Keeping your garbage separate for curbside collection

Kawartha Lakes – Residential garbage is collected by Miller Waste on your regular pickup day, while recycling is collected by Emterra. Since two separate companies handle collection, it’s important to keep garbage and recycling clearly separated to prevent anything from being missed or tagged. 

What to remember 

• Garbage bags cannot be placed on top of recycling bins. They need their own container or set out clearly apart from recycling materials. 

• Flexible plastics and wrappers should be bagged, tied closed and set out with paper and fibre recycling.  

• Everything should be at the curb by 7am (6am in downtown areas) to make sure it’s picked up. 

New items you can recycle 

Recycling in Kawartha Lakes is now managed by Circular Materials rather than the municipality, and some items that used to be garbage can now be recycled, including:  

• Hot and cold beverage cups 

• Styrofoam 

• Flexible plastic packaging (chip bags, bubble wrap, snack wrappers, etc.) 

• Deodorant, hand cream, and toothpaste tubes 

For a full list of accepted items and sorting instructions, visit Circular Materials – Kawartha Lakes.