Waste Tags and Items for Sale
You can purchase tags for curbside collection of extra garbage, mattresses, large items and Freon appliances. You can also purchase rain barrels, digesters and composters at City Municipal Service Centres and select library branches.
Please note: waste tags for extra garbage bags are only available for purchase in person. Visit a Municipal Service Centre or see a list of locations below.
Waste tags
There is currently a two-bag curbside residential waste limit per household across the municipality.
Effective June 15 2026, the waste limit changed to one bag per household per week in the urban areas of Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay and Omemee for households participating in the Organics Program. All other communities continue to have a two-bag limit.
If you need to set out extra garbage bags, you will need to purchase a tag for every additional bag.
Waste tags for extra garbage are only available for purchase in person.
Large item tags
Mattress, large item and Freon appliance tags are available for purchase online or in person.
Curbside collection programs are only available within the municipal boundaries of the City of Kawartha Lakes. If your address is in a neighbouring municipality, please contact that municipality to find out what curbside collection options are available.
Mattress tags
Cost: $22 for each unit
Mattress collection must be pre-arranged with Miller Waste. Please call 705-359-1402 or 1-888-557-4711 after you purchase a tag, before placing mattresses or box springs at the curb. If placing a mattress and boxspring at the curb you must purchase two mattress tags; one for the mattress and another one for the boxspring.
Large item tags
Cost: $15
Large item collection must be pre-arranged with Miller Waste. Item can weigh no more than 100kgs / 220lbs.
Please call 705-359-1402 or 1-888-557-4711 after you purchase a tag, before placing large items at the curb.
Freon appliance tags
Cost: $22 (+ the purchase of a large item tag)
Freon appliance collection must be pre-arranged with Miller Waste. Please call 705-359-1402 or 1-888-557-4711 after you purchase a tag, before placing appliances at the curb.
Waste bag tags
Sheets of 5 tags are available for $25 and sheets of 10 tags are available for $50. If you do not place tags on additional bags, only your weekly allowance of waste bags will be collected at the curb.
Note: These tags are not currently available for purchase online. See the Where to Purchase Tags section for details on where to buy them in person.
How to use tags
Waste tags
- Wrap the tag around the neck of your garbage bag and stick the ends together to form a flag.
- Attach the tag to the top of your garbage bag and make sure collectors can see all bag tags if you are using containers such as garbage cans.
- Do not use bag tags for leaf and yard waste.
Large item tags
- When leaving your item at the curb, place the tag on it so the collector can see it.
Where to Purchase Tags
Waste tags are sold at Municipal Service Centres, library branches and select retailers.
Drivers in collection vehicles do not carry tags and cannot accept cash, tags must be purchased in advance.
Check the locations below to find where to purchase a waste tag near you.
Bethany
Bethany Library
1474 Hwy 7A
705-324-9411 ext 3544
Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon Library and Service Centre
123 East Street South
705-324-9411
Library: ext 2088
Service Centre: ext 0
Village Gate Variety Plus
101 East Street South, Unit 3
705-738-1088
Kings Mini Mart
50 King St
705-738-2119
Bolsover
Coboconk
Coboconk Service Centre and Library
9 Grandy Rd
705-324-9411
Library: ext 3504
Service Centre: ext 0
Dunsford
Dunsford Library
26 Community Centre Road
705-793-3037
Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Falls Library
19 Market Street
705-887-6300
Lily's Variety109 Lindsay Street
705-887-6209
Probst Convenience73 Lindsay Street
705-887-7707
Janetville
Janetville Convenience
293 Pigeon Creek Road
705-324-5574
Kinmount
Castle Building Centre
4967 Monck Road
705-488-2961
Kinmount Library
3980 City Rd 121
705-488-3199
Kirkfield
Kirkfield Library
7 Monroe Street
705-324-9411 ext 3564
Lindsay
Lucky's General Store / Davidson's Convenience
315 William Street North
705-324-0011
Lindsay Library
190 Kent Street
705-324-9411 ext 1263
Lindsay Service Centre
26 Francis Street
705-324-9411 ext 0
Little Britain
Little Britain Library
9 Arena Road
705-324-9411 ext 2727
Norland
Norland Library
3448 City Road 45
705-454-8552
Oakwood
Oakwood General Store
973 Eldon Road
705-953-9323
Oakwood Library
932 Hwy 7
705-953-9060
Omemee
24 King Street East
705-799-5711
Omemee Service Centre
1 King Street West
705-324-9411 ext 0
Riverview Marina
913 Peace Road
705-799-5837
Sebright
Dalton Library
13 Rumohr Drive
705-833-2787
Woodville
Woodville Food Mart
99 King Street
705-439-2471
Woodville Library
78 King Street
705-439-2160
Rain Barrels, Digesters and Composters for Sale
All items listed below may be purchased at any City Municipal Service Centre and some library branches (Bethany, Coboconk, Fenelon Falls, Kirkfield and Woodville). Please call ahead to confirm availability as we can not guarantee to have all items in stock. Some larger items must be pre-ordered and will require 1 to 2 business days before pick-up.
Prices include tax and may be subject to change.
Items for Sale
|
Item |
Price |
|---|---|
|
cystern rain barrel 55 gallon (208 litre) dimensions (86x66x66 cm) |
$85.00 each |
|
80 gallon (303 litre) backyard composter dimensions (84x84x84 cm) |
$55.00 each |
|
digester dimensions (99x78x33 cm) |
$90.00 each |
|
2 gallon (8 litre) kitchen compost pail |
$10.00 each |
| 12 gallon (45 litre) roll-out organic bin |
$30.00 each |
Questions About Garbage or Organics?
Garbage and organics collection continue to be managed by the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Questions About Recycling?
Residential recycling is managed by Circular Materials and collected by Emterra.
Curbside pickup, missed collection, or bins: Emterra at 1-888-597-1541 or customercareont@emterra.ca.
Recycling rules, accepted materials, or feedback: Circular Materials website
