Program information
Organics is collected at this frequency.
What is weekly (once a week)?
You can reduce Methane emissions by doing this.
What is not throwing organic items in the garbage? What is participating in the Organics program?
This pet related material is accepted in organics.
What is pet waste? What is cat litter?
This is a helpful tool that you can use to determine what goes where?
What is the Waste Wizard?
This is the amount of organics (in kg) that were diverted between April 2024 to February 2025 at your location.
What is more than 2000 kg?
This is the year when the multi-residential organics program will be implemented across the County.
What is 2026?
These types of containers used for fries and burgers are accepted in the green bin.
What is food soiled paper packaging?
This is one of Simcoe County’s major environmental concerns for the next decade.
What is limited landfill capacity and the need for long-term diversion solutions?
This is the name of the location where all collected organics is kept before transferring it for processing.
What is Oro Transfer Station?
Curbside organic tonnages did this in the year 2019, 2020 and 2021.
What is increased due to program changes?
This is an item that is generated in your bathroom that is accepted in the green bin.
What is tissues & paper towel? What is hair? What is paper towel roll?
This statistic related to waste generation is increasing every year as the landfill space in County is decreasing.
What is kg/hh/year?
This is a method by which County of Simcoe assesses how much residents throw and what they throw away.
What is waste auditing?
This is a program that was launched in 2024. Your location is a participant of this program.
What is Multi-residential organics collection pilot program?
This type of paper is used for baking and wrapping sandwiches and is accepted in your green cart.
What is Wax Paper or Parchment paper?
This is the year in which County of Simcoe's last landfill is expected to close.
What is 2027?
This is the percentage of material that is diverted from landfill at the drop-off sites.
What is 75%?
When garbage & organics are collected, this keeps them separate so that they don't mix with each other.
What is divider panel in the collection truck?
You can use these types of bags to keep your kitchen catcher clean.
What are BPI certified compostable bags? What are newspapers? What are brown bags?
This is the percentage of organics that residents threw in the garbage. This material should have been placed in the green cart.
What is 46%?