Waste collection

Garbage and Recycling

Northumberland County provides weekly curbside pickup of household recycling, organics, and garbage, with the exception of the rural ward of Port Hope. There is no charge for recycling, but limits and fees are in place for garbage collection.

Please note on statutory holidays, collection bumps to the following day.

What goes where?


Set-out reminders

  • Garbage, recycling, and green bin(s) placed on snowbanks, will not be collected
  • Recycling must be sorted correctly into the blue and grey box
  • Have your waste to the roadside by 7:00 a.m. on your regular collection day
Black garbage bag with a County bag tag secured at the top

Garbage limits and fees

You cannot place more than two bags of garbage at the curb each week. Each bag of garbage must have a bag tag on it.
Fees, tips and reminders
County staff walks in front of bins at Community Recycling Centre

Waste and recycling centres

In addition to curbside collection, Northumberland County residents may drop off additional waste, including household hazardous and electronic waste, bulky items, recycling and more, at one of our three Community Recycling Centres.
Community Recycling Centres
Leaf and yard waste bag by the road

Leaf and yard waste

We provide free monthly curbside pickup of leaf and yard waste from mid-April to mid-December.
Learn more

Get your 2025 Collection Calendar

View the web version of our 2025 Waste and Recycling Collection Calendar (please note that all monthly images have been removed to create a smaller file size) or pick up a physical copy from your local municipal office or Community Recycling Centre.

'Where is it?' winners

Do you recognize a location in one of the photos from our 2025 Waste Collection Calendar? Tell us where this month's photo was taken to enter to win! Winners are posted here each month.

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