Bag Tag Exemption Week – May 20 to May 23
Take advantage of Bag Tag Exemption Week from May 20 to 23, 2025. Georgina residents can put out up to five untagged bags, items or containers for collection. Large non-recyclable household items are included in the program. Items that cannot be collected include refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and hot water tanks.
Note that collection moves one day later due to the Victoria Day holiday on Monday, May 19.
For more information call 905-476-4301, see your Waste and Recycling calendar or download the Recycle Coach app.
The Town of Georgina has a bag tag program for waste and recycling. Get details on what goes where in the Waste Management Guide from York Region.
2025 Waste and Recycling Calendar
The 2025 one-page double-sided waste and recycling calendar was sent to residents. The calendar can also be downloaded, saved and printed.
For anyone preferring the larger format, the full-colour printed 28-page booklet-style calendar is also available. Limited quantities of this calendar are available for pickup at the Civic Centre, the Link, the Stephen Leacock Theatre of Performing Arts and all branches of Georgina Public Library. It can also be downloaded, saved and printed.
Missed collections
For missed collections, contact GFL at 1-866-421-5625 or by email at WasteLine@gflenv.com.
Blue box program changes coming in December 2025
Beginning Dec. 31, 2025, the Town of Georgina will transition its blue box recycling program to an organization called Circular Materials. This change will streamline the recycling of products and packaging throughout Ontario, representing all producers involved. Visit the webpage to learn more.
Battery recycling
Georgina Fire and Rescue Services have partnered with Call2Recycle – Battery Recycling – to provide an opportunity for the community to safely drop off used batteries. They can be dropped off at the Keswick and Sutton Fire stations between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Don’t let dead batteries become a hazard. For more information on recycling batteries, visit recycleyourbatteries.ca.
Collection schedule
Learn more about collection guidelines about correct disposal of waste items.
Watch for specific dates on the website, local newspaper and social media or download the free Recycle Coach on your mobile phone or tablet and get all your waste and recycling information right at your fingertips.
- Green bins are collected every week. There is no limit to the number of green bins that can be put out for collection.
What goes in the Green Bin
Green bin tip: Lining your green bin with compostable bags is no longer mandatory but is the preferred option. Please refrain from using plastic bags to ensure collection.
Food and food scraps
If you can eat it, it goes in the green bin, as well as fish/meat bones, shells, fat, grease and lard (solidified), small amounts of cooking oil (can be placed in milk cartons), baking supplies, dairy products, egg shells, coffee filters/grounds and tea bags, corn cobs/husks, and nuts/shells.
Soiled or shredded paper
Shredded paper may be placed in the green bin in small amounts. Other paper products that go in the green bin include; butcher and cheese paper (no waxed or plastic liner), microwave popcorn bags, flour and sugar bags, muffin paper, soiled paper plates, paper towels and tissues, paper serviettes, and any non-waxed paper or cardboard that contains food residue (sauce, cheese, etc.). No waxed paper.
Personal care items
Diapers, hair, nail clippings, sanitary products, tampons, incontinence products, tissues.
Pet products
Animal bedding, pet waste, kitty litter, bird seed, pet food, pet fur, feathers and sawdust (wood sources only).
Houseplants and flowers
In small quantities only, no yard waste
- Blue Boxes are collected every week. There is also no limit to the number of Blue Boxes put out for collection.
What goes in the blue box
No garbage, plastic bags or food shall be put in the blue box. To see if a specific item can be placed in the blue box, use the What Goes Where Tool.
These are some of the items that can go in the blue box.
- Aerosol cans (empty, lids separate)
- Aluminum foil, trays and plates
- Boxboard (cereal, cracker, tissue boxes)
- Cardboard boxes
- Clear plastic molded packaging, e.g. used for toys, small electronics, kitchen gadgets (separate paper / cardboard)
- Egg cartons
- Glass bottles and jars (lids separate)
- Metal food and beverage cans
- Metal paint cans (empty, dry, lids separate)
- Milk and juice cartons, juice boxes (no straws)
- Newspaper, household paper and envelopes
- 100% paper cups (with no plastic or wax coating)
- Paper-based cans (e.g. frozen juice, cookie dough containers, coffee cans, chip cylinders – lids separate)
- Plastic bottles, drink containers (no straws), jars and jugs (used for food or beverage)
- Plastic food tubs (e.g. yogurt, margarine, sour cream, cottage cheese, or ice cream containers)
- Plastic pails or bottles less than five litres in size (e.g. laundry soap bottles, dish soap containers)
- Plastic, rigid, clear fruit and vegetable containers/clamshells
- Plastic, rigid, clear take-out containers/clamshells (no Styrofoam)
- Plastic, rigid, clear bakery containers/clamshells
All containers must be empty and clean, free of food or any other residue. Cardboard and boxboard must be flattened and bundled.
- Garbage is collected every other week. Collection starts at 7 a.m. on each collection day. All items must be at the curb by 7 a.m. and no earlier than 8 p.m. the night before the collection day.
Statutory holidays
There is no garbage or recycling collection on statutory holidays. During the weeks that there are holidays, the collection days will carry forward one day. For example:
| If your normal garbage day is on... | Collection will be made on... |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday |
| Tuesday | Wednesday |
| Wednesday | Thursday |
| Thursday | Friday |
Collection bins
Purchasing bins
Green bins, blue boxes and kitchen catchers are available for purchase at the Civic Centre for the following prices:
- Green Bin: $25
- Blue Bin: $12
- Kitchen Catcher: $6
Bins are delivered directly to your address by GFL following purchase.
Replacing damaged recycling bins
Broken green bins and blue boxes can be exchanged for new ones. Town-issued blue boxes and green bins will be replaced. Kitchen catchers are not replaced.
Residents can contact GFL and request a replacement bin be delivered directly to their home. Contact GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to arrange delivery.
Additional resources
Recycle Coach
Download the Recycle Coach app
Georgina uses Recycle Coach for all your waste and recycling needs. Never miss another collection! Download the Recycle Coach app and get pick-up reminders and lots more!
Download Recycle Coach app from the App Store or on Google Play.
Reporting an issue with your waste and recycling pick up
To report an issue not related to waste and recycling:
- Enter your address into the search bar
- Click "Request Service" in the box above
- Choose "I want to report a missed pick-up"
- Confirm your address and select Submit
- Choose which collection was missed
Please note: If you do not put your address in the search bar you will not be able to report the missed pick-up.
Reporting any other issues
To report an issue not related to waste and recycling:
- Choose "Request Service" in the box above
- Select "I have a different problem" from the list
- Enter your name, email and address
- Provide details about the issue
- Upload a picture of the issue (if applicable)
- Click Submit