Waste & Recycling

Come out, see your neighbours, and help us clean up Dorset on the morning of Saturday, April 26!

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will be closed Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21. The office will re-open to the public at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22. The AH Trails Office will also be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. 

The next regular meeting of Algonquin Highlands Council takes places this Thursday, April 17 commencing at 9 a.m.

Please note that as of today - Thursday, April 3 - all Algonquin Highlands waste disposals sites have returned to their regular operating hours. You can find site hours and other information here. 

The significant weather event declared by the Township of Algonquin Highlands on March 28, 2025, has been lifted as of April 3, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Please note that Algonquin Highlands waste disposal sites are open and operating according to their regular hours today - Wednesday, April 2. That means the Maple Lake, Pine Springs and Oxtongue Lake sites are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please note that as of the morning of Wednesday, April 2, telephone and internet services have been restored at the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office and Dorset Recreation Centre. This means Staff are once again able to take calls and receive emails from residents.

While the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office and Dorset Recreation Centre are both open for their regular operating hours, please note that both facilities continue to experience disruption to telephone and internet service as we recover from the ice storm.

Please note the Dorset Transfer Station is open today - Tuesday, April 1 - for its usual operating hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is open to all regular materials, as the digital payment system is back online.

With more freezing rain in the forecast, please note the Township of Algonquin Highlands is extending the Declaration of a Significant Weather Event initially made on Friday, March 28 until this upcoming Friday, April 4. This declaration is made pursuant to Ontario Regulation 239/02, Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.