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# Curbside Garbage Collection
The Town's garbage, organics and recycling collection occurs weekly and is managed by third-party contractors. **Please have garbage, organics and recycling at the curb and ready for pickup by 7:00 a.m. on your day of collection, and no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the day prior (****subject to fines****).**
> * Recycling inquiries should be sent to Miller Waste at [email protected] or (519) 372-1855.
> * Garbage and organics inquiries should be sent to the Town through the Municipal Service Request form.
**On this page:**
1. Collection Schedule
2. Collection Limits
3. New Non-Residential Blue Box Regulation
4. Placing Your Curbside Stationary Waste Box
5. Frequently Asked Questions
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## Collection Schedule
The Waste Resource tool can be used to confirm collection day and holiday collection information. It can also be used to determine what types of materials or waste are accepted curbside or at the Town Landfill & Recycling Depot. To do this, select the "Wizard" tab and then type your inquiry into the search bar.
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## Collection Limits
### Garbage and Organics
* First bag of garbage is free, a second bag requires one tag, a third bag requires two tags. More than three bags is not permitted.
* Garbage Bag Tags cost $5.00 and are available at Town Hall, Landfill & Recycling Depot, L.E. Shore Memorial Library, Thornbury Foodland, Hindle's Hardware, Circle K Craigleith and Ravenna Country Market.
* Garbage bag weight limit is 18kg with dimensions of no larger than 76cm x 97cm.
* Garbage cans must have side handles and dimensions no larger than 84cm in height x 56cm in diameter.
* All green bin items must be contained in compostable bags.
### Recycling
* Recycling must be sorted into proper streams.
+ Blue box: glass, plastic, metal.
+ Grey box or a second blue box: paper and small cardboard items.
+ Clear plastic bags may also be used.
* Oversized cardboard must be flattened to 61cm x 46cm x 15cm, and placed with other recyclables.
* Residential blue boxes can be purchased at any local hardware store. Grey boxes will no longer be produced and sold moving forward, but can continue to be used.
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## New Non-Residential Blue Box Regulation
In response to the new province-wide Blue Box Regulation, non-residential locations - including retail stores, restaurants, places of worship, for-profit retirement homes, service clubs, centres, motels, hotels and more - must register their address with the Town to ensure that they continue to receive curbside blue box collection service.
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## Placing Your Curbside Stationary Waste Box
Proper placement and maintenance of your curbside stationary waste box is very important to make the collection process as efficient as possible.
* Boxes should be placed at the front property line, 1 metre from the driveway, completely off the shoulder or ditch, clearly visible for collection crews.
* The boxes must remain cleared of snow, bushes and debris at all times. Maintenance of the box is fully the responsibility of the homeowner.
* Full/Empty Indicator Tabs must be installed to ensure collection. Indicator Tabs may be purchased at Town Hall (32 Mill Street, Thornbury) or at the Landfill Site (788090 Grey Road 13, Clarksburg).
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## Frequently Asked Questions
* Reports of missed residential recycling collection should be directed to Miller Waste at [email protected] or (519) 372-1855.
To report missed collection of garbage or business recycling, contact the Operations Department. Please include the municipal address of the missed collection.
* Beginning October 1, 2023, the Town will no longer be selling residential blue and grey recycling boxes at Town Hall or at the Landfill & Recycling Depot. After this date, boxes can be purchased at any local hardware store. New homes will be provided blue boxes by contacting Miller Waste at [email protected] or (519) 372-1855.
Green organics bins are available to be purchased at the Finance window in Town Hall, and also at the Town's Landfill and Recycling Depot. Residents who download and sign up for and the TBM Waste Resource App can get one free green organics bin. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play App Store.
* All curbside stationary waste boxes are required to have a Waste TAB indicator. The TAB indicators are $5.00 each and are available for purchase at Town Hall (32 Mill Street, Thornbury) or at the Landfill & Recycling Depot.
Curbside stationary waste boxes can be purchased at many local hardware stores. Prior to placing your box, please ensure that it is within the Town Road Allowance, and that the location will not interfere with Town maintenance activities.
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* Christmas tree collection occurs each year during the first two full weeks in January, after New Year's Day.
* Battery collection happens annually during the month of September as part of regular collection. Batteries are to be placed in a clear, plastic, resealable bag, and set on top of the organics/green bin or blue box.
* If you are in a new subdivision or condominium development that is still under construction, municipal waste collection service may not have started. The development must get to a determined level of completion before municipal curbside or centralized collection will start.
Please contact the site developer to understand if they have provided temporary waste removal services. Full diversion service may not be available until the municipal service begins. Residents can use waste disposal and diversion services at the Landfill & Waste Disposal Site during regular hours of operation, located at 788090 Grey Road 13.
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## Related Pages
Leaf & Yard Waste Landfill & Recycling Depot