Fees & Items Accepted

As the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve and information changes rapidly, the City continues to adapt and proactively respond accordingly.

Effective March 19, 2020, the City has closed its Waste Diversion Site, 100 Kitchener St., to public access. Until further notice, the public will not be permitted to access the site for dropping off garbage, recycling and compostable materials, and household hazardous waste materials.

The City’s curbside garbage, recycling and green bin collection programs will continue with no current restrictions (garbage tags are still required). If you have any questions, please call the Waste Diversion Site at 705-325-3522. Residents are asked to maintain a 2 metre social distance from the collection crew for everyone’s safety. Your cooperation is appreciated.

For more information on the City and the COVID-19 situation please visit the City’s Webpage Covid-19 Information.

Effective February 1, 2020, the minimum fee is increasing at the Waste Diversion Site from $10 to $15 per load. This fee was last raised in 2010, and it is meant to better cover the actual costs incurred for each load that comes in to the Waste Diversion Site. Tagged garbage can still be dropped off at no charge.

Other fee changes include:

• The fee for bulk compost is increasing from $9.00 to $9.50 per tonne.
• The fee for regular garbage and building and demolition wood is increasing from $165 to $170 per tonne
• Commercial customers will be charged $20 per tonne with a $15 minimum charge to drop off readily compostable materials including leaves and grass clippings, wood chips, small brush (i.e., branches less than 1 meter in length and with  diameter less than 2.5 cm), yard waste and food scraps. Residential drop off is still at no charge.
• The fee for mixed waste (i.e., where the customer refuses to sort the recyclable items within the load) and difficult wastes, such as asbestos, is increasing from $330 to $340 per tonne.
• The “weight only” charge is increasing from $10 to $15 per load.

Please visit orillia.ca/recyclingtips for helpful tips on how to reduce waste or call 705-325-3522 if you have any questions.

Tipping Fee Schedule effective February 1, 2020.

Sale of Goods Fee Schedule effective February 1, 2020.

Those with small (under 100 kg) single category loads, are encouraged to bring exact change (i.e., $15) when coming to the Waste Diversion Site on busy days, particularly Saturdays.

If you are eligible and the line-up is getting long, staff will collect the $15 minimum disposal fee at your vehicle while you are in the line-up, where you will then be directed around the Scalehouse to the proper disposal area to drop off your material.

Be aware that most half tonne trucks have gross vehicle weights that cannot exceed 3,000 kg unless otherwise stated. Your registered gross vehicle weight (GVW) can be found on your Vehicle Ownership and your gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) can be found on the driver's side door frame of your vehicle. The lowest value of the two is the legal weight limit for your vehicle.

If you wish to increase your legal weight limit, you will need to increase your gross vehicle weight rating at a Service Ontario Centre.  Please note there is a fee charged for this that is based on how much additional weight you wish to carry.