Curbside Collection

• Garbage
  • Properties receive garbage cart collection every other week
  • See Garbage Collection for details
• Recycling
  • As of May 1, 2024, residential recycling is not collected by the City of Barrie. An organization called Circular Materials is responsible for collecting and managing residential recycling in Barrie through their collection contractor.
  • For residential properties, visit CircularMaterials.ca/barrie for your recycling collection schedule.
  • For business/institutional properties, see for details, recycling is collected weekly for most properties-twice weekly for downtown BIA business/institutional properties,
  • see Recycling Collection for details
• Organics
  • Properties receive organics cart collection weekly, see Organics Collection for details, see Organics Collection for details
• Yard Waste
  • Yard waste collection occurs every other week in April through November . Christmas Tress are collected weekly in January, see Yard Waste Collection for details

Curbside Collection Schedule:
• • refer to the Waste Reduction Calendar or use the Curbside Collections Schedule Lookup tool or download the City of Barrie mobile app and look up your address under "Your Collection Schedule"

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.

Reusable Clothing & Textiles

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

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
  • Allandale Recreation Centre, 190 Bayview Dr

Battery Collection

Electronic Waste

• electronics, including cell phones can be take to the Barrie Landfill site for disposal in the electronic recycling program for free
• another option for recycling electronics is Recycle my Electronics, search for a drop-off location nearest you

Hazardous Waste

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

• all hazardous material should be in original containers

• Residents are required to place garbage at curbside on their collection day by 7 am to ensure collection (No delays in collection on statutory holidays, except for Christmas and New Year's Day)
• Landfill Site Tue-Sat 8:30 am-3:30 pm
• Hazardous Waste Depot, Sat 8:30 am-3:30 pm
  

• 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