Round Up Days

Recycle and Diversion Round Up Days have “round down” for 2023

Sat May 27 – Manvers
Rolling Hills Public School, 694 ON-7A, Bethany, ON L0A 1A0

Sat June 10 – Coboconk
Coboconk Road’s Depot, 2863 CKL #48, Coboconk

Sat June 24 – Carden
Carden Recreation Centre, 258 Lake Dalrymple Rd, Sebright, ON L0K 1W0

Sat July 8 – Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon Public School, 30 Balaclava St, Bobcaygeon, ON K0M 1A0

All events ran from 8am to 12pm. All suitable recyclable materials listed below were accepted free of charge.

Here’s what we diverted this year from all four Round Up Day events:

Household Hazardous Waste: 11 Tonnes

• Items accepted include automotive products, batteries, paints and solvents, household products, empty tanks and containers, personal care products, products that contain mercury, pesticides and fertilizers. 

Textiles: 2 Tonnes 

The following items were accepted:

• Clothing: active wear, bathing suits, bathrobes, belts, ties, coats, dresses, hats, jeans, pants, parkas, purses, scarves, shirts, skirts, socks, sweaters, t-shirts, undergarments, and uniforms.
• Footwear: athletic shoes, boots, cleats, dress shoes, high heels, running shoes, slip-ons, slippers, loafers, and sneakers.
• Linens: bedding, blankets, comforters, curtains, cushions, mats, oven mitts, pillows, rags, sewing fabric, sheets, sleeping bags, stuffed toys, towels, wash cloths.

Note: ripped and stained items were accepted for recycling.

Bulky Plastics: 1 Tonne

• Items accepted include plastic beverage crates (milk crates), clean plastic drums, totes, empty garbage cans, recycling bins, plastic lawn furniture and clean plastic buckets/pails with any metal handles removed.
• Items must be greater than 10 litres or 10 kilograms capacity (2.5 gallon), up to and including the size of Kawartha Lakes’ largest recycling bin (95 gallon).

Items that were not accepted for Bulky Plastic recycling: toys, rubber, tarps, carpet, liners, pool covers, dock barrels, PVC/ABS pipes, vinyl siding, boat wrap, coolers and anything that contained metal.

We had a lot of great feedback during this year’s Round Up Day events and we’re excited to share that the Electronics Bin will return to Round Up Day events in 2024!

Keep an eye on our website or the Municipal Calendar for next year’s event days.

Any questions or inquiries can be emailed to your Waste Management Team or call 705-324-9411