Waste and Recycling

If one of your carts needs repair, please contact the Public Works Department for further information. In the winter months it is your responsibility to ensure that your carts are not hit by the snowplow. 

Why are my carts not getting picked up? 

• Garbage in the Compost or Recycle Carts repeatedly
• Overloaded carts - Lids must be closed to prevent spilling
• Carts not set out properly for collection - When opening the lid of the cart, wheels must be away from the road
• Cart is not close enough to the roadway for arm to reach
• Carts are too close together - Place carts 1 metre apart
• Please ensure that your carts are at the road for 7:00 am

Now that the winter season is upon us, it is important to place your carts correctly to allow for snow removal activities and to ensure the collection truck can access carts. This handy guide explains correct cart placement to make sure you don't miss your collection day!

Cart placement and snow removal guide

The Township of Southgate utilizes a no-touch system for the collection of your recycle, waste and compost materials by providing carts for residents and businesses that are tipped on a weekly basis by our collection trucks. Carts must be at the curbside by 7:00 AM on your scheduled pick up day and should be placed 1 metre apart at the grass line or in your laneway.  

The green compost cart is collected every week, and the blue recycle cart and grey garbage carts are collected on alternating weeks. Due to our no-touch system, if your materials are not contained in the individual cart, the truck will not dispose of those items. Only items that are in the cart will be taken. 

2025 Cart Collection Schedule and Zone Pick-up Map

2025 Transfer Station Information and Sorting Guide

2024 Cart Collection Schedule & Zone Pick-up Map

2024 Transfer Station Information and Sorting Guide

Transfer Station Information and Sorting Guide

The Township of Southgate is proud to be a registered Collector with the Electronic Products Recycling Association EPRA Program. You can dispose of the following items at both the Egremont and Dundalk Transfer Stations Free of charge:

• Any item that has a battery or electrical cord
• Amplifiers
• Audio and video players and recorders (DVD, VCR)
• Cameras
• Cell Phones
• Computers and peripherals
• Copiers
• Fax Machines
• Monitors
• Pages and PDAs
• Printers
• Radios
• Receivers
• Speakers
• Telephones and answering machines
• Televisions
• Tuners
• Turntables
• Video Projectors

The Township of Southgate utilizes the Haz Bin - Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Program. The Haz Bin bin alternates between the Dundalk Transfer Station and the Egremont Transfer Station monthly. The Haz Bin will be at the Dundalk Transfer Station for February, March, April, August, September and October. The Haz Bin will be at the Egremont Transfer Station for January, May, June, July, November and December. 

The Haz Bin accepts the following items: 

• Antifreeze and its containers
• Lawn fertilizers
• Oil filters
• Oil containers of 30 litres or less
• Paints and coating, plus their containers
• Pesticides, and their containers
• Pressurized containers, such as propane tanks and cylinders, oxygen and helium tanks
• Single-use batteries
• Solvents, such as thinners for paint, lacquer and contact cement, paint strippers and degreasers, and their containers
• Rechargeable batteries (excluding lead acid batteries from vehicles)
• Portable fire extinguishers
• Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes
• Switches that contain mercury
• Mercury-containing measuring devises
• Flammable materials such as furniture polish and rubber cement
• Corrosive materials such as rust remover or car wax
• Toxic materials such as rat poison, moth balls and weed killer
• Reactive materials such as metal cleaners
• Oxidizer materials such as chlorine and bromine
• PH balancing chemicals for pools such as acids and bases

We encourage any pharmaceuticals and sharps, including syringes to be returned to where they were purchased from. 

For information about the Public Liaison Committee (PLC) and how to become a member, please visit our Boards and Committees page.

**Please be advised that the Recycle Coach App service has been retired for the Township of Southgate as of Wednesday, March 1, 2023**

The Township of Southgate has two Transfer Station sites available for residents:

Dundalk Transfer Station:
Address: 752178 Ida Street, South
Directions: South of Grey County Road 9 (Main Street), Dundalk
Hours: Tuesdays: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Thursdays: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (April & May ONLY) & Saturdays: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Egremont Transfer Station:

Address: 413013 Southgate Sideroad 41 – RR 4 Durham ON
Directions: 4 kilometres east of Varney on Wilder Lake Road to Sideroad 41. Turn left at the “T” intersection to the first entrance on the right.
Hours: Wednesdays: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm & Saturdays: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Residents of Southgate can access either Transfer station during the hours of operation listed above. 
Please refer to Schedule G of the current fees and charges by-law for associated costs.  Please note these locations are cash only.

Bins for Clothing Collection:
The Township of Southgate has received clothing bins from the Diabetes Association for each of our Transfer Station locations. There is also a clothing donation bin located at the Dundalk Arena - 550 Main Street East, Dundalk. Please do not put clothing in any of the Collection Carts. Help others & reduce the use of landfill space. 

The Township of Southgate Waste By-law provides direction for the collection and sorting of recycling, organics, waste, non-pickup diversion materials, transfer station bulky dropoff items, Municipal Household Hazardous and Special Waste materials (MHSW), banned materials, littering controls, waste burning, offences and penalties for disposal of diversion materials and refusal for the Township of Southgate.

Learn about the waste and diversion programs we offer to our Southgate residents.

Please use this link to access our Waste Department educational video:

https://youtu.be/6K6QLn2ntHk

Below you will find the past years Annual Waste Report. For further information please contact the Public Works Department. 

2023 Annual Waste Report