GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
Curbside Recycling, Garbage Collection, Composting and Other Waste
For information on all Curbside Recycling, Garbage Collection, Composting and Other Waste (including hours of operation, tipping fees, etc), click here: Town of Perth Waste Management
Waste Disposal: Recycling:
The Town of Perth provides curbside waste collection to the residents, commercial, and light industrial sites throughout the municipality. This biweekly program works in conjunction with the curbside recycling and organics collection program. The curbside collection service is conducted by a contractor using a multi-year contract.
The municipality owns and operates a landfill site located at 666 Wildlife Road. The site operations include services such as waste diversion, recycling, composting, and waste disposal. The 60-acre site is reviewed annually by the Ministry of the Environment. The site is operated by two municipal staff members responsible for tracking materials and placing, processing, or diverting materials entering the facility.
The municipality operates a two stream recycling program using Blue Boxes and Yellow Boxes. The traditional Blue Box is designed to collect the fibre stream (paper, cardboard, etc ;) and the Yellow Box is for containers (metal, glass, and plastic). These recycled components are collected in an alternating week pattern at various coordinated zones throughout the municipality. The collected materials are processed at a commercial site where they are segregated and packaged for recycling processes.
Composting:
The Town of Perth collects residential organic materials using the Green Bin program. These organic materials are collected weekly and transported to the Perth Landfill site where they processed at the composting area into a reusable soil amendment and fertilizer available to all residents of Perth.
Waste Diversion:
This component of Waste Management is responsible for the perpetual evaluation of the waste materials generated within the municipality. Staff and its resources are diligent at monitoring waste issues and providing diversion tools for the residents of Perth.
Waste Management Committee
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Click here for terms of reference.
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Sponsorship
The Town of Perth is a Recipient of the Provincial Bear Wise Program 
