Below are flyers and recent newsletters related to our programs and services.Alternate formats of all Waste publications are available upon request. Interested in receiving our electronic newsletter? Go to our subscription page to sign up for Waste Management eNews.
General
- 2021 Waste Collection Calendar (includes January, 2022).
- 2021 Garbage and bulky item Collection Calendar at a glance (4 x 7 inch)
- Collection by-law
- Waste collection Guidelines
- Basic how to sort your waste flyer - English Available in Arabic, French, German, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish. Call 519-575-4400 to receive a copy.
- Residential Reduce and Reuse Options
Annual reports |
Blue box |
Learn more about federal and provincial initiatives related to the Blue Box program:
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Cart recycling (for schools and multi-unit buildings) |
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Electronics |
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Garbage collection |
Green bin |
Learn more about provincial initiatives related to organics: |
Yard waste |
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Landfill operations |
Resources for landlords and property managers |
Environews |
Environews is ongoing online. Subscribe to the electronic Environews through the Region's subscription page. |
Waste Management Division electronic newsletter |
To subscribe to WMD eNews, go to the Region's subscription page. |
Waste Management Master Plan |
Our latest Waste Management Master Plan (WMMP) was approved by Regional Council in November, 2013, after extensive research, and public consultation (including an online survey and public information sessions). We needed a new WMMP given the majority of the original 1986 WMMP had been implemented. Our WMMP provides a guideline on:
The lists of priorities and options in this master plan still require individual, detailed implementation plans, budgets and approval by Regional Council. To date, we have made good progress on our WMMP:
Future plans include:
Reports and documents
*Documents available in accessible format upon request. |
Videos |
1. Virtual Tour: This amazing virtual tour will take you “behind the scenes” in our Nyle Ludolph Materials Recycling Centre and landfill area at our Waterloo site. Take your time, move your cursor right, left and all the way around for an in-depth view of the different areas. To really bring the video alive, watch it with virtual-reality goggles. During the video tour, you will see symbols:
Also, there are may viewing points inside the Nyle Ludolph Materials Recycling Centre. Below is a map to help you navigate them.
2. Fly-over video of our Waterloo landfill operations:
3. Video on recycling plastic bags in the "Paper" blue box: 4. Video on recycling containers in the "Containers only" blue box: 5. Video about what can't be recycled in the Blue Box program: 6. Video on how to use garbage tags:
7. Video on handling disposable diapers: 8. Video about where garbage goes: 9. Video about our blue box materials sorting facility:
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