Garbage, Recycling & Organics

The County of Simcoe is responsible for all garbage and organic waste pick-up in Collingwood and other municipalities within Simcoe County.

As of January 1, 2026, recycling collection in Simcoe County has changed. Recycling is now managed by Circular Materials under Ontario’s new recycling program. Recycling is collected by Emterra on behalf of Circular Materials. Residents will continue to use the same carts and follow the same collection schedule.

Garbage and organics collection remain unchanged and continue to be managed by the County of Simcoe. Recycling and organics may be collected at different times on collection day because they use different trucks and routes.

For more details about the recycling changes, visit the Simcoe County recycling collection changes page.

If you have any questions regarding pick-up schedule, hazardous waste days at your local landfill site, landfill site locations and hours of operation, or any other questions, please contact the County of Simcoe by phone at 1-800-263-3199 or 705-735-6901 or email at info@simcoe.ca

Please note: The Town of Collingwood does not pick up any materials that were not collected by the County's waste management provider.

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New Collection Schedule

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New Pickup Dates:

  • Regular pick up for garbage, recycling, and organic waste for Collingwood is changing. Most locations in Town will be moving to a Wednesday pick up schedule, however some areas to the north/east of Hwy 26 will be remaining on Mondays. Please refer to the Simcoe County Waste Collection Schedule for full details.

General Information

  • Place your carts at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, and ensure empty carts or any refused materials are removed from the curb by 7:00 p.m. on collection day. If required, you can place your carts at the curb in advance, but no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before your scheduled collection day.
  • Green bin collection occurs every week, whereas garbage and recycling collection alternate every other week (one week garbage, the next week recycling)
  • Recycling does not need to be separated into different bins as materials are sorted later in the process
  • Excess recyclables can be placed in bins, cardboard boxes or see-through plastic bags
  • Excess garbage can be placed in garbage bags 2ft from the rolling carts with garbage bag tags affixed. Max 5 tagged bags of extra material per collection week

Winter Waste Disposal: Setting out your carts

  • When shovelling, clear a flat spot at the end of your driveway or at the curb for your carts
  • Place carts within eight feet of the traveled portion of the road, which ensures the automated arm can reach while allowing room for snow clearing equipment to pass
  • Don't place carts behind or on top of snowbanks
place garbage/recycling carts on a cleared driveways or cleared area with 2 feet of space all around

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County of Simcoe Landfill Site # 2 Collingwood

Address: 470 10th Line, Collingwood 
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