The Municipality of West Grey encourages residents to use the curbside recycling and waste collection service as it is the most convenient and cost-effective choice for recycling and waste disposal.
Tips for successful recycling and waste collection:
- Items must be set out by 7 a.m. on your scheduled day.
- Collection can occur anytime until the end of the day.
- Waste must be in clear bags with an orange West Grey bag tag attached.
- Recycling must be loose in a blue box. Do not bag recycling.
- Recycling must be properly sorted from waste.
- Recycling and sorted waste materials may not exceed 20 kg (40lbs) per blue box or clear bag.
- Curbside containers used to hold waste bags or loose recycling may not exceed 100 liters (20 gallons) capacity.
- Place items near the curb without obstructing the sidewalk or roadway.
- During the winter season, items must be placed on a cleared level surface. Do not place on snowbanks.
- If any of the above conditions are not met, collection is not guaranteed.
- Collection times may vary for a number of reasons including adverse weather conditions, road closures, mechanical or staffing issues.
- Items not set out by 7 a.m. are not guaranteed to be collected.
- If your items have not been collected by the end of the day, please contact Waste Management at 1-888-730-3344 and provide your name, phone number and exact address.
Starting January 1, 2025 residents with concerns about their curbside recycling collection need to contact the following:
Waste Management: 1-888-730-3344
Email:canresidential@wm.com
Website: circularmaterials.ca/westgrey
What is acceptable in the blue box?
- Place items loose in a blue box.
- Rinsed cans, bottles, jars, tubs, milk and juice cartons.
- Box board (i.e. cereal boxes, tissue boxes must be flattened).
- Newsprint, magazines and office paper.
- Cardboard must be flattened and securely bundled (60 x 91cm max) inside or beside your blue box.
What is NOT acceptable in the blue box?
- Anything outside of the items listed above.
- Clean dry clothing can be recycled at any textile collection bin at both Bentinck and Bentinck sites or any textile bins throughout the community.
- Clean dry white rigid Styrofoam can be recycled for free at both Bentinck & Durham sites.
Household waste:
- Must be in clear bags and tagged with an orange Municipality of West Grey bag tag. Black bags will not be picked up.
- Bag size limits: 18 kg (40lbs), 60cm by 91cm (24” by 36”)
- For details, please refer to bylaw 112-2018.
Waste and recycling schedule
Click here for the 2025 waste and recycling curbside schedule
Bag tags
Bag tags cost $3.50 and can be purchased at:
- Ayton Auto
- Ayton Food Market
- Durham ESSO
- Durham Ultramar
- Durham Heritage Corner Variety
- Elmwood Beckenhauer's Garage
- Hanover Foodland
- Markdale Home Hardware Store
- Neustadt Springs Brewery
- Riverside Resort & Bistro
- Robert's Farm Equipment - Mount Forest
- Welbeck Sawmill
- West Grey Administration Building
- West Grey Bentinck Landfill
- West Grey Durham Landfill
Blue bins
Need a new blue bin? Bins can be purchased at the municipal office for $10. Recycling bins can also be purchased at most hardware stores.