SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedules
In the Town of Mattawa we do have residential garbage and recycling pick up done by a contractor. Attached below you will find a schedule of the collection. During the winter months from November to May the garbage and recycling are only collected every two weeks. Our summer hours run from May to October which has garbage collection once a week and recycling remains at every two weeks. It’s a good idea to print one of our schedules as there are some changes when it comes to holidays as our contractor needs his holidays as well with a busy schedule.
Garbage Collection
As a reminder there can be no dark green or black garbage bags. Only see through garbage bags will be collected at curb
2024 Valley Side Schedule (Mattawa River Bridge to 12th Street)
2024 Boomcreek Area Schedule (East of Mattawa River, Main Street to West Street
We are now implementing the single-stream recycling in the Town of Mattawa. It is no longer necessary to sort the recycables.
Acceptable materials are:
Metals and Plastics
Plastics with recycling logo #1-7 as per below are the only plastics acceptable for recycling
- Metal cans
- Soft drink cans
- Aluminum containers
- Aluminum foil
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs
- Tubs and tub lids (yogurt, sour cream, hand cleaner, margarine containers)
Paper
- Newspaper and flyers
- Magazines and catalogues
- Telephone books
- Fine paper such as writing paper, computer paper, paper pads, advertising mail
- Paper gift wrap (no wax type), greeting cards
- Clean paper shopping bags or paper packaging
Cardboard (A container is not mandatory for the cardboard; it can be bound together)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Cereal and cracker boxes (liners removed)
- Shoe and laundry detergent boxes
- Paper egg cartons, toilet paper and paper towel
- Frozen dinner boxes
A Reminder: Your plastic bags and plastic film such as saran warp, milk bags, bread bags and clear plastic bags (stretchy) are to be placed in see through recycling bag on top of your recycling container. Chip bags inner bags of cereal and cracker boxes, wrapping around cookies is not plastic film and is not recyclable. i.e plastic film that makes a “crunchy noise” is garbage whereas if it stretches, its recyclable.
A Reminder: No glass and No Milk or Juice cartons of any kind or cardboard with a wax coating in your recycling, place these items in with your household garbage.
We appreciate your co-operation and patience. If you have any questions please contact the Town Office at 744-5611.