Waste disposal is provided to all residents of Winnipeg Beach.
Garbage collection takes place on Tuesday, all year. Recycling collection is on Wednesday, all year. Please ensure that garbage is placed for pickup prior to 7 am the morning of garbage collection. Garbage is to be contained in a secured container with a close fitting lid.
Yard waste/Compost collection takes place on Wednesday beginning the first week of May and ends the last week of October. Paper yard waste bags must be used for all leaves and grass clippings in order to be picked up with the garbage collection. Twigs must be tied in bundles not exceeding 3 feet in length. If the paper yard waste bags are not used, residents are responsible for the delivery of the yard waste to the landfill and opening of the bags.
The Town currently contracts with the Village of Dunnottar for use of their Landfill Site. Winnipeg Beach residents may use the site at no cost for household garbage disposal, providing they have a valid tag. Tags will be provided to you, at no cost, at the Town Office upon proof of residency. Broken tags will be replaced at no cost, providing you bring in the broken tag. Lost tags can be replaced at a cost of $10.
Any other waste material is subject to a tipping charge from the Village of Dunnottar.
Landfill Hours
April 16 - October 15
Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm
Sat. & Sunday 10am-4pm
October 16 - April 15
Closed Friday, Sundays & Holidays
Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Closed on the following Statutory Holidays:
New Year’s Day, Louis Riel Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Terry Fox Day (Civic Holiday), Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day.
Recycling
The Town of Winnipeg Beach provides curbside blue or clear bag pick up on Wednesday's. Recyclables do not need to be sorted. We will continue to accept newsprint & flyers, magazines, telephone directories, boxboard, gable top containers, aseptic containers, steel food & beverage containers, aluminum beverage containers, PET #1 plastic bottles, HDPE #2 plastic containers, #4, 5 & 7 household plastic containers, glass containers & corrugated cardboard.
For more information on recycling in our community please visit Recycle Everywhere.
Spring / Fall Clean-up
As per the Town of Winnipeg Beach By-Law no. 1/2024 section 7.3;
The Town shall conduct an annual spring and fall clean up collection of building refuse, non-bulky wastes, domestic waste, debris and rubbish. These items must not be larger than 1 meter (3.28 feet) in any direction and the weight must not exceed 40 pounds (18.144 kilograms). This will under normal circumstances take place within the week following the May long weekend and within the week following the September long weekend.
By-Law 1/2024, section 1.29
Rubbish - means "combustible", "non-combustibles" and "yard rubbish" consisting of pruning's, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, general garden wastes, residential trees and tree cuttings of not more than 0.9 (3 feet) in length or 100 millimetres (4 inches) in diameter in bundles not exceeding 18.144 kilograms (40 pounds), all exclusive of solid wastes otherwise classified herein.