In the Town of Grand Valley waste collection services are provided by the County of Dufferin.  Their services include:

• Weekly garbage collection
• Recycling collection
• Green (organics) bin collection 
• Seasonal yard waste collection.  

Waste collection guidelines 

Garbage, recycling and green bins are collected every Thursday. All waste should be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on Thursdays and no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before.

You are allowed one garbage bag and it must be placed:

• In a clear plastic bag (completely transparent and colourless)
• In a clear colourless bag within a garbage container
• loose in a container

Recyclables, household hazardous waste, electronic waste or leaf and yard waste items are banned from the landfill. If these items are in your household waste bag it will not be picked-up.

Purchase of garbage Tags 

If you have more than one bag of garbage, you need to purchase a garbage tag for any additional waste. Extra garbage tags can be purchased for $2.00 in the Town of Grand Valley at:

Grand Valley Public Library 
4 Amaranth Street E.
Telephone:  519-928-2586

Garbage tags may also be purchased on-line through Dufferin County's Website.

Transfer Station

Green for Life (GFL) Dufferin Transfer is a private transfer station. You can drop off large household items to the transfer station. The County of Dufferin doesn't own or operate a landfill or transfer station where you can drop off garbage or waste. 

New or replacement bins

If your green bin or small kitchen container is broken, bring it in! We will have it recycled and give you a new one. If you're a new resident, Dufferin County will provide you with a Green Bin and a small kitchen container for your organics.

Green Bins and small kitchen containers are available at the locations below:

• Our municipal office at 5 Main Street N.
• The Orangeville Operations Centre
• The County office at 55 Zina St. in Orangeville. 

Extra containers are also available for a fee.

Blue Bins

As of July 1, 2023, Dufferin County is no longer managing the recycling program. Circular Materials Ontario (CMO) will oversee the residential Blue Box program in Dufferin County.  For new or replacement Blue Boxes, please call GFL at 1.888.941.3345 ext.1 to make arrangements. For more information on the Blue Box Transition and for residential recycling information, please visit www.circularmaterials.ca/dufferincounty.

Yard Waste

Yard waste is collected bi-weekly for the urban areas and rural subdivisions of Dufferin County.  Rural yard waste is collected on a monthly call in basis. 

Collection starts on Monday at 7:00 a.m. and continues throughout the week until the area is completed.

Yard Waste Week B is collected in the urban areas of Grand Valley, as well as rural subdivisions.

In rural areas, yard waste is collected on a monthly call-in basis. To be added to the list, contact GFL at 1-888-941-3345 ext. 1 or dufferin@gflenv.com at least one week in advance. 

For more information on all Waste Collection Programs, please contact Dufferin Waste at 1-519-941-2816 extension 2620 or dufferinwaste@dufferincounty.ca.