Garbage & recycling — Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec

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

In the Regional county municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, collection schedule: Recycling: biweekly (26×/year); organics: weekly May–Nov, biweekly Nov–Apr (40×/year); ultimate residues: biweekly late Apr–Oct, every 4 weeks Nov–Apr (20×/year); collection Mon–Fri, days vary by municipality/sector; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Ultimate residues: 1 bin max per single-family home; organics: 3 bins max per single-family home; bins 240 L or 360 L; max 70 kg (240 L) / 100 kg (360 L); bulky items: max 4 m³ per UO per collection period; accepted or banned: Accepted: recyclable containers/packaging/printed matter, food scraps, green waste, soiled paper. Banned in organics: all plastic bags incl. compostable. Banned from garbage: RDD, electronics, tires, CRD, refrigerants. Source: Règlement 469-2023 sur la gestion des matières résiduelles (codification administrative 509-2025), verified 2026-06-13.

Règlement 469-2023 sur la gestion des matières résiduelles (codification administrative 509-2025) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Recycling: biweekly (26×/year); organics: weekly May–Nov, biweekly Nov–Apr (40×/year); ultimate residues: biweekly late Apr–Oct, every 4 weeks Nov–Apr (20×/year); collection Mon–Fri, days vary by municipality/sector s. 56a–c
sorting required True s. 22 «Tout occupant doit trier les résidus ultimes, les matières recyclables, les matières organiques»
container or bag limit Ultimate residues: 1 bin max per single-family home; organics: 3 bins max per single-family home; bins 240 L or 360 L; max 70 kg (240 L) / 100 kg (360 L); bulky items: max 4 m³ per UO per collection period s. 62c (résidus ultimes, maison unifamiliale: 1 bac); s. 62b (organiques, maison unifamiliale: 3 bacs); s. 38c–d; s. 62d
accepted or banned Accepted: recyclable containers/packaging/printed matter, food scraps, green waste, soiled paper. Banned in organics: all plastic bags incl. compostable. Banned from garbage: RDD, electronics, tires, CRD, refrigerants s. 52–54; s. 53 «Tous les types de sacs de plastique sont refusés dans la collecte des matières organiques»
fee ICI: base fee (recycling + bulky items) on municipal tax account; optional services (organics, ultimate residues) billed proportionally by volume/frequency. One organic bin per residential UO free; additional bins require payment per MRC tarification regulation s. 72; s. 62b «un bac par UO est gratuit, pour obtenir plus de bac il faut défrayer»
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Official MRC des Pays-d'en-Haut waste management bylaw (administrative codification) linked from the documents and publications page.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://lespaysdenhaut.com/ · Last verified 2026-06-13 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities