Town of Whitchurch Stouffville

Garbage Collection

Curbside garbage collection is provided by the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville in accordance with By-law 93-116. Certain provisions of the By-law have been summarized as follows:

•	Garbage shall be placed by the householders at the prescribed location not earlier than 6:00 pm local time on the day preceding collection and not later than 7:00 am local time on the day of the collection.
•	Empty containers and all materials not collected as a result of non-conforming to the By-law, shall be removed by the householder before 8:00 pm local time on the day of the garbage collection.
•	All garbage shall be placed in a container (excluding cardboard boxes) or plastic bag designed and sold for the purpose of containing garbage and the weight of the container and its contents shall not exceed 22kgs (50 lbs). The plastic bag shall not exceed 660 mm by 915 mm is size. The capacity of the container shall not be more than 90 liters.
•	The regular number of containers placed for each collection shall not exceed THREE (3) for each dwelling unit, commercial establishment or industrial establishment, except for those commercial establishments on Main Street within the Business Improvement Area (BIA).
•	Additional garbage collection is available. For each additional individual bag or container in excess of the allowable limit (up to a total of six bags or containers placed out for collection) there shall be a fee of $2.00 including tax per bag or container. Payment of the fee shall be made to the Town or authorized agent through the purchase of stickers in even multiples as determined by the Town. Monies collected shall be used to offset expenditures in maintaining the system for collection and disposal of garbage and waste reduction initiatives.

Stickers shall be affixed to disposable plastic bags in a clearly visible location or on the garbage within a container's lid or top.

Stickers may be purchased at the Town Offices (Treasury Department) during regular business hours or at the following convenience stores:

Stouffville
1001 Variety, 5592 Main Street
Convenience Market, 6601 Main Street (Success Plaza)

Musselman Lake
Sunny's Variety, 14635 Ninth Line

Ballantrae
Ballantrae Variety, 2 Felcher Boulevard

Vandorf
Petro Canada Station (Wesley Corners), 15288 Woodbine Avenue