Garbage, Recycling and Landfill

*** Town of Bancroft will continue to collect garabge on your scheduled days. ***

Monday - Commerical Collection
Tuesday - Dungannon Ward residential collection, excluding Highway 28 E to Lakeview Road
Wednesday - Bancroft Ward residential collection, including Highway 28 E to Lakeview Road
No collection on Statutory holidays. 

Starting SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025 - Bag Tag's are required (BY-LAW No. 29-2025)

A garabge bag tag must be placed on each bag of garbage in the Municipality of Bancroft. 

Fee Structure
(Section 3 of BY-LAW 29-2025)


3.1 Residential User Fee
The residential user fee will begin at $1.00 upon implementation of this policy and increase by fifity cents ($0.50) annually, until capping out in 2028 at $2.50.

Year 2025    Year 2026    Year 2027     Year 2028     Subsequent Years
 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $2.50

3.2 IC&I User Fee 
The IC&I user fee will begin at $2.00 upon implementation of this policy and increase by fifty cents ($0.50) annually, until capping out in 2028 at $3.50.

Year 2025    Year 2026    Year 2027    Year 2028    Subsequent Years
$2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $3.50

3.3. The fee structure is subject to change from time to time. 

4. OTHER COLLECTION PROVISIONS

4.1. Collectible waste shall be set out no later than 7:00am on the desgnated collection day and no earlier than 7:00pm on the day prior
4.2 .Where waste has been set out for municipal collection and has blown away or otherwise escaped from a container in any manner, it is the responsibility of the property owner to clean up the waste. 
4.3. The Town reserves the right to refuse collection of any item, tagged or otherwise based on  size, weight, quantity  or safety hazards that may be identified. 
4.4 All waste brought to the waste site shall be brought in a clear or transparent bags, such that the Waste Site Attendant can confirm the contents of the bag easily. 
4.5  All persons disposing of waste at the waste disposal site shall not deposit waste of any description in front of, behind or near the gates leading to the waste site. This shall be determined to be "dumping" and shall be subject to the appropriate Administrative Monetary Penalty.
4.6 Waste shall be set out for collection in clear garbage bags, manufactured for the purpose of collecting waste provided that the bag does not exceed 18kg (40 pounds) in weight and has a maximum size of 79cm x109cm (31"x43")
To read the full BY-Law click HERE


Bins or bags weighing more than 20 kgs (44 lbs) and bags that break when lifted will not be collected. 

*please note, the Town of Bancroft has a Clear Bag Policy in effect. All garbage must be placed in clear bags. Please ensure you are following this policy as we will be enforcing the Clear Bag Policy.


Municipal Waste Site
Location:
164 Pinnacle Road (off the Detlor Road)
Contact:
613-332-3331 ext 221

Hours of operation: 
(Closed Statutory Holidays)

Monday 7am-12pm
Thursday 7am-12pm
Friday 7am-12pm
Saturday 9am-4pm
Sunday 9am-4pm


***NEW COLOUR***      Valid -August 2025 - August 2026
A Municipal Waste Disposal Site Card is MANDATORY to enter the site. Please ensure that you have it with you in order to enter. Please also note that NEW Waste Disposal Site Cards have been issued, and will take effect as of August 2024. These cards are Rocket Red,  previously issued cards will no longer be accepted. 

Tipping Fees for Dungannon Waste Disposal - 2025

*please note, the Town of Bancroft has a Clear Bag Policy in effect. All garbage must be placed in clear bags. Please ensure you are following this policy as we will be enforcing the Clear Bag Policy.

Household Hazardous Waste Days


Recycling Transition IC&I Information - Changes July 1-2025

2025 Recycling Collection Changes for Businesses
As of 2026, the recycling landscape across Ontario will be very different from what it is today. Communities across the Province have been assigned transition dates and some of these changes will effect Bancroft businesses effective July 1, 2025. 

Click on the links below for more information:

Recycling News Bulletin

Impacts to Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Properties (ICI)

Residential Recycling ONLY




Starting July 1, 2025, your recycling collection day may change. 

To determine your collection day, visit: circularmaterials.ca/bancroft

Recycling Collection Questions?

Contact e360

Contact number: 1-866-358-3560

Email: [email protected]

Website: circularmaterials.ca/bancroft