The City of Orillia

Environmental

-Solid Waste Information-


Collection Quicklinks	Waste Diversion (Landfill) Site Quicklinks
Garbage Garbage Collection & Tag Program	Hours (Waste Div. Site Info)
Recycling Curbside Recycling Recycling at Apartments & Businesses	Fees & Items Accepted
Green Bin /Yard Waste Curbside Collection Leaf Collection	Household Hazardous Waste Depot Reuse Programs Electronics Recycling Program
Collection Schedule Waste Collection Routes Holiday Collection Schedules	Backyard Composting
Solid Waste Collection Guide	Township Information

What's New/Notices !
Anti-Littering in Orillia
Award Winning Efforts
Contact Us (Solid Waste Hotline 325-3522)
Frequently Asked Questions
Reports

What's New/Notices !

NOTICE TO ALL ORILLIA RETAILERS - NEW PLASTIC BAG BY-LAW

The City of Orillia has passed a new by-law requiring retail outlets, convenience stores and fast food restaurants to charge a five cent fee for each plastic shopping bag distributed to customers in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic bags going to landfill or ending up as litter. Please click here for more details >>

For a copy of the relevant sections of this by-law, please click here >>

Orillia Wins RCO Award

The City of Orillia won a Gold Municipal Award for waste minimization at the Recycling Council of Ontario’s waste minimization awards ceremony held in Toronto on October 22, 2009. Download the Press Release>>

GREEN BIN Collection Update

Participation in the new Green Bin program is very high - over 85%. Your participation is key to ensuring Orillia remains a leader in waste diversion in Ontario.

To help ensure the success of this program, Please avoid putting your Green Bin organics in plastic grocery bags, recycling green Bags, or bags identified as oxo-biodegradable.

They do not break down in our compost operation and so greatly reduce the quality of the final compost product. Please only use certified compostable bags with the noted logo on the box, paper bags, or newspaper to line your Green Bin. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Questions? Call 325-3522

Notice of Garbage Tag Reduction In 2010

Effective July 1, 2010, residents and businesses of Orillia will be issued 30 garbage tags for the period July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The reduction from 40 tags corresponds to recent improvements to the City’s diversion programs including the new Green Bin program and the Fibre Box program whereby residents can use one Recycling Box for containers and another Recycling Box for mixed paper. Fully utilizing the City’s new Green Bin program and the Recycling Box program can cut your waste by 45%! So save your tags.

You can still use your orange garbage tags as there is no expiry date on them. Additional garbage tags can be purchased in lots of 5 tags for $8.25. Questions? Call 325-3522

WHY ARE MY GARBAGE AND GREEN BIN ORGANICS COLLECTED IN THE SAME TRUCK?

The City’s waste collector (Mid Ontario Disposal) uses divided co-collection trucks to collect garbage and Green Bin/yard waste in separate compartments of the same truck. Please note that although garbage and green bin/yard waste are collected with the same truck, THEY ARE NOT MIXED TOGETHER. Green Bin/yard waste is dropped off separately at our compost site located at the Waste Diversion Site where it is processed into compost. The purpose of using co-collection vehicles is to reduce collection costs by reducing the number of collection vehicles on the road. For more information, please call 325-3522.

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