Gate Fee

Updated April 2, 2026

Roadside garbage collection resumes on your next regularly scheduled garbage collection day and week. Check the Waste Wise app or website to make sure it's your collection week.

Roadside organics and recycling collection resumes on your next regularly scheduled Green Cart and Blue Box collection day.

Temporary increased limits will be in place as follows:

Garbage collection, weeks of March 30 and April 6

Residential properties may set out up to four bags, containers or bundles per unit.

Registered Yellow Bag participants may set out up to 12 yellow bags per registered participant.

Registered participants in the diaper waste program should place all clear bags of diaper waste at the roadside on their regularly scheduled diaper collection day.

Green Cart and Blue Box, week of March 30

Temporary collection changes

For residents scheduled on Thursday, April 2
- Garbage: No change. Collection will take place Thursday.
- Blue Box and Green Cart in Sudbury: Rescheduled to Friday.
- Blue Box and Green Cart in Chelmsford, Azilda, Lively, McCrea Heights, Val Caron, Coniston and Wahnapitae: Rescheduled to Saturday.

Please note that this temporary change for Thursday routes will not appear in the Waste Wise calendar.

For residents whose Friday, April 3 collection was moved to Saturday, April 4 because of Good Friday
- Garbage: No change. Collection will take place Saturday, April 4.
- Blue Box and Green Cart: Rescheduled to Monday.

This temporary change will be reflected in Waste Wise.Calendar

Extra organic waste that does not fit in your Green Cart may be placed in certified compostable bags and set on top of or beside your Green Cart in a cardboard box or similar small container without a lid. Do not place bags directly on the ground.

Extra recyclables may be placed next to your Blue Box in a cardboard box or other box without a lid no larger than a Blue Box.

Yellow Box Recycling Carts, weeks of March 30 and April 6

Recyclables that do not fit in your cart may be placed next to your cart in a cardboard box or other box without a lid no larger than a Blue Box.

Residents and property owners are asked to support a smooth and safe collection process by following these tips:

- Do not place waste on snowbanks, sidewalks or in the travelled roadway.
- Keep waste at the mouth of your driveway.
- Put waste out by 7 a.m. on collection day.
- All bags and containers must weigh no more than 40 lb / 18 kg.
- For properties using waste storage containers, please clear snow from the top of your storage container and ensure there is a safe, clear path for collection crews to access it. Waste storage containers that cannot be accessed cannot be collected.

Landfill sites and Recycling Centre
The Sudbury, Azilda and Hanmer landfill sites, the Walden Small Vehicle Transfer Station and the Recycling Centre are now open to all customers during regular operating hours.

All regular tipping and gate fees are in effect. Wait times may be longer than usual at landfill sites. Residents are encouraged to check the Sudbury landfill livestream before heading to the site.

To reduce wait times, residents are encouraged to hold their waste until their roadside collection resumes. Those who do visit landfill sites can support waste diversion by separating recyclable and compostable waste.


Waste services that have not yet resumed:
- Furniture, appliance and electronic collection and pick-up requests are unavailable until further notice.
- Requests for new or additional Green Carts are unavailable until further notice.
- Leaf and yard trimming collection will resume on your regularly scheduled garbage and leaf and yard collection day beginning the week of April 13.

Beginning July 1, 2024, a $5 gate fee will be applied to every vehicle load entering Greater Sudbury landfills and the Walden Small Vehicle Transfer Station, in addition to regular tipping fees. The gate fee was approved as part of the City’s 2024/25 budget. 

This initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and landfill wait times by discouraging unnecessary visits to the landfill sites. It also aims to promote responsible waste management practices by encouraging waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting efforts within our community. 
 
Residents can avoid landfill visits by making the most of reducing, reusing and recycling. Many items that are brought to the landfill for disposal can be collected as part of existing roadside collection programs such as Green Cart, Blue Box, leaf and yard trimmings, and large furniture, appliances and electronics collection. The City also offers special support programs for diaper, medical and pet waste. Alternatively, try backyard composting or reusing by selling or donating items. 

For more information regarding roadside waste collection services, to request a bulky item pick up, to learn what goes where, or to find reuse organizations, please visit the sections linked below, the Waste Wise online tool or download the Waste Wise app on the App Store or Google Play.

How to avoid landfill visits

Before you visit a landfill or transfer station location, consider these options: 

Through individual producer responsibility programs, there are a number of locations in Greater Sudbury where residents can drop-off certain materials for recycling at no charge:

Other ways to reuse and recycle:

  • Blue Box materials can be dropped off at the recycling depot on Frobisher Street, at no charge.
  • Clothes, household items, furniture, appliances and scrap metal, can be donated to local organizations or businesses that accept these items. Many are charitable organizations that give back to our community.
  • Scrap yards may pay for used metal items.
  • Items in reusable condition can be given away or sold away through various platforms, garage sales, friends and family, or simply placed in your yard with a “free” sign attached.
  • Although not exhaustive, some reuse organization locations can be found on our How to Reduce Waste page. 

Residential roadside waste collection services for eligible households:

If your property is eligible, consider maximizing the use of your residential roadside collection programs.

• Two bags/container/bundles of garbage every other week with a maximum weight of 40 lbs/18kg
• Unlimited use of bag tags for garbage beyond the bag limit. Bag tags can be used on bags, containers or bundles provided they meet the size and weight requirements.
• Unlimited collection of leaf and yard trimmings every other week (year-round)
• Unlimited collection of Green Cart organics
• Unlimited requests for collection of eligible large furniture appliances and electronics
• Unlimited requests for household hazardous waste collection via the Toxic Taxi

FAQs

See answers to common questions in this Gate Fee FAQ document (PDF, 36 KB).