Garbage and Recycling
Contact the County of Simcoe (1-800-263-3199) for questions/concerns about garbage and recycling in Tay Township.
The County of Simcoe provides waste management services for Tay Township.
- Tuesday is collection day in Tay Township
- Garbage and Recycling alternate and are collected biweekly
- Organics are collected weekly
- The County utilizes an automated cart collection system
- Have your items at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day
- Check out the Simcoe County Collects App for the collection schedule
Get customized waste management information, including service alerts, collection reminders, waste facility information and mobile Waste Wizard by downloading the free Simcoe County Collects app via the:
Your GREEN CART is organics.
- Organics carts have a gravity-locking lid (leave in the locked position, it will open automatically when dumped)
- Full list of what is acceptable in your organics cart
- For occasional overflow material that does not fit in your cart, place material in green bin (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- Old green bins can be repurposed for occasional overflow or used to contain household items like pet food or sidewalk salt
- Pet waste, kitty litter, and animal bedding belongs in your green cart! Please bag your pet waste material using paper or certified compostable bags.
Proper set out is important to ensure the mechanical arm can grab your cart efficiently. To ensure collection, place your cart:
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff - see below under overflow instructions)
Your BLACK CART is Garbage.
- See a full list of garbage items
- For occasional overflow garbage that does not fit in your cart, place material garbage bags with garbage tags affixed max of 5 (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff - see below under overflow instructions)
If your garbage cannot fit into your garbage cart (with lid closed) it must be bagged separate (placed 2 feet apart from other cart or objects) with a garbage tag affixed.
Maximum 5 tagged bags bi-weekly per property (in addition to your garbage cart) are permitted.
For Bags - Place the tag around the neck of the bag and stick the glued sides of the tag together.
For Containers - Stick the tag to the top piece of garbage, so that it is VISIBLE when the lid is lifted.
Pick up garbage tags in Tay Township at the following locations:
| The Village General Store | 743 Fourth Ave., Port McNicoll | 705-534-4304 |
| Garrett's Convenience | 542 Talbot St., Port McNicoll | 705-534-3664 |
| Township Municipal Office | 450 Park St., Victoria Harbour | 705-534-7248 |
| Sunny Convenience | 201 Albert St., Victoria Harbour | 705-540-1531 |
Your BLUE CART is Recycling.
- Full list of recyclable materials
- For occasional overflow recycling, place material in blue boxes or clear bags (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- Old recycling bins can be repurposed for occasional overflow, to consolidate material before placing in your cart or used to contain yard waste, firewood, etc
- Rinse food residue from containers and remove and include lids
- Recyclables should go in the recycling cart loose (except shredded paper)
- Please ensure to shred sensitive documents; shredded paper must be bagged using a clear bag.
Proper set out is important to ensure the mechanical arm can grab your cart efficiently. To ensure collection, place your cart:
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff)
Service Simcoe
705-735-6901
1-800-263-3199
www.simcoe.ca