 21 Gordon Street East, Teeswater
* Daisy Mart, 8 'B' Clinton St. South, Teeswater
* TNT General Store, 1224 Bruce Rd. 12, Formosa
* Canada Post, 1227 Bruce Rd. 12, Formosa
* Mildmay Freshmart, 1024 Highway 9, Mildmay
* Mac's Milk, 57 Elora St., Mildmay
* Liesemer's Home Hardware, 98 Elora St., Mildmay
* Mildmay Mini-Mart, 54 Elora St., Mildmay
* Harley's Pub & Perk, 87 Elora St., Mildmay
You can also buy bag tags at our landfill sites for $3 each.
### **How to use bag tags**
Follow these steps to attach you bag tag to your garbage:
1. Close your bag with a twist tie or knot
2. Wrap the tag around the neck of the garbage bag so both ends of the tag are visible
3. If using a container, place the tag on the uppermost item inside the container so the tag is visible