If you live in Beardmore, your garbage collection day is on Mondays. View the garbage collection calendar.
Garbage and Recycling
LANDFILLS, RECYCLING & Spring Clean Up
Information about our landfills including locations, hours of operation, tipping fees and waste diversion can be found on our Landfills page.
We have been working with the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority and Circular Materials organizations to set up more recycling opportunities for Greenstone residents and will provide announcements on the introduction of residential curbside recycling via our News Feed and social media posts. To read more about Ontario's recycling plan visit the websites for the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority and Circular Materials.
Right now, we are in the consultation stages for one of our largest projects, the development of a new waste management system that will guide landfill and waste diversion in Greenstone for many years to come. We encourage your participation in the consultation process! Updates for upcoming events are provided on the Greenstone Waste Management Environmental Assessment page.
More information about projects and planning can be found on our Plans, Reports and Studies page.
Information about Spring Clean Up program activities can be found on our Spring Clean Up page.
Weekly residential garbage collection
Please place your contained garbage on the roadside by 7:00 a.m. on the day of your pickup, as per the Garbage By-law.
View our garbage collection schedules and routes listed below to find your collection day. The garbage collection calendar will provide you with an alternative pickup date for your area in the case of a holiday on your regular garbage day.
We aim to provide great service, but delays sometimes happen due to unplanned events such as highway closures, severe weather, or equipment failure. If a schedule disruption occurs, we will provide notice in our news feed. You can also subscribe to our alerts.
Garbage collection day is on Wednesdays for the areas of Road 801, Jellicoe, Wildgoose Lake, Magnet Creek.
View the garbage collection calendar.
View the garbage collection calendar for your neighbourhood.
View a map of the collection routes for:
View the garbage collection calendar for your area:
- Longlac Route 1 – Thursdays
- Longlac Route 2 – Tuesdays
- Rural East Ward (Camp 25 Road) - Wednesdays
- Rural East Ward (Caramat, Pamela L Rd, Margo L Rd) – Fridays (Effective September 2, 2022)
View a map of the collection routes in Longlac for:
If you live in the Nakina, your garbage collection is on Thursdays. View the garbage collection calendar.
TIPS FOR PUTTING OUT YOUR GARBAGE
Please follow our Garbage By-law guidelines when you put out your garbage:
- Make sure your garbage is out by 7:00 am. It is not operationally possible to provide a pick-up time. If you missed the collection you can bring your waste to a municipal landfill free of charge during regular hours of operation.
- Use garbage cans with tight-fitting lids. If birds have strewn your garbage about, it is your responsibility to clean up the mess.
- Your garbage bag should not exceed 50 lbs.
Our disposal guidelines include:
- Keep your garbage can(s) clean and sanitized.
- Dispose of solid pet waste in a sealed, leak-proof bag.
- Do not dispose of medical sharps, construction waste or liquid waste in your household garbage. These items could harm our staff, cause damage to our garbage truck compactor, or make a mess during transportation.
- Contact your pharmacy to properly dispose of medicines or sharps. They don't belong in the landfill!
- If it doesn't fit in a can, it shouldn't go in our garbage truck. You can bring household items such as renovation or construction materials to our landfills, or use a local waste bin rental company to help you dispose of larger quantities of waste.
If you didn't follow our rules we will tag your garbage to let you know why it wasn't picked up. The Public Services Department can help you if you have a question about garbage collection or landfill access.
Contact Us
Municipality of Greenstone
1800 Main Street, PO Box 70,
Geraldton ON P0T 1M0
Phone: 807-854-1100