Garbage and Recycling
Contact the County of Simcoe (1-800-263-3199) for questions/concerns about garbage and recycling in Tay Township.
The County of Simcoe provides waste management services for Tay Township.
- Tuesday is collection day in Tay Township
- Garbage is collected biweekly
- Organics and Recycling are collected weekly
- The County utilizes an automated cart collection system
- Have your items at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day
Get customized waste management information, including service alerts, collection reminders, waste facility information and mobile Waste Wizard by downloading the free Simcoe County Collects app via the:
Your GREEN CART is organics.
- Organics carts have a gravity-locking lid (leave in the locked position, it will open automatically when dumped)
- To see a full list of what is acceptable in your organics cart click here
- For occasional overflow material that does not fit in your cart, place material in green bin (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- Old green bins can be repurposed for occasional overflow or used to contain household items like pet food or sidewalk salt
- Pet waste, kitty litter, and animal bedding belongs in your green cart! Please bag your pet waste material using paper or certified compostable bags.
- Learn more about our proposed Organics Processing Facility
Proper set out is important to ensure the mechanical arm can grab your cart efficiently. To ensure collection, place your cart:
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff - see below under overflow instructions)
Your BLACK CART is Garbage.
- See a full list of garbage items
- For occasional overflow garbage that does not fit in your cart, place material garbage bags with garbage tags affixed max of 5 (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff - see below under overflow instructions)
If your garbage cannot fit into your garbage cart (with lid closed) it must be bagged separate (placed 2 feet apart from other cart or objects) with a garbage tag affixed.
Maximum 5 tagged bags bi-weekly per property (in addition to your garbage cart) are permitted.
For Bags - Place the tag around the neck of the bag and stick the glued sides of the tag together.
For Containers - Stick the tag to the top piece of garbage, so that it is VISIBLE when the lid is lifted.
Pick up garbage tags in Tay Township at the following locations:
| The Village General Store | 743 Fourth Ave., Port McNicoll | 705-534-4304 |
| Garrett's Convenience | 542 Talbot St., Port McNicoll | 705-534-3664 |
| Township Municipal Office | 450 Park St., Victoria Harbour | 705-534-7248 |
| Sunny Convenience | 201 Albert St., Victoria Harbour | 705-540-1531 |
Your BLUE CART is Recycling.
- Full list of recyclable materials
- For occasional overflow recycling, place material in blue boxes or clear bags (2 feet apart from cart or any other object)
- Old recycling bins can be repurposed for occasional overflow, to consolidate material before placing in your cart or used to contain yard waste, firewood, etc
- Rinse food residue from containers and remove and include lids
- Recyclables should go in the recycling cart loose (except shredded paper)
- Please ensure to shred sensitive documents; shredded paper must be bagged using a clear bag.
Proper set out is important to ensure the mechanical arm can grab your cart efficiently. To ensure collection, place your cart:
- with arrows facing the street (handles towards your house)
- 2 feet apart from other cart or any other object
- within 8 feet from the travelled portion of the road
- with lids closed (do not overstuff)
Service Simcoe
705-735-6901
1-800-263-3199
www.simcoe.ca