Waste collection is conducted weekly. All garbage must be bagged and at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, but not earlier than the evening before.

Collection requirements 

• Maximum of 4 bags, containers, or receptacles
• Maximum weight of 40 lbs
• No loose garbage (i.e. grocery bags or dog waste bags)

Curbside recycling collection is conducted on a bi-weekly pickup schedule. West Nipissing uses a 2-Box Sorting System. Place your recyclables at the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. on the eve and no later than 7 a.m. on the morning of your collection. Please ensure that all blue-box materials placed at the curbside are properly sorted.

Weight Limit: 20 kg (44 lbs)

Box #1: Acceptable, clean glass, metal, or plastic containers

• Glass bottles and jars
• Empty, dry paint cans
• Metal food and beverage cans
• Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs, lids, plastics marked with recycling symbols  1-7

Box #2: Acceptable paper materials

• Household/office paper, newspapers, flyers, and junk mail
• Magazines, catalogues, books and phone books
• Paper packaging and boxboard
• Cardboard boxes at a manageable size. Make sure to break down and flatten large boxes to a manageable size of 90 cm by 90 cm or less (3 ft x 3 ft).

Non-accepted material

• Clothing
• Plastic wrap
• Syringes
• Garbage
• Pots, pans, and kitchen ware
• Windows and mirrors
• Fast food/ take away drinking cups
• Hard plastics (i.e. dishes, toys, laundry baskets, hoses, Tupperware

New blue bins are available at the Municipal Office. Residents can contact us for more information.

Reasons your waste or recycling may not have been picked up

• Not out by 7 a.m.
• Exceeded weight restrictions
• Exceeded waste bag limit of 4
• Garbage was left loose at the curb
• Unacceptable waste/material
• Improper week/ day
• Recyclable material was not properly sorted
• Improper receptacle

Received an OOPS Sticker?

Environmental Services places OOPS stickers on waste and recycling bins when materials are not properly sorted, or if unaccepted materials are found at the curbside. If you receive an OOPS sticker, try repackaging or sorting your materials according to the sticker’s instructions and place it out on your next collection day. The goal is to help educate residents on proper sorting and waste diversion.