Solid Waste Master Plan: To guide waste management for the next 30 years.

At the District of Muskoka, we are exploring options to guide Muskoka’s waste management goals and objectives for the next 30 years. The Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP) is a long-term plan on how waste should be managed within our community. We are looking for your input on the waste programs, education, and services we provide, as well as potential new programs.

Each person's efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle contribute to a cleaner, healthier Muskoka. Your participation and input is a valuable part of this process and will shape the master plan. Let’s make sustainable waste practices a community-wide priority and ensure a more sustainable future for Muskoka. Throughout this project you’ll have an opportunity to participate and we want to hear from you - no matter how many months of the year you live here.

This update will explore solid waste management options to guide Muskoka’s waste management goals and objectives for the next 30 years. The plan will define how Muskoka’s solid waste management system will adapt to our growing community and the evolving nature of the waste management industry.

We will be engaging the public throughout the process to help prioritize and streamline decision-making to create a sustainable, socially acceptable, and an economically and financially viable model for waste management over the next 30 years.

One of the District’s key priorities is waste reduction, and we have ambitious targets:

• Reduce garbage generation by 10% by 2030, 25% by 2050.
• Divert 60% of all solid waste from landfill by 2030, 80% by 2050.

Engagement Series 1: Solid Waste Master Plan survey is now complete

The District would like to thank all community members who engaged with us by completing the first Solid Waste Master Plan survey!

We heard directly from hundreds of engaged residents through the survey and through in-person pop ups. The survey was open for intake between September 17 - October 15, 2024.

What's next? All feedback received is extremely valuable and will be used to assist in the development and direction of the final Solid Waste Master Plan. The next phase of public input will be promoted through this site. Keep watching!

Have questions in the meantime? Residents are welcome to reach out with any questions related to the project by emailing waste@muskoka.on.ca or by calling 705-645-2100.