Garbage and Recycling

Collection Map

Need to know what day of the week your curbside garbage and/or recycling is collected?

Use Selwyn Township's Interactive Garbage & Recycling Collection Map to find out! Simply zoom in to your property or click on 'Search' in the menu on the right and search for your property address.

What Goes Where?

Ever wonder whether something should go in the garbage or recycling, or disposed of at the Hazardous Waste Depot?

Check out the Searchable Waste Portal below. Simply type in the item to find out where it should go.

Garbage Collection

Garbage is collected by Waste Connections of Canada, on behalf of the Township.

Missed garbage collection or general garbage question? Contact Waste Connections of Canada at 705-742-4268.

General Garbage Information

Clear bags must be used for garbage disposal (no opaque bags permitted), with the exception of one opaque privacy bag (grocery bag size) in each large sized clear garbage bag/container or by itself if there is no other waste.
Garbage must be out for pick up by 7:00 AM on your collection day
Each household is allowed up to two containers
Each commercial establishment is allowed up to four containers.
Bag Tag is a tag or a sticker issued by the Township for $4.00 per tag and must be affixed to any bags of garbage and non-recyclable rubbish put out for curbside collection that is above and beyond the weekly collection limits. Bag Tags are available for purchase at the Selwyn Township Municipal Office.
- There is a limit of one weekly Bag Tag.

Additional Resources

Recycling Collection

Peterborough County’s recycling program is now managed by Circular Materials. For any recycling collection inquiries, please contact Emterra Environmental at 1-888-597-1541.

Recyclable material must be separated from your garbage.
Sort your materials into two blue boxes, one for containers and one for papers.
- Use as many boxes as needed, as long as containers and papers are in separate boxes.
Recycling must be out for pick up by 7:00 AM on your collection day
Keep recycling loose in blue boxes.
- Bagged recycling will not be collected.
Recycling is collected on all Private Roads.

Electronics

There is a WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) bin located at the Smith Landfill Site. Acceptable materials include:

Computers including all peripherals and cords
Computer tablets
Laptops
All types of phones (corded, cordless, mobile, smart)
Answering machines
Pagers
Radios
Speakers
Turntables
TVs
VCRs
DVD players and Blu-ray players (no VCR tapes, CDs, DVDs)
Cameras (digital, manual and video)
Gaming devices and accessories (no game cartridges)

Remember to wipe any drives, etc. prior to dropping off your materials.

Mattresses and Box Springs

Mattresses and box springs must be taken to the Bensfort Road Landfill Site. There is a fee.

Household Batteries

Household batteries can be dropped off at the Selwyn Township Municipal Office, Selwyn Public Library branches and the Smith Landfill Site.

Bridgenorth Organics Collection (Green Bin)

Peterborough County administers a curbside green bin program available to residents of Bridgenorth (see map). For more information, including what can and cannot go in your green bin, visit the Peterborough County website

Green bins are available for pick up at the Selwyn Township Municipal Office.

Household Composting

Composters, digesters and kitchen catchers are available for purchase at the Selwyn Township Municipal Office and at the Peterborough County Infrastructure Services Department Office - 310 Armour Road, Peterborough.

Digesters: $60.00
Composters: $30.00
Kitchen Catchers: $5.00

Not sure whether a composter or a digester is right for you? Check out our Composter vs. Digester Information Sheet

Leaf and Yard Waste Collection

Leaf & Yard Waste Curbside Collection is administered by Peterborough County. For collection dates, route maps and more detailed information, visit the Peterborough County website

Week A: Arnott & Gifford Drives, Bridgenorth, Emerald Isle, Ennismore (Settlement), Terraview Heights, Woodland Acres and Youngstown

Collection may occur any day the weeks of:

April 21st
May 5th
May 19th

Week B: Lakefield

Collection may occur any day the weeks of:

April 28th
May 12th
May 26th

Outside of the Collection Area?

For residents outside of the collection area, leaf and yard waste can be dropped off at the Smith Landfill Site free-of-charge during the Curbside Collection time frame only. *Note: Brush will NOT be accepted free-of-charge.

Hazardous Waste

Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (also called MHSW) does not belong in the garbage or blue box recycling, as it contains toxins that are harmful to human and environmental health.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot (HHWD) at the Smith Landfill Site is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from June 3rd, 2025 - August 30th, 2025.

Hazardous waste can also be taken to the Pido Road Hazardous Waste Depot

Landfill Site

Visit the Landfill Site page.

Waste Calendar

The Waste Calendar includes helpful tips, information about the waste diversion initiatives available curbside and at the Smith Landfill, as well as important dates to keep in mind, such as tax payment due dates, etc. Waste diversion initiatives, when utilized by Selwyn Township residents and visitors, will reduce our carbon footprint while extending the life of our landfill.

Download the months of the Waste Calendar below!

Note: Selwyn Township does not have a large item collection day. Large items must be dropped off at the Smith Landfill (1480 County Road 18).

Township of Selwyn

1310 Centre Line
Selwyn, Ontario
Canada K9J 6X5

(705) 292-9507