Category Archives: Garbage and recycling

Based on the advice from Guelph’s Medical Officer of Health to slow the spread of COVID-19, the City of Guelph has declared an emergency, closed City buildings to the public and cancelled all meetings and events. Continue reading City of Guelph responding to Coronavirus

All City of Guelph recreation centres, libraries, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); all scheduled programs, performances and events at City facilities are cancelled through July 5, 2020. Continue reading Programs and events at City facilities cancelled through July 5, 2020

Based on advice from Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health, Guelph’s waste drop-off is closed to the general public to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Continue reading City closes public waste drop-off to residents

… Continue reading Solid Waste Management Master Plan public engagement update

Starting January 1, 2020, most public waste drop-off fees are changing. Continue reading Updated fees at the public waste drop-off start January 1

Dr. Dianne Saxe, former Environmental Commissioner for Ontario, to speak at the launch of Guelph’s Solid Waste Management Master Plan update December 9. Continue reading The future of waste management in Guelph

… Continue reading Waste Reduction Week starts October 21

The City is collecting single-use alkaline batteries at the curb from September 30 – October 11 on blue cart collection day. Continue reading Curbside battery collection starts September 30

Today the City of Guelph welcomes Jennifer Rose as the general manager of Environmental Services. Rose comes to the City with 15 years’ experience in the municipal sector, most recently as director of Environmental Services for the City of Vaughan. Continue reading Things looking rosy with City of Guelph’s new GM of Environmental Services

Shortly after 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, Guelph Fire responded to a fire in the transfer station that houses collected garbage before being transported to the landfill. Continue reading Operations resume at City’s Waste Resource Innovation Centre after Saturday’s fire

Guelph’s updated waste bylaw includes changes for multi-residential collection, grass clippings and medical waste collection Continue reading Guelph City Council approves updated Waste Management Bylaw

We plan to be collecting waste from up to 30 multi-residential properties by the end of 2019. Continue reading Multi-residential waste collection February 2019 update

… Continue reading Multi-residential waste collection: January 2019 update

Have dead batteries? Put them out to the curb this October for collection! Continue reading 2019 curbside battery collection program

… Continue reading City shares Solid Waste Resources business service review final report

… Continue reading City shares early findings from Solid Waste Resources business service review

… Continue reading Guelph receives award of excellence for waste collection system

… Continue reading 2016 budget highlights

… Continue reading Guelph wins WDO’s first Ron Lance Memorial Award for highest residential waste diversion rate

… Continue reading City awarded gold and silver from the Municipal Waste Association

… Continue reading Recycling Council of Ontario recognizes City’s waste diversion achievements

The City Guelph was honoured for excellence in communications last night at the Canadian Public Relations Society Pinnacle Awards in Hamilton. Continue reading City of Guelph honoured for excellent communications