Garbage and Recycling

Garbage Bags and Bag Tags

Clear plastic garbage bags must be used for household waste disposal.

Each occupied property is allotted 20 bag tags per year.

Waste Site Locations

There is one active landfill site in Tay Valley Township located at Glen Tay, and two transfer stations - one at Stanleyville and one at Maberly - where household waste and recyclables are collected and transferred off-site.

Glen Tay 

(Bathurst Ward)

156 Muttons Road,
Perth, K7H 3C6
(off Harper Road, north of Hwy 7)

Maberly 

(Sherbrooke Ward)

582 Zealand Road
Maberly,  K0H 2B0
(west of County Road 36)

Stanleyville 

(Burgess Ward)

1200 Stanleyville Road, 
Stanleyville, K7H 3C5
(south of Stanley Road)

Waste Site Hours

Hours of Operation (Victoria Day to Thanksgiving)

Day Glen Tay Stanleyville Maberly
Monday

8 am to 4 pm

8 am to 4 pm CLOSED
Wednesday 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm
Sunday 10 am to 4 pm 10 am to 4 pm 10 am to 4 pm

* Scale house at Glen Tay Waste Site Closes 10 minutes before the end of each business day

Hours of Operation (After Thanksgiving to Victoria Day)

Day Glen Tay Stanleyville Maberly
Monday 8 am to 4 pm
CLOSED CLOSED
Wednesday 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm 8 am to 4 pm

2025 Holiday Closure Schedule for All Waste Sites (Glen Tay, Stanleyville & Maberly)

  • Family Day
  • Easter Monday
  • Canada Day
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Remembrance Day
  • Christmas Eve (Closed at Noon)
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • New Year's Eve (Closed at Noon)

The following waste materials are accepted at Tay Valley Waste Disposal Sites.

Acceptable Items

$ = Tipping fees apply.

Only debit is accepted as payment. 

The following waste materials are not accepted at any Tay Valley Waste Disposal Sites.

Unacceptable items

  • Hazardous waste
  • Medical waste
  • Ammunition and explosives
  • Asbestos waste
  • Fireworks
  • Flares
  • Pathological material
  • PCB waste
  • Radioactive waste
  • Compact Florescent Light (CFL) bulbs and fluorescent tubes (can be recycled at Ikea stores)
  • Mercury (thermometers, thermostats)
  • Animal carcasses

Please call a licensed expert for disposal of these items.

WASTE DISPOSAL FEES

Item

Fee

Items available for purchase at the Municipal Office

Bag Tag (Additional beyond the annual allocation)

Composter

 

 

$2.00

$50.00

 

Illegal Dumping Fee

For disposing of waste at a non-designated area or for littering or illegal dumping

Minimum charge of $250, $125/hr thereafter

Sorting at Site

For tagged bag improperly containing Recyclable or Compostable Waste

$5.00

Brush Waste / Untreated Lumber Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)

Tree and bush clippings

$15.00/cubic yard

Bulk Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)

Any commercial, industrial or institutional waste from a Business Establishment

$55.00/cubic yard

Construction Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)

Discarded building material, resulting from erection, repair, demolition or improvement of buildings

$55.00/cubic yard

Shingles (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)

$130/cubic yard

Untreated Lumber Waste (Glen Tay Only)

Unpainted, no pressure treated

$15.00/cubic yard

Major Appliances & Large Household Furnishings Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)

Reusable furniture

Large non-reusable furniture:

  • Upholstered Chair
  • Two seat couch
  • Three seat couch
  • Mattress/Box Spring (all sizes)

 

Small non-reusable furniture (eg. bookshelf, chair)

Stove, washer & dryer

Refrigerator (freon removed /licensed sticker applied)

Refrigerator (with freon)

 


No Charge

 

$45.00
$35.00

$25.00
$45.00



$15.00

No charge

$5.00

$30.00

NO CHARGE FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

  • Household Waste accompanied by Recycling - One for One Exchange (1 standard bag of household waste accompanied by 1 full (63 litre) container of recyclables in accordance with Section 3.2)
  • Batteries
  • Electronics
  • Compostable Materials
  • Small Appliances
  • Large Propane Tanks
  • Blue Box Recyclable Materials
  • Scrap Metal
  • Tires (with or without rim / all sizes)
 

 

Contact Us

Municipal Office
217 Harper Road,
Perth, Ontario, K7H 3C6

Phone: 613-267-5353
Toll-Free: 1-800-810-0161
Email Us

Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except on Statutory Holidays.

Sign up to our newsfeed

Stay up to date on the municipality's activities, events, programs and operations by subscribing to our eNews