Media Release
For Immediate Release
December 19, 2025

Waste Collection Calendars

Petawawa, ON - Attention Petawawa residents: The 2026 waste collection calendars are currently in production. It is anticipated that the calendars will be mailed out to all residential households in late December to early January.

To view or download a digital copy of the 2026 collection calendar, please visit the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre’s website at: https://ovwrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OVWRC_CollectionsSchedule_2026_27_Petawawa_Rev_PRINT.pdf.

Additionally, changes are coming to your recycling collection. Starting January 1, 2026, new material will be accepted in your recycling collection under the new province-wide common collection system. To view or download a digital list of all accepted recyclable material, please visit the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre’s website at: https://ovwrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Recycling-Sorting-Guide-CORRECTED.pdf.

For questions related to missed recycling collection or replacement recycling bins, please call Miller Waste at 1-855-752-3257 or area3@millerwaste.ca.

For all other recycling related questions or concerns, please contact Circular Materials: customerservice@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626.

For questions regarding the new 2026 collection calendars, or regarding your garbage or organic collection service, please contact the Town of Petawawa’s Public Works Department. 

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For further information, contact:

Amanda O'Brien, Public Works Administrator
Town of Petawawa
aobrien@petawawa.ca
613-687-5536 ext. 2060