Garbage & Recycling
- Residential compost, recycling and waste collection programs including collection schedules
- Household hazardous waste collection sites
- Take it Back! Halton directory of local businesses collecting items for proper disposal
How is the Town of Oakville moving Towards Zero Waste?
In 2011, the Town of Oakville was awarded 2 Silver Recycling Council of Ontario Awards in the categories of Waste Diversion and Communications.
Corporate Program
Adpoted in 2009 the town's Towards Zero Waste Procedure (pdf, 3.04 MB) and Work Plan (pdf, 455 kB)lays the foundation for town staff to adopt practices that will lead to a decrease in the town's contribution to the Halton landfill and an increase waste diversion across the Corporation. The town's Towards Zero Waste User Guide (pdf, 5.9 MB) outlines programs and initiatives have been implemented corporate wide to help achieve these goals.
In 2010, town staff completed the Ministry of the Environment regulated audits and submitted the Waste Audit and Work Plan Compliance Report (pdf, 233 kB) to Council.
Community Program
Hosting an event in one of our parks or facilities? The towns' Special Event's User Guide (pdf, 1.24 MB) provides you with all the tools needed to host a Towards Zero Waste Event.
Oavkille's ammended Litter By-law (pdf, 21.25 kB) was updated in 2010 to strengthen the town's commitment of moving towards zero waste. To support this updated by-law town staff have been working to implement public space waste diversion initiatives at:
- all town owned facilities
- highest use sports fields and trails
- transit stops
- both natural harbours as part of our Clean Marine commitment
Want to get involved. Parks and Open Space's Adopt-A-Park, Trail or Green Space programs can provide you with that opportunity.
New to Oakville?
Stop by Town Hall to pick-up your green organic and blue recycling collection bins.
Battery and cell phone collection sites
- Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road
- Iroquios Ridge Community Centre, 1051 Glenashton Drive
- Glen Abbey Community Centre, 1415 Third Line
- Oakville Public Library, 120 Navy Street