Curbside Collection

• Garbage
  • Barrie households serviced under the City of Barrie municipal curbside collection program receive 2 bags or 2 cans garbage pickup every other week
  • see Garbage Collection for details
• Recycling
  • Residential households receive unlimited collection of recycling boxes every week
  • see Recycling Collection for details
• Organics
  • Residential households receive unlimited collection of organics bins every week
  • Organics bins must not exceed 20kgs (45lbs) per bin when placed out for collection
  • see Organics Collection for details

• Yard Waste
  • Collection of yard waste occurs every other week from April to November, every week in January and there is no collection in December, February and March. Place yard waste out by 7am Monday of your yard waste collection week and it will be collected by end of day Friday.
  • see Yard Waste Collection for details

• to find your curbside collection dates consult:
  • Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or
  • Collection Schedule Lookup or
  • download the City of Barrie's mobile app to check collection schedules and receive electronic notifications

Composting
All leaf and yard waste collected curbside throughout Barrie is brought to the landfill where it is composted into organic matter, residents can also start their own backyard compost.

• visit Composting for more information

Curbside Textile Collection Weeks

• two curbside textile collection each year, in late spring and early fall, visit City of Barrie's Alternate Waste Disposal Options for details
• During the collection weeks, any type of plastic bag marked textiles is collected curbside on specified days. Notice is posted at City of Barrie Curbside Collection and the event is included in the Community Events Calendar
• Collected textiles directly support Cornerstone to Recovery, a non-profit charitable agency that provides community-based recover programs for individuals and families experiencing and impacted by addiction

Battery Collection Week: Nov

• City of Barrie picks up batteries at the curb during the first week of November, check website for specific dates each year, Battery Collection Week.

Hazardous Waste
Residents can bring in any household hazardous wastes for safe disposal through the Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at the Landfill Site

• for more information see Household Hazardous Waste Depot

Textile Collection Bins
Textile collection bins are available at City facilities.

• View the list of accepted items
• Bins are located at:
  • City Operations Centre, 165 Ferndale Dr N
  • Barrie Wastewater Maintenance Facility, 167 Bradford St
  • Sadlon Arena, 555 Bayview Dr
  • Barrie Public Library (Painswick Branch), 48 Dean Ave
  • Allandale Recreation Centre, 190 Bayview Dr

Alternative Waste Disposal Options

• for information about locations you can take materials for reuse, recycling, and proper disposal, see Alternative Waste Disposal Options

Barrie households are serviced under the City of Barrie municipal curbside collection program. For information on the curbside programs visit barrie.ca. 

For collection schedule see Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar; calendar is usually delivered by Canada Post to residents in early December

• Curbside Collection
  • Residents are required to place garbage at curbside on their collection day by 7 am to ensure collection
• Barrie Landfill Tue-Sat, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
• Hazardous Waste Depot, Sat 8:30 am-3:30 pm

No delays in collection on statutory holidays, except for Christmas and New Year's Day. If regular collection day falls on a holiday, collection will occur on that day.

• Put garbage, recycling, organics and yard waste out by 7 am on scheduled collection day
• Try the lookup tool at barrie.ca/Waste Item Lookup Tool to look up how to properly dispose of items in Barrie