Garbage and recycling

2022 garbage and recycling schedule

Bag tags and blue bins 

Garbage in clear bags with a West Grey bag tag will be picked up.

Recycling should be placed loose inside a blue bin.

Bins can be purchased at the municipal office for $10

Bag tags cost $2 can be purchased at:

• West Grey Administration Building
• Durham Colpepper's
• Durham Eckhardt's Shell & Variety
• Durham Heritage Corner Variety
• Durham One Stop Express
• Elmwood Beckenhauer's Garage
• Ayton Culbert Insurance
• Neustadt Springs Brewery
• Markdale Home Hardware Store
• Mac's 10/4 Junction
• Hanover Pioneer Gas Bar
• Hanover Riverside Campground
• Robert's Farm Equipment - Mount Forest

Bag tags are available at our landfill sites and available to order online to be sent directly by mail. For more details on ordering online, please review our online purchasing instructions.

Curbside leaf, garden debris and brush collection will take place on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. Pickup will be in Durham, Neustadt, Ayton and Elmwood (West Grey side).

Every fall the municipality holds a yard waste pickup day.

Residents in Ayton, Elmwood, Durham and Neustadt may bag leaves, clippings, plants and brush in large brown yard waste bags and place them on the curb by 8 a.m. Leaves placed in plastic bags and loose brush will not be collected. 

Residents outside the urban areas may take yard waste to the Bentinck landfill.

You can drop off your film plastics at two landfills in West Grey. Accepted film plastic recyclables will be transported to a company in Ontario that turns film plastics into plastic resin pellets to be used in manufacturing.

The success of this project depends on you! To recycle your film plastic, you must ensure all materials are:

• Clean – remove all food residue
• Dry – if you rinse it, let it dry
• Empty – remove paper, stickers and receipts
• Identified by #2 HDPE or #4 LDPE recycling symbol

Drop-off locations:

Bentinck landfill, 114079 Grey Road 3

Durham landfill, 590 Park Street 

Accepted items:

Only plastics identified by #2 HDPE (high-density polyethylene) or #4 LDPE (low-density polyethylene) are accepted. These are:

• Grocery and retail bags
• Newspaper and flyer bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Electronic equipment bags
• Bread bags
• Fresh vegetable and produce bags
• Frozen vegetable bags
• Bulk goods bags
• Milk outer bags
• Water softener and salt bags
• Toilet paper, napkin and paper towel over wrap
• Diaper and feminine hygiene product outer bags
• Bottled water and soda case over wrap
• Clean and empty garden product bags  

Not accepted items: 

• Unclean items with food or dirt residue 
• Packaging in contact with meat
• Packaging in contact with dairy
• Biodegradable or compostable plastics 
• Crinkly, non-stretch wrap, packaging and bottle seals
• Agricultural bale, boat and shrink wrap
• Beverage rings
• Stretch cling wrap
• Chip, cookie, chocolate and snack bar wrappers 
• Bubble wrap
• Zipper lock and resealable bags 

West Grey is now recycling expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam packaging, commonly referred to as Styrofoam, in partnership with Second Wind Recycling. Styrofoam recycling will start on November 1, 2021 and will be based out of the Bentinck and Durham landfills.  

Drop-off locations:  

Bentinck landfill, 114079 Grey Road 3

Durham landfill, 590 Park Street 

Accepted items:

Styrofoam with the #6 recycling symbol will be accepted. This includes white packaging for computers, electronics, appliances, toys, etc. Items must be clean, dry and free of tape to be accepted. 

Not accepted items:

• Foam wrap
• Polyethylene foam (flexible in nature)
• Packaging peanuts
• Cups and bowls
• Meat trays
• Take-out containers
• Insulation panels
• Pool noodles