Garbage & recycling — Temagami, Ontario

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

In the Municipality of Temagami, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Bylaw No. 93-317 Regulate the Receiving, Dumping and Disposing of Waste and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Tipping fees per Schedule "A"; residents no charge for normal residential/commercial waste during operating hours. Collection schedule: Residential garbage: every Tuesday; commercial garbage: every Tuesday and Friday. Container or bag limit: Clear garbage bags max 75 L; one small colored privacy bag permitted inside each clear garbage bag.

Bylaw No. 93-317 Regulate the Receiving, Dumping and Disposing of Waste adopted bylaw
accepted or banned Banned: dangerous/hazardous materials, poison, hot live ashes, caustics, acids, infected materials, explosives, pesticides, herbicides, radioactive material, raw sewage sludge, bulk liquids, animal carcasses, biomedical wastes. s. 4(c)(1)
fee Tipping fees per Schedule "A"; residents no charge for normal residential/commercial waste during operating hours. Schedule "A"
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Township of Temagami waste disposal site bylaw: tipping fees per Schedule A, site access limited to posted hours, no depositing outside hours or waste from outside the municipality. Old (1993) bylaw still listed on by-laws page.

Garbage & Recycling: Municipality of Temagami adopted bylaw
collection schedule Residential garbage: every Tuesday; commercial garbage: every Tuesday and Friday. Residential curbside pickup will take place every Tuesday; Curbside pickup runs will take place every Tuesday and Friday
sorting required yes Cardboard materials must be placed in the designated cardboard collection box
container or bag limit Clear garbage bags max 75 L; one small colored privacy bag permitted inside each clear garbage bag. Clear garbage bags with a maximum size of 75 L must be used; one small colored privacy bag inside each clear garbage bag
accepted or banned Hazardous waste not accepted; cardboard must be placed in designated cardboard collection box, not inside clear recycling bags. HAZARDOUS WASTE NOT ACCEPTED; Cardboard materials must be placed in the designated cardboard collection box; must not be placed inside clear recycling bags
fee Additional garbage tags $2.00 per tag; $13.00 per bag for commercial lake recycling disposal; pay at time of disposal, no cash or invoices. $2.00 per tag; $13.00 per bag applies; pay at the time of disposing of waste; no longer issue invoices or accept cash payments
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rules page: clear bags max 75 L; 52 garbage bag tags a year per curbside household, extra tags $2.00; curbside pickup Tuesdays (commercial Tue and Fri); landfill use needs tags or punch card; hazardous waste not accepted.

Landfill Hours: Municipality of Temagami adopted bylaw
accepted or banned Domestic waste only accepted Domestic waste only accepted
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rules page: seasonal hours for Strathy, Briggs, Sisk landfills and Lake Temagami transfer station; domestic waste only at some sites.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.temagami.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities