Skip to main content
City of Guelph Home
Unfortunately, you can't participate in this project anymore because it has been archived
three types of waste carts and an overhead image of downtown Guelph

Solid waste user fee study

Change is coming to Downtown waste collection! 

The provincial Blue Box Regulation has changed how recycling is operated and Guelph’s own Downtown Renewal Program will bring in enhanced waste infrastructure over the next decade. 

A Council-approved user fee Study is underway in 2025 to determine how industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) waste collection may continue and how it can be fairly and sustainably funded through these changes. 

Please note: This project began in an older version of our website. Some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed.

Who's Listening

Roberston Reid, Project Manager Solid Waste Resources, rob.reid@guelph.ca

Tracy Suerich, Community Engagement Advisor, City of Guelph, tracy.suerich@guelph.ca

Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Background
Background
Phase 2: Meeting with businesses
Meeting with businesses
Phase 3: Downtown businesses: current waste needs
Downtown businesses: current waste needs
Phase 4: Working Group meetings
Working Group meetings
Phase 5: Local events and institutions: waste needs
Local events and institutions: waste needs
Phase 6: Preferred options
Preferred options
Phase 7: Report to Council
Report to Council

Report to Council

October 1, 2025 4:00 AM - October 19, 2025 4:00 AM

Staff reported back to Council though Information Report 2026-53 Solid Waste User Fee Study on January 30, 2026.

This report recommended implementing user fees no later than 2031 for the Downtown and pledged to revisit the topic with Council and the community closer to that time.

No recommendations were made to implement user fees to small institutional customers or event operators.

Events

Past events