When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Municipality of Red Lake, Ontario, sorting required: False; container or bag limit: Receptacles 50–120 L, max 15 kg; containers max 300 L, 43" tall, 26" diameter; any number of receptacles collected if each has a bag tag; accepted or banned: Glass, styrofoam, plastic bags banned from recycling; furniture, appliances, dead animals, asbestos, automotive parts banned curbside; fee: Bag tag required per receptacle; fee per tag set in User Fees and Charges By-Law. Source: Waste Management By-Law No. 77-2018, verified 2026-06-09.
Waste Management By-Law No. 77-2018
adopted bylaw
sorting required
False
Schedule "A" — "Recyclable items do not have to be sorted"
container or bag limit
Receptacles 50–120 L, max 15 kg; containers max 300 L, 43" tall, 26" diameter; any number of receptacles collected if each has a bag tag
s. 1.9.1; s. 1.29; s. 5.6
accepted or banned
Glass, styrofoam, plastic bags banned from recycling; furniture, appliances, dead animals, asbestos, automotive parts banned curbside
Schedule "A" (Non-Recyclable Materials); Schedule "C" (Non-Collectable Waste Curbside)
fee
Bag tag required per receptacle; fee per tag set in User Fees and Charges By-Law
s. 1.3; s. 5.6
scout note
Regulates waste management in the Municipality of Red Lake.