Residential Garbage, Organics and Recycling

Curbside Garbage Collection

Your garbage is collected by Miller Waste.

If you have any waste-related inquiries, including missed collection, please contact Miller Waste directly.

• Phone: 1-888-557-4711
• email: kawarthalakes@millerwaste.ca

Clear Bag Program

The City of Kawartha Lakes participates in clear bag waste collection. Benefits of clear bag waste collection include:

• cost savings
• less recyclables going to landfills
• improved safe handling for workers
• less hazardous waste going to landfill

Bag Limit

There is a two bag limit per household of residential waste curbside.

If anyone wants to put out additional bags at curbside, bag tags can be purchased from all Municipal Service Centres, Kawartha Lakes Library branches and select retailers. One tag is required for each additional bag of waste on top of the two bag limit.

Privacy

Privacy bags are small opaque bags that allow you to discretely dispose of personal items. Many people use grocery bags or white kitchen catchers as their privacy bags.

You are allowed a maximum of two small privacy bags each week, one inside of each of your two clear bags per week. Privacy bags should be approximately the size of a standard grocery bag.

• If you are only placing one clear bag of waste at the curb for collection you may place both of your privacy bags inside of it.
• If your two small privacy bags are the only waste you have you can place them directly on the curb for collection and do not need to put them into a clear bag.
• You can put your clear bags inside garbage cans for collection to increase privacy at the curb. Large 65 or 95 gallon carts will not be accepted.

Municipal Calendar and Curbside Collection Map

View our Municipal Calendar or download our app to find out the collection schedule for your home.

You can also use our Curbside Collection Map to find out when your collection day is or download our helpful handout titled "What goes where" to hang on your fridge, office wall or near your recycling bins! The handout also includes a “year at a glance” page. This helpful handout includes all special collection days, such as leaf and yard or battery, and has a space at the top to write your household’s day of the week. This is handy to have on the fridge for those who have visitors or for short term rentals.

Never put broken glass into your garbage bag. It should go into a sealed and labelled cardboard box for disposal. Place the box on top of or beside your waste and recycling on the curb.

Not sure whether an item is waste or recycling? Use our Recycle Coach Waste Wizard tools below to help you identify where you place your waste and recycling.