Curbside Collection

Curbside Collection GIS Map

Access an interactive scheduling map to find your recycling and waste collection days. You can click on your property or use the "When is my next pickup day?" search button in the top left corner.

Garbage Collection

2026 Public Works Newsletter | includes garbage and recycling information

The 2026 Public Works Newsletter can be downloaded using the link above or a copy can be picked up at the following locations during regular business hours:

  • Town of Hanover Municipal Office
  • Hanover Public Library
  • P & H Centre | Hanover
  • Hanover / Walkerton Landfill Site
  • Grant's Your Independent Grocer | Hanover
  • Foodland | Hanover

Weekly curbside collection of household garbage is available to all residential dwellings and apartments with not more than five units. Collection service is provided on the following schedule:

  • Collection for north of 10th Street, including the north side of 10th Street – Thursdays
  • Collection for south of 10th Street, including the south side of 10th Street – Fridays

Reminder

  • Place garbage beside the road or curb before or by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled day to ensure pickup.
  • All bags must be tagged for collection by wrapping the bag tag around the neck of the bag.
  • If you are using a garbage container, wrap the bag tag on the top bag in the container so that it is visible when the lid is lifted.

Garbage Bag & Tag Information

Curbside Recycling Collection

Bi-weekly curbside collection of recyclables is provided to all residential properties by the province.

Blue wheeled recycling carts were delivered by Waste Management and residents began using these carts the week of October 9, 2025. For acceptable recycling material and information on the common collection program for the province visit circularmaterials.ca/hanover.

For questions about carts, call 1-800-561-1655 or email canresidential@wm.com.

Recycling Collection Management as of January 1, 2025

 As of January 1, 2025, Hanover’s recycling program will be      managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit  organization that is committed to building an efficient and  effective recycling system in Ontario.

 In 2021, the Ontario government released the Blue Box  Regulation that shifts the financial and operational responsibility of recycling programs to producers – those that produce and supply blue box materials to residents. In this new extended producer responsibility framework, producers become financially and operationally responsible for collecting and recycling blue box materials.

What does this transition mean for residents?

Transition to the new framework will occur throughout 2025. During this time, residents will still be able to recycle the same materials. 

Who can residents contact with recycling questions as of January 1, 2025?

Waste Management is contracted by Circular Materials to continue recycling collection in Hanover. For any recycling collection inquiries, such as replacement bins, missed collection and acceptable items, residents can contact Waste Management at 1.800.561.1655 or canresidential@wm.com 

Where can additional information regarding the transition be found?

Recycling information specific to Hanover can be found at circularmaterials.ca/hanover

Information about Circular Materials and Ontario's transition to an enhanced recycling system found at circularmaterials.ca/ontario

Recycling for Non-Eligible Sources

Click the title or image to access information regarding changes to recycling services for non-eligible properties, such as commercial and industrial properties, not-for-profit organizations and places of worship as per the province's blue box program.