Curbside Collection | City of Orillia

The City picks up curbside garbage and organics across the community. Learn about garbage, green bin, yard waste, as well as your collection zone and schedule. Residential recycling across Ontario is managed by Circular Materials.

Curbside waste collection

Place garbage and organics waste at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.

Find your collection day and zone

Garbage

Garbage is collected every other week. Garbage must be placed in clear garbage bags or in approved rigid containers. A valid garbage tag must be attached to each bag or to the top item if loose in a container. Search for your collection zone and schedule, or use the what goes where tool to learn what can go in the garbage.

Garbage bag and container rules

The weight limit for each bag or container is 20 kg (44 lbs), anything over will not be collected.
The City is on a clear garbage bag program. Up to two small privacy bags can be used inside each clear bag to conceal personal waste.
Rigid containers are allowed if they are 133 L (35 gallons) or smaller. Containers larger than 133 L are considered storage bins, any garbage bags placed inside still require a garbage tag to be attached.
Bags or containers with more than 10% organics or recycling will not be collected.

Garbage tags

All accepted garbage bags and containers placed for curbside collection require a full pink City of Orillia garbage tag. New tags are mailed out annually in June, with delivery expected by July 1. If you did not receive your annual garbage tags, contact the City. Clear bags of diapers do not require a City of Orillia garbage tag.

Purchase garbage tags

Additional tags can be purchased in lots of 5 for $15.00 at the City Centre (50 Andrew Street South, Orillia, ON L3V 7T5) or at the Waste Diversion Site (100 Kitchener St, Orillia, ON L3V 6Z9). You can also purchase garbage tags online (convenience fee applies).

Tags are also sold at the following locations:

Zehr’s Markets (285 Coldwater Rd.)
Metro Food Stores (70 Front St. N.)
Memorial Pharmasave (200 Memorial Ave)
Orillia Home Hardware (5 King St.)
Pharma Plus Drugmart (58 Mississaga St. E.)

Applying garbage tags correctly

Garbage in clear garbage bags: Fold the full tag around the top of the bag where it is tied, forming a “flag.”

Garbage in loose in rigid containers: Place the full tag on the top item inside the container (not on the lid).

Organics

Organics are collected weekly. All food waste and compostable items should go into the green bin.
Organics must be placed in certified compostable bags or paper liners in a rigid set out container. Purchase new organics bins at the Waste Diversion Site.

Items like pet waste is not to be placed in the organics bin, use the what goes where tool to learn what can go in the organics bin.

Yard waste

Yard waste is collected weekly, all year-round. Yard waste can also be dropped off at the Waste Diversion Site.

Yard waste rules

Sticks and branches, less than or equal to 1 m long and less than or equal to 2.5 cm thick, are accepted.
No garbage tag is required, except for grass clippings.
The weight limit for each bag or container is 20 kg (44 lbs), anything over will not be collected.
Yard waste must be in paper yard bags, compostable bags, or labelled rigid containers, free labels can be picked up at City Centre (50 Andrew Street South, Orillia, ON L3V 7T5) or at the Waste Diversion Site (100 Kitchener St, Orillia, ON L3V 6Z9).

Seasonal collection events

Battery collection occurs annually during the week after Daylight Savings Time begins in November. Household batteries should be in a sealed clear bag and placed on the ground in front of your green bin for collection.

Christmas tree collection takes place during the first three full weeks in January. Remove all decorations and place the natural tree at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.

Textile collection held once per year (typically spring). Place clean, dry textiles in clear bags (20 kg max each) by 7:00 a.m. on your assigned day.

The City does not offer any bulky item collection.

Business recycling

Businesses in Orillia must be registered to receive curbside recycling collection. Collection takes place on a weekly Tuesday and Thursday schedule, with no holiday delays for business recycling unless the holiday falls on your scheduled collection day. View the business collection zone map.

Business recycling is provided under a separate City-managed collection contract, as the provincial recycling program does not include businesses.
Only registered locations will be serviced, regardless of whether City-issued carts or recycling bins are currently used.
Existing recycling boxes and bags may continue to be used until Sept. 1, 2026.
Registered businesses are eligible to receive up to two recycling carts per business location.
On mixed-use properties, residential units will continue to receive recycling collection through Circular Materials, while registered businesses remain eligible for the City business recycling program.

Register for business recycling collection

Find your collection schedule and more

Use the Recycle Coach app to find out your pick-up schedule, use the what goes where tool, and more.

Download the Mini Waste Calendar for July to December for garbage and organics collection dates, or the Waste Collection Guide for information on your curbside collection and more.