The Regional Municipality of Peel
By-law number 57-2026

A by-law to amend By-law Number 35-2015 titled “Waste Collection By-law”.

Whereas, the Council of the Regional Corporation on June 25, 2015 enacted By-law 35-2015 respecting the collection of waste in the Region and the regulation of the Region’s waste management system;

And whereas, By-Law 35-2015 has been amended by way of By-Law 35-2020 and By-Law 36-2021;

And whereas, Blue Box, made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sched. 1, assigns responsibility for Blue Box Material to producers, with transition to full producer responsibility in the Regional Municipality of Peel having occurred on January 1, 2026;

And whereas, further amendments to By-law 35-2015 are required to clarify that with respect to recycling materials, the Region’s Waste Collection By-Law only applies to Region Managed Recyclable Materials that are managed under the Region’s Recycling Program;

And whereas, the Council of the Regional Corporation has by resolution adopted on September 10, 2026, authorized the enactment of the by-law herein to amend By-law 35-2015;

Now therefore, the Council of the Regional Corporation enacts as follows:

That section 2 (Definitions) of By-law 35-2015, as amended by By-Law 36-2021 be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Section 2:
1. DEFINITIONS
  In this by-law:
  2.1
  “Accessory Dwelling Unit” means a basement apartment, granny flat, work-living unit or any other Dwelling Unit located on the same property as an existing Dwelling Unit such as within or adjacent to such existing Dwelling Unit.
  2.2
  “Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments” or “ABCDs” means the buildings and facilities occupied by the Region and Area Municipalities including, but not limited to City/Town Halls, recreation centres, libraries, etc., as well those buildings occupied by the local conservation authorities, which receive Waste collection as provided by the Region or its Contractor.
  2.3
  “Animal Waste” means feces from any household pet including, but not limited to, dogs and cats, and also includes all material that has come into direct contact with the feces and all material contaminated with the feces.
  2.4
  “Area Municipalit[y][ies]” means the municipality of the City of Mississauga, and/or the City of Brampton, and/or the Town of Caledon.
  2.5
  “Ashes” means the solid residue of any household fuel after such fuel has been consumed by fire but does not include soot.
  2.6
  “Automated Collection Method” means the collection of Waste or Waste from Carts using a fully-automated or semi-automated collection system and does not include the manual emptying of Carts.
  2.7
  “Biomedical Waste” means human anatomical waste, Animal Waste, non-anatomical waste, other waste and cytotoxic waste that is generated by:
  1. Human health care and residential facilities; or
  2. Animal health care facilities; or
  3. Medical research and teaching establishments; or
  4. Veterinary research and teaching establishments,
  and includes, but is not limited to tissues, organs, body parts, blood and blood products, body fluids, human or animal cultures, stocks or specimens, live or attenuated viruses, cell lines, sharps, and broken glass.
  2.8
  “Biweekly” means the collection of specified Waste material Set Out at the curbside for Collection, once every two weeks on the Scheduled Collection Days.
  2.9
  “Biweekly Cart Standard” means the maximum allowable volume of separated Waste (Garbage, Organics and/or Region Managed Recyclable Materials that may be Set Out on the Owner/Occupier’s correct collection week without being Tagged, as determined by the Commissioner from time to time as required.
  2.10
  “Blue Box Material” means materials defined as ‘blue box material’ in the Regulation to be collected by producers through a Regulated Blue Box Collection Service.
  2.11
  “Bulky Item” means a household item other than a White Good, which is larger than 1 metre (39 inches) in any one dimension or weighs in excess of 20 kilograms (44 pounds), including furniture of whatever size and weight as may be determined by the Commissioner. Includes, but is not limited to the items listed in Schedule “A” to this by-law.
  2.12
  “Business Improvement Area” or “BIA” means an area designated by municipal by-law under the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, c. 25, or any successor legislation, by the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton or the Town of Caledon. Includes Dwelling Units and places of business as set out in the areas defined in Schedule “B” to this by-law.
  2.13
  “Cart” means a Waste container approved by the Commissioner that is provided to residents and is designated for the Automated or semi-Automated Collection Method and that remains the property of the Region throughout the life of the cart.
  2.14
  “Christmas Trees” means natural (as opposed to artificial) evergreen trees, wreaths and boughs which must be placed at a Collection Point as scheduled by the Region.
  2.15
  “Collection Point” means the part of the property eligible to receive services either abutting the property and as close as possible to the edge of the roadway without obstructing the roadway or sidewalk and not extending beyond the frontage of the property that has been designated by the Commissioner for the setting out and collection of Bulky Items, Garbage, Organics, Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Christmas Trees and Yard Waste.
  2.16
  “Commercial” means a property used for retail or service establishments, commercial recreational purposes, entertainment purposes or offices and includes non-residential property, non-industrial property and non-Institutional property.
  2.17
  “Commercial/Residential Strip Plaza” means, for assessment purposes, a property composed of five or more separate outlets, where goods or materials are kept for sale or offered for sale to the general public or where services are provided, with on-site, off-street parking and includes residential accommodation on the second storey or above the second storey.
  2.18
  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Works for The Regional Municipality of Peel, or his or her designate, authorized to act on his or her behalf.
  2.19
  “Compostable Bag” means:
  1. a liner bag certified as compostable by either the Bureau de Normalisation du Quebec and/or the Biodegradable Products Institute under the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics (ASTM D6400) used for placement in an Organics Cart or any successor certified process approved by the Commissioner; or
  2. a Kraft Paper Bag used to store Yard Waste; or
  3. another acceptable liner bag as may be determined by the Commissioner.
  2.20
  “Contractor” means any individual, firm, company or corporation and the employees of any such individual, firm, company or corporation with whom the Region has entered into an agreement for the collection of Waste.
  2.21
  “Council” means the Council of The Regional Municipality of Peel.
  2.22
  “Curbside Collection” means the collection of Waste in Proper Receptacles from an approved Collection Point.
  2.23
  “Current Allowable Volume of Waste” means the maximum amount of Waste, calculated in cubic yards, for Multi-residential Complexes or Commercial/Residential Strip plazas, as determined by the Commissioner from time to time as required.
  2.24
  “Dwelling Unit” means a place of residence designed or intended for habitation by one (1) or more persons with its own culinary and sanitary facilities which are provided for the exclusive use of the person or persons who reside therein.
  2.25
  “Exemption Periods” means a prescribed number of times per year at dates designated by the Commissioner when an Occupier/Owner may Set Out Garbage Receptacles as defined in 2.29(b) in addition to a Garbage Cart without requiring Tags.
  2.26
  “Front-End Bin(s)” means:
  1. a fully covered, water-tight metal Regional Recycling Receptacle with a lid capable of being locked to the body of the container and with a capacity no less than 1.5 cubic metres (2 cubic yards) and no greater than 4.5 cubic metres (6 cubic yards) which is compatible with the Contractor’s Waste Front-End collection vehicles for the collection of Region Managed Recyclable Materials; or
  2. such other Waste Receptacles, in good working order or determined by the Commissioner as acceptable for setting out Region Managed Recyclable Materials or Waste.
  2.27
  “Front-End Collection” means the collection of Waste by means of a front-end collection vehicle.
  2.28
  “Garbage” means waste other than Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Blue Box Material, Organics, Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste, White Goods, Bulky Items, Yard Waste and Non-Complying Waste.
  2.29
  “Garbage Cart” means a reusable automated or semi-automated wheeled cart with a grey lid supplied by and the property of the Region for the Biweekly collection of Garbage as described below:
  1. a small wheeled 120 litre (32 U.S. Gallon) cart;
  2. a medium wheeled 240 litre (64 U.S. Gallon) cart;
  3. a large wheeled 360 litre (95 U.S. Gallon) cart; or
  4. such other volume capacity cart as determined by the Commissioner as acceptable.
  2.30
  “Garbage Receptacle” means:
  1. a front-end loading container with a lid capable of being locked to the body of the container, Carts, roll-off container, lugger bin, compactor unit, rear packer bin, side loading bin and any other containers as designated by the Commissioner for the collection of Garbage at Multi-residential Complexes or in Business Improvement Areas; or
  2. a non-returnable plastic bag with a width no greater than 66 centimetres (26 inches);
    with a height no greater than 90 centimetres (36 inches);
    having the capability to be securely closed or tied when filled;
    durable to support a weight of no more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) when lifted, without tearing;
    with a width no smaller than 30 centimetres (12 inches); and
    (v) with a height no smaller than 30 centimetres (12 inches)
  and does not include a Regional Recycling Receptacle, Yard Waste Receptacle or an Organics Cart.
  2.31
  “Hazardous Waste” shall have the meaning attributed to it in R.R. O. 1990 Regulation 347, as amended, and shall include rechargeable batteries, but shall exclude single use dry-cell batteries that are eligible for Collection by the Region from time to time.
  2.32
  “Home Health Care Waste” means the items referred to in Schedule “C” used for personal home health care. 2.33 “Illegal Dumping” or “Illegally Dump” means the disposal of Waste on Private Property or Public Property by a person or persons who is neither an Owner nor an Occupier of the said property.
  2.34
  “Industrial” means those properties, developments and redevelopments zoned as industrial.
  2.35
  “Industrial or Commercial Waste” means Waste originating from:
  1. any business;
  2. an enterprise or activity involving warehousing, storage, or industrial, manufacturing, or commercial processes or operations;
  3. research or experimental enterprise or activity;
  4. an enterprise or activity where goods or materials are kept for sale, or offered for sale, to the general public;
  5. hotels and motels;
  6. clinics that provide medical, cosmetic surgery, dental or veterinary diagnosis or treatment;
  7. laboratories or hospitals or
  8. construction or demolition projects, or large home renovations.
  2.36
  “Institutional” means those properties, developments and redevelopments zoned as institutional.
  2.37
  “Institutional Waste” includes, but is not limited to, Waste generated in a building that is a Non-Profit Community Agency such as a seniors home, group home, Licensed Lodging House, place of worship, day care, community shelter, school, or community college and university residence, Regional or Area Municipality property, or the property of the Crown in Right of Ontario or the Crown in Right of Canada or any emanations thereof and any other facilities as designated by the Commissioner.
  2.38
  “Kraft Paper Bag” means a compostable paper bag designed and manufactured specifically to store Organics or Yard Waste.
  2.39
  “Licensed Lodging House” means a house or building or portion of these, approved by a municipality, where four or more people are living and where the occupants do not have exclusive access to kitchen facilities and all habitable areas of the building. It does not include a hotel, hospital, nursing home, home for the young or the aged or an institution of a hotel, hospital or home.
  2.40
  “Local Board” means a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.46, or any successor legislation, insofar as its authority may be exercised by the Region.
  2.41
  “Litter” means debris, refuse, or Waste discarded outside the regular Collection Point or that is wind blown onto public property. Litter does not include Blue Box Material.
  2.42
  “Multi-residential Complex(es)” means an apartment building, condominium complex, townhouse complex, co-op complex, Licensed Lodging House, or other similar residential complex containing more than six (6) self-contained Dwelling Units.
  2.43
  “Municipal Hazardous” or “Special Waste” includes but is not limited to the items referred to as Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste in Schedule “D”, and any other Waste material identified as Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste by the Region as determined by the Commissioner.
  2.44
  “Non-Complying Waste” means the Waste items referred to in Schedule “E”.
  2.45
  “Non-Profit Community Agency” means a non-profit organization that is classified as such by the Canada Revenue Agency, or its successor, that is involved in programs that assist or improve the quality of life in the Region and that carries on activities without pecuniary gain that perform a function of benevolence, vocational training, or charity; or that organizes community activities such as agricultural fairs, parades, festivals and/or celebrations that allow for unrestricted public access, such as Canada Day picnics, Multi-Cultural Day celebrations and Communities in Bloom events.
  2.46
  “Non-Recyclable Materials” means waste other than Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Blue Box Material, Organics, Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste, White Goods, Bulky Items, Yard Waste and Non-Complying Waste.
  2.47
  “Occupier” means an occupier as defined in the Occupiers’ Liability Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O2, or any successor legislation, and includes:
  1. a person who is in physical possession of a premises; or
  2. a person who has responsibility for and control over the condition of premises or the activities there carried on, or control over persons allowed to enter the premises and includes, but is not limited to, property managers, property superintendents, facility custodians and tenants;
  despite the fact that there is more than one Occupier of the same premises.
  2.48
  “Officer’ means a person appointed by a by-law of the Region or any Area Municipality in the Region as a By-law Enforcement Officer.
  2.49
  “On-Site Waste Collection” means the collection of Waste from Receptacles and waste storage areas on Private Property or Public Property.
  2.50
  “Organics Cart” means:
  1. a reusable container supplied by and the property of the Region for the weekly collection of Source Separated Organics with the capacity of 100 litres 32 U.S. gallons); or
  2. a container purchased by the Owner/Occupier which is a Compostable Bag; or
  3. such other container determined by the Commissioner as acceptable for setting out Organics for collection.
  2.51
  “Owner” means a person who is an owner of any land or building but includes, but is not limited to, developers.
  2.52
  “Over Flow Materials” refers to the Waste materials Set Out for collection outside of the Carts on the Scheduled Collection Day.
  2.53
  “Pathological Waste” means pathological waste as defined in R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 347, as amended.
  2.54
  “Paper Liner” means a bag or liner constructed of easily compostable paper including cellulose lined paper bags.
  2.55
  “Private Property” means any land or building that is privately owned and is not owned by an Area Municipality, a Local Board, the Region, or the Crown in Right of Ontario, the Crown in Right of Canada or any emanations thereof, unless it is leased to a person or corporation not listed above.
  2.56
  “Proper Receptacle” means a Garbage Cart, Garbage Receptacle, Regional Recycling Receptacle or an Organics Cart supplied by and the property of the Region or an approved Owner/Occupier supplied Yard Waste Receptacle.
  2.57
  “Public Property” means any land or building that is owned by an Area Municipality in the Region, a Local Board, the Region, or the Crown in Right of Ontario, the Crown in Right of Canada or any emanations thereof.
  2.58
  “Receptacles” means roll-off containers, lugger bins, compactor units, rear packer units, side loading bins, Front-End Bins, and Carts.
  2.59
  “Region Managed Recyclable Materials” means any material that is capable of being recycled and is collected under the Region’s Recycling Program. This includes, but is not limited to, the items referred to in Schedule “G” and any other materials identified as recyclable by the Region as determined by the Commissioner. For clarity, Region Managed Recyclable Materials does not include any Blue Box Material managed under any Regulated Blue Box Collection Service.
  2.60
  “Regulation” means O. Reg. 391/21: Blue Box, made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sched. 1, as amended or replaced from time to time;
  2.61
  “Regulated Blue Box Collection Service” means a waste collection service intended to fulfil producer responsibilities to collect Blue Box Material from locations that are considered an eligible source under the Regulation;
  2.62
  “Regional Recycling Receptacle” means
  1. for Curbside locations, a reusable automated or semi-automated wheeled Cart having a blue lid, supplied by and the property of the Region, used for the Biweekly Curbside Collection of Region Managed Recyclable Materials as described below:
    a small wheeled 120 litre (32 U.S. Gallon) cart, or
    a medium wheeled 240 litre (64 U.S. Gallon) cart, or
    a large wheeled 360 litre (95 U.S. Gallon) cart, or any other volume capacity cart as determined by the Commissioner as acceptable; or
    any other volume capacity cart as determined by the Commissioner as acceptable; or
  2. for bag-based locations a clear or transparent blue plastic bag no larger than 76.2 centimetres (30 inches) wide and 90 centimetres (36 inches) in length and capable of supporting a weight of no more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds); or
  3. For Multi-residential Complexes, Institutional, BIAs and ABC&D locations,
    Carts suitable for fully or semi-automated Collection; or
    Front-End Bins
  and does not include a Garbage Cart, Garbage Receptacle, Yard Waste Receptacle or an Organics Cart.
  2.63
  “Region” means The Regional Municipality of Peel.
  2.64
  “Region’s Recycling Program” means a waste collection service intended to fulfil the Region’s responsibilities to collect Region Managed Recyclable Materials from locations that are not considered to be an eligible source under the Regulation, as may be amended from time to time;
  2.65
  “Residential Unit” means a self-contained residential Dwelling Unit permitted by law that is a:
  1. single-detached residence;
  2. semi-detached residence;
  3. unit in a duplex, triplex, four-plex, five-plex or six-plex; or
  4. a unit in an apartment building, condominium complex, townhouse complex, co-op complex or other similar residential complex containing six or fewer Dwelling Units;
  but does not include a hotel, motel, restaurant or an Accessory Dwelling Unit.
  2.66
  “Residential Waste” means Waste that is discarded for collection that originates from a Residential Unit or unit in a Multi-residential Complex and includes, but is not limited to Bulky Items, Yard Waste, Source Separated Organics, Garbage, Wood Waste and Region Managed Recyclable Materials.
  2.67
  “Scavenge” means to pick over, sort through, collect, interfere with, disturb or remove any Waste Set Out for collection, whether contained in receptacles or otherwise for the purpose of personal gain.
  2.68
  “Scheduled Collection Day” means a day of Residential, BIA and ABCD Waste collection for a particular geographic area within the Region as determined by the Commissioner.
  2.69
  “Set Out” means to place, cause or permit the placement of Waste at any location on Private Property or Public Property for the purpose of collection.
  2.70
  “Small Business Collection” means public Waste collection service provided to small businesses, small Commercial residences and small non-profit enterprises that exist within residential neighbourhoods on established residential waste collection routes, provided they comply with the requirements of the Region’s residential Curbside Collection Program, subject to the approval of the Commissioner.
  2.71
  “Source Separated Organics” means source separated Organics derived from plant or animals including kitchen food waste and any other Organic material collected separately for the purpose of processing, including but not limited to composting into a beneficial use product, as determined by the Commissioner and identified in Schedule “F”.
  2.72
  “Tag” means a sticker, tab, tie or label approved by the Commissioner for the purpose of identifying Garbage Receptacles for collection.
  2.73
  “Tagged” means having attached a Tag to a Garbage Receptacle.
  2.74
  “Walk-up Collection Service” means Waste collection from Residential Units approved under the Region’s walk-up collection service program where the Region rather than the Occupier/Owner is required to bring Carts from designated areas on Private Property to the Collection Point for collection and to return the Carts to the designated area after collection.
  2.75
  “Waste” means Garbage, Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Organics, Bulky Items, Yard Waste, and Non-Complying Waste such as Hazardous Waste and Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste.
  2.76
  “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” means the waste electrical or electronic equipment referred to in Schedule “E”, as defined in O. Reg. 393/04, as amended, and/or by the Commissioner.
  2.77
  “Waste Enclosure” means a structure consisting of an area whose site plan has been reviewed and approved by the respective Area Municipality and that has been enclosed for externally-stored waste, as defined in the Regional publication entitled “Waste Collection Design Standards Manual” as amended from time to time, with the following specifications:
  1. for a single bin enclosure, a 3 metre (10 feet) clearance at the opening; or
  2. for a double bin enclosure with two gates, an opening of 6 metres; or
  3. if four gates are proposed on a double bin enclosure, then an opening of 4 metres is required for each bin; and
  4. outside gates on the enclosure that swing open 135 degrees; and
  5. all gates that can be secured in the open position; and
  6. sufficient screened space for the storage and set out of Bulky Items.
  2.78
  “White Goods” means the items listed as White Goods in Schedule “E”.
  2.79
  “Wood Waste” means the items referred to as wood waste in Schedule “I” and any other Waste material identified as wood waste by the Region as determined by the Commissioner.
  2.80
  “Yard Waste” means the items referred to as Yard Waste in Schedule “J”, and any other Waste material identified as Yard Waste by the Region as determined by the Commissioner.
  2.81
  “Yard Waste Receptacle” means:
  1. a labelled, open and reusable rigid container having:
    rigid handles that are attached or moulded to the exterior of the container;
    a capacity of less than 125 litres (27.5 imperial gallons);
    an external width no greater than 60 centimetres (24 inches);
    an external height no greater than 95 centimetres (38 inches);
    capable of supporting a weight of no more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds); or
    such other container determined by the Commissioner as acceptable for setting out Yard Waste for Curbside Collection; or
  2. a Kraft Paper Bag specifically designed for Yard Waste and:
    with a width no greater than 66 centimetres (26 inches);
    with a height no greater than 90 centimetres (35 inches);
    have the capability to be securely closed or tied when filled; and durable to support a weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds) when lifted without tearing; or
  3. a re-usable bushel basket capable of supporting 20 kilograms (44 pounds) when lifted; or
  4. a compostainer meaning:
    a plastic bin supplied by and the property of the Region and equipped with wheels which is compatible with the Region’s Contractor for the provision of Yard Waste collection services; and
    having a capacity of less than 242 litres (64 imperial gallons).
That Section 3 (Collection Service) of By-Law 35-2015, as amended by By-Law 36-2021, be further amended by:
1. Deleting subsections 3.1 (Limits on Collection) and 3.2 (Exemption to Garbage Collection) in their entirety and replacing them with new subsections 3.1 and 3.2 to read as follows:
  3.1 LIMITS ON CURBSIDE COLLECTION
  1. Residential Units containing an Accessory Dwelling Unit is considered an additional Dwelling Unit on the same property and as such is not to receive Waste collection service under the Region’s Biweekly Cart Standard for the Set Out of Waste for that property as determined by the Commissioner.
  2. Subject to subsection 3.1 (d), for those locations that are serviced under a Regulated Blue Box Collection Service, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out more than a combination of one Organics Cart and one Garbage Cart alternating every other week with one Organics Cart and a Blue Box Material bin in accordance with the Regulated Blue Box Collection Service, per Residential Unit per Scheduled Collection Day. Further, subject to subsection 3.1 (d), for those locations that are serviced under the Region’s Recycling Program, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out more than a combination of one Organics Cart and one Garbage Cart alternating every other week with one Organics Cart and, where applicable, one Regional Recycling Receptacle, per Residential Unit per Scheduled Collection Day.
  3. Curbside Collection service, including Garbage, Organics, Bulky Items, Yard Waste and Region Managed Recycling shall be provided to small businesses, small Commercial residences and small non-profit enterprises that exist within residential neighbourhoods on established residential waste collection routes, provided they comply with the requirements of the Region’s Curbside Collection program, subject to the approval of the Commissioner.
  4. An Occupier/Owner may Set Out Garbage Receptacles as defined in 2.30 (b) in excess of the Biweekly Cart Standard described in subsection 3.1 (b), provided that those excess Garbage Receptacles have been Tagged.
  5. The Commissioner, from time to time, subject to the approval of Council, may set fees or charges for the purchase of Tags.
  6. There shall be no limit on the amount of Bulky Items, bagged Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Source Separated Organics and Yard Waste, which may be Set Out by the Occupier/Owner provided the Occupier/Owner complies with all the relevant provisions of this By-law, or as approved by the Commissioner.
  3.2 EXEMPTION TO CURBSIDE GARBAGE COLLECTION
  1. The Region, three (3) times per year, shall provide an Exemption Period to the limit described in subsections 3.1 (b) and 3.1 (c) on the Scheduled Collection Day for Garbage Carts and Garbage Receptacles as defined in 2.30 (b). During an Exemption Period, an Occupier/Owner can set out an unlimited amount of untagged garbage bags, in addition to a Garbage Cart, and for bagged based locations, an Occupier/Owner may Set Out an unlimited amount of garbage bags, each on their Scheduled Collection Day for Garbage Collection.
  2. The Commissioner, from time to time, may modify the prescribed number and duration of Exemption Periods per year.
2. Adding the word “Curbside” immediately after “Frequency of” in the headings of subsections 3.5 (Frequency of Garbage Collection), 3.6 (Frequency of Recycling Collection Service), 3.7 (Frequency of Yard Waste Collection Service), 3.8 (Frequency of Source Separated Organics Collection Service), and 3.9 (Frequency of Bulky Item Collection Service);
3. Deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 3.5 (Frequency of Curbside Garbage Collection Service) in their entirety and replacing them with the following new paragraphs:
  1. The Region shall collect Garbage Carts and Garbage Receptacles as defined in 2.30 (b) once every two weeks on a Biweekly Collection Schedule from Residential Units and Multi-residential Complexes that receive Cart collection on the Scheduled Collection Day or as approved by the Commissioner.
  2. The Region shall collect Garbage bags once per week from certain bag-based collection complexes in accordance with the Region’s residential waste collection program on the Scheduled Collection Day or as approved by the Commissioner.”;
4. Adding the words “Region Managed” immediately before the words “Recyclable Materials” in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 3.6 (Frequency of Curbside Recycling Collection Service);
5. Deleting the word “Recycling” in paragraph (c) of subsection 3.6 (Frequency of Curbside Recycling Collection Service) and replacing it with “Region Managed Recyclable Materials”.
That Section 4 (On- Site Waste Collection) of By-Law 35-2015, as amended by By-Law 36-2021, be further amended by:
1. Deleting subsection 4.4 in its entirety and replacing it was a new section 4.4 to read as follows:
  “4.4
  The Region shall provide collection for Region Managed Recyclable Materials for those locations that are included in the Regional Recycling Program. Every Owner of a Multi-residential Complex or an Agency, Board, Commission or Department that is included in the Regional Recycling Program is required to ensure proper participation in the Region”s Recycling Program and that recycling is as convenient to each resident as the garbage collection program by:
  1. providing Occupiers with specific instructions and Region-supplied reusable recycling bags for the purpose of transporting Region Managed Recyclable Materials from Residential Units to the Proper Receptacles for recycling;
  2. posting the Region’s recycling instructions in prominent locations;
  3. maintaining an Occupier-accessible recycling area and ensuring accommodations are made for residents with disabilities;
  4. providing sufficient Proper Receptacles for Garbage, Organics, and Region Managed Recyclable Materials, provided those materials are collected by the Region at that site; and
  5. preventing contamination of the recycling stream by locking the cover lid of Front-End Bins at all times except on the Scheduled Collection Day.”
2. Deleting subsection 4.6 (a) in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 4.6 (a) to read as follows:
  1. unlocking the cover lid of Front-End Bins used for Region Managed Recyclable Materials;
3. Deleting the words “Front-End Bin Waste Receptacles” in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 4.6 and in subsection 4.8 and replacing them with the words “Front-End Bins”;
4. Deleting subsection 4.7 in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 4.7 to read as follows:
  “4.7 Except for purposes of Set Out for collection, lids for Front-End Bins used for Region Managed Recyclable Materials must be locked at all times and must be locked immediately after collection.”;
5. Deleting subsection 4.9 in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 4.9 to read as follows:
  “4.9 Every Occupier/Owner is required to conduct daily inspection of on-site Front-End Bins to:
  1. prevent contamination of the recycling stream by ensuring that Non-Recyclable Materials are removed from Regional Recycling Receptacles;
  2. correct and/or prevent overflowing or overloaded containers;
  3. maintain Front-End Bins and compaction equipment in good and operable condition;
  4. remove Region Managed Recyclable Materials and Blue Box Material from Garbage Receptacles; and
  5. close and secure Front-End Bins and Semi-Automated Cart lids to prevent wind-blown Litter.”;
  6. Adding the word “Regional” immediately before the words “Recycling Receptacles” and deleting the word “bin” from the last sentence of subsection 4.10(b);
That Section 6 (Receptacle Requirements) of By-Law 35-2015, as amended by By-Law 36-2021, be further amended by:
1. Deleting subsection 6.2(c) in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 6.2(c) to read as follows:
  “(c) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Blue Box Material, Organics, Yard Waste, Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste or Non-Complying Waste in a Garbage Receptacle.”
2. Deleting subsection 6.3 in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 6.3 to read as follows:
  “6.3 REGIONAL RECYCLING RECEPTACLES
  1. No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out a Regional Recycling Receptacle unless it contains only Region Managed Recyclable Materials.
  2. No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Region Managed Recyclable Materials which are not contained in a Regional Recycling Receptacle approved by the Commissioner for Set Out.
  3. No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Region Managed Recyclable Materials contained in grocery bags, shopping bags and/or non-transparent plastic bags save and except for plastic film, recyclable plastic bags and overwrap which is free of any contents/empty and placed in one tied plastic bag.
  4. Over Flow Region Managed Recyclable Material outside of the Regional Recycling Receptacle shall be Set Out in plastic bags as described in 2.62 (b) on the Scheduled Collection Day.
3. Deleting the word “Carts” in the heading of subsection 6.4 and replacing it with the word “Receptacle”;
4. Deleting subsection 6.5(c) in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 6.5 (c) to read as follows:
  “(c) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Yard Waste in a plastic bag, cardboard box, Garbage Receptacle or Regional Recycling Receptacle.”
That section 7 (Condition of Waste Set Out for Collection) of By-law 35-2015, as amended by By-Law 36-2021, be further amended by:
1. Deleting the words “Recycling Cart” in both instances from subsection 7.10 and replacing them with the words “Regional Recycling Receptacle”;
2. Deleting subsection 7.17 in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 7.17 to read as follows:
  “7.17 Every Occupier/Owner of a Residential Unit, a Multi-residential Complex, a Commercial or Institutional establishment shall separate all Organics, Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Blue Box Material, Yard Waste, and Bulky Items from Garbage where the Region provides such Waste collection service. Those Occupier/Owners who do not separate Waste as described in this By-law are not eligible to receive any Waste collection services.”
That subsection 12.1 (Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments) of By-law 35-2015, as amended by By-law 36-2021, be further amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with a new subsection 12.1 to read as follows:
“12.1 Occupier/Owners of Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments shall separate all Source Separated Organics, Region Managed Recyclable Materials, Blue Box Material, Yard Waste, Bulky Items and Wood Waste from Garbage where the Region provides such Waste collection service. Those Occupier/Owners who do not separate Waste as described in this By-law are not eligible to receive any Waste collection services.
The amendments to By-law 35-2015 contained herein take effect commencing on September 10, 2026.

READ THREE TIMES AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 10th day of September 2026.

Regional Clerk

Regional Chair

The Regional Municipality of PeelBy-law number 57-2026

The Regional Municipality of Peel
By-law number 57-2026