Waste Management

Clear Garbage Bag Program Information

Residential curbside collection is every Thursday and bag tags are required. Industrial and Commercial collection is every Monday and Thursday and bag tags are also required. Please have materials out by 7:00 a.m.

Waste Connections of Canada is contracted by the Municipality to provide this service. For any concerns regarding your curbside waste collection, please contact Waste Connections of Canada at 705 742 4268

Any changes to the curbside collection will be noted directly on the home page of our website as well as all social media platforms. You can find the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen on Facebook and Twitter.

Blue Box curbside collection is every Thursday. Please have materials out by 7:00 a.m.

Emterra is contracted by Peterborough County to provide this service.

Collection within the Village Ward is paid for solely by Residents of the Village Ward. For any concerns regarding your curbside waste collection, please contact Emterra at 705 742 3139 or Peterborough County at 705 775 2737

Any changes to the curbside collection will be noted directly on the home page of our website as well as all social media platforms. You can find the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen on Facebook and Twitter.

Havelock Village Ward map 
Havelock Village - Curbside Garbage and Blue Box Collection Area

Transfer Station Locations/Depot and Village Map

Garbage collection is every Monday and Thursday. Bag Tags are required on each garbage bag.

Recycling collection is every Thursday.

Spring Schedule 2023:

• Week of April 24
• Week of May 8
• Week of May 22

Program Details:

• Collect: leaves, plants, brush and tree clippings in paper bags or reusable containers.
• Bundle branches no larger than 1mx30cm (3'x1').
• Place at the roadside before 7:00 am on the Monday of your collection week. 
• Village residents only.

Collection may occur any day of the week from Monday to Friday 

There are no limits and no tags required for leaf and yard materials.

The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen launched a Garbage Bag Program in 2021.

This mandatory program has shown to have a positive impact on keeping recyclable materials out of landfills while helping to protect the environment.

Keep it simple. Sort your recyclable materials properly, compost when possible, and throw away the remaining waste. Protecting our planet is important for our present and for our future.

Bag tags will continue to be required for disposal of garbage in a clear bag, or just a privacy bag for both curbside collection, or at the Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Transfer Stations.

Important Dates

• January 1, 2021: Clear Garbage Bag Program begins

This is the unofficial start to using clear garbage bags for household garbage. Residents will begin using clear garbage bags for their curbside collection and for disposal at all Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Transfer Stations. 

• July 1, 2021: Clear Garbage Bag Program becomes mandatory

This is the official start to using clear garbage bags for household garbage. Recyclable material must be removed from garbage bags. This becomes mandatory for curbside collection and for disposal at all Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Transfer Stations.

How to begin:

Program begins!

The unofficial Clear Garbage Bag Program begins January 1, 2021.

The official Clear Garbage Bag Program will become mandatory July 1, 2021.

Sorting your material!

Properly sort your recyclable materials into your blue boxes (fibres bin and containers bin). We highly encourage composting when possible either in your own backyard or by taking your loose compost and organic materials to the 6th Line Transfer Station. Place all other waste into your clear garbage bag. If your bag contains more than 10% recyclable material, collectors have the right to refuse it.

Placing your materials curbside!

Garbage may be set out for collection in the following ways:

• Place the clear bags (30lbs or less) in a garbage can - One (1) privacy bag can be included in your clear bag.
• In clear bags (30lbs or less) - One (1) privacy bag can be included in your clear bag.
• In a privacy bag: a privacy bag is a small grocery sized bag which may be opaque (non see-through) to shield private items.

If you only produce as much garbage as would fit within your privacy bag, the privacy bag can be left at the curb for collection or dropped off at the Transfer Station without placing it inside of a clear bag. Garbage tags are required for a privacy bag on just as they are for a full (30lbs) clear garbage bag.

The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen is interested in improving resident access and participation in deposit return systems in order to reduce these containers from entering the Blue Box system. The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen is interested in partnering with local organizations to provide “depot” sites at Municipal waste facilities. 

The outcomes of this partnership are to:

• Build community relationships
• Increase residential access to appropriate provincial deposit return recycling systems
• Improve the awareness of recycling within the County of Peterborough
• Provide funding for community partner

Electronic recycling is available at 900 Bel Twp 6th Line, at the 6th Line Transfer Station year round.

Household hazardous waste does not belong in the garbage or recycling. Some products are identified with hazard symbols, others such as make-up, soaps, and fluorescent tubes or bulbs are not. These items should be taken to the 6th Line transfer station for disposal.

We do not accept sharps (needles, syringes, and lancets) or medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins, and supplements) at our Household Hazardous Waste depots. Please bring all these items to a pharmacy for free safe disposal. For more information on this program, please visit the Heath Products Stewardship Association website.

Household Hazardous Waste 2024: Opening date is June 1, 2024

2024 Household Hazardous Waste - Hours of Operation

June 1 to September - Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This program is run through Peterborough County. Please review there website for other areas and hours of operation. Peterborough County Hazardous Waste

Held at #900 Bel Twp 6th Line at the 6th Line Transfer Station

White goods day - Saturday July 15 2023

Accepted at White Goods Day Events are the following items:

• Air conditioners
• Barbeques
• Batteries: car, tractor, marine and RV
• Copper and aluminum wire
• Dehumidifiers
• Dishwashers
• Freezers
• Hot water tanks
• Refrigerators
• Scrap metal
• Stoves
• Washing machines

No commercial items - transfer station card is required.

This event is free of charge.

A transfer station card is required before entry is permitted at the Transfer Stations. Waste site cards are mailed to each resident in their first tax bill. If you need a new card, please contact the Township Office.

This application is for residents of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen with a medical condition to apply for an exemption from the clear bag curbside and Transfer Station waste collection policy. To be eligible, applicants must provide proof of medical condition that is verified by a medical professional.

Medical Waste Exemption Form