Waste Facilities

6922 Concession 4, Township of Puslinch, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division 

Site Details:

• Reuse Centre
• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depot
• Accepts wood

Getting Here:

Maltby Rd and Wellington Rd 34 are temporarily closed at the Hanlon Expressway. If coming from the south / east: Use the overpass accessed from Concession 7 to cross over the Hanlon, then travel west on WR 34 to Wellington Rd 35. Take WR 35 north, turning east Concession 4. 

If coming from the north: Use Downey Rd (WR 35) to access Concession 4. Access to Concession 4 from the Hanlon (HWY 6 south) is closed.

8585 Wellington Road 19, Township of Centre Wellington, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division  

Site Details:

• Reuse Centre
• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depot
• Accepts wood

Getting Here:

Wellington Rd 19 is a continuation of Garafraxa Street from Fergus. Site is between Fifth and Sixth Line (closer to Sixth on South side). From the west, drive past Fifth Line and watch for site on the right side. From the east, drive through Belwood past the Sixth Line - site is on left side.

6549 Gerrie Road, Township of Centre Wellington, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division 
 

Site Details:

• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depot

Getting Here:

Site is on Gerrie Rd, west of Beatty Line, East of Irvine - just North of Colborne Street. Take Wellington Rd 18 (North side of river) to Gerrie Rd. Turn right if driving west - left if driving east. Site is on right just past the stop sign.  

5668 Highway 23, Town of Minto, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division 

Site Details:

• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depot
• Accepts wood

Getting Here:

Site is approximately 1 km south of Highway 23 and County Rd 87 intersection, and just North of Sideroad 7. From Palmerston, go North on Highway 23, (formerly 89). From Harriston, go south on Highway 23.

7254 Sideroad 5 West, Township of Wellington North, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division 

Site Details:

Riverstown is a larger landfill site and can handle larger vehicles including dump trucks and packer trucks.

• Reuse Centre
• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depot
• Accepts wood

Getting Here:

Site is North of Kenilworth, South of Mt. Forest (closer to Kenilworth). 
From Highway 6, drive to Sideroad Rd 5 W. (Turn left if driving north, right if driving south - at Quality Homes). Site is on right side.

8495 Wellington Road 7, Township of Mapleton, ON

T: 519.837.2601
E: Solid Waste Services Division 

Site Details:

• No permanent Household Hazardous Waste depot on site.

Getting here:

Site is on County Rd 7, West of Sideroad 15. From Drayton, take County Rd 11 to County Rd 7 and turn left. Site is on right side heading north.

As part of the long-term Waste Management Master Plan the Elora site has been identified for improvements and have significant construction upgrades including:

• Site grading, paving and reconfiguration for easier access to bins
• The installation of weigh scales for standardized operations
• Construction of a new household hazardous waste building and scale house
• An enlarged drop-off area and a replacement retaining wall for improved safety and site operations

Read more in the SWS Committee report. 

The Elora waste facility will temporarily close at the end of its operational day (4:00 pm) on Saturday, April 5.  Planned reopening will be in December 2025.

The Belwood waste facility will temporarily open 2 additional days (Tuesday and Thursday), operating 5 days a week, Tuesday through Saturday, until Elora reopens.  Hours remain the same, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

We do anticipate that the Belwood site will likely be busier than usual, especially on Saturdays.

We recommend:

• using the County's curbside collection service for materials that can be disposed of at your roadside  
• limiting trips to Belwood for when you have large loads or special wastes that cannot be managed at roadside (i.e. oversized items, household hazardous waste, etc.)
• visiting the Belwood waste facility on weekdays (Tuesday through Friday) instead of Saturdays

Starting January 1, 2025, a $10.00 minimum user fee will be applied to materials brought to any of Wellington County’s six waste facilities. 

The minimum user fee is part of the County’s Solid Waste Services (SWS) Strategy, aimed at reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. 

The minimum fee offsets some of our costs for operating the sites. A minimum waste fee is a common fee that most municipalities utilize.  Some minimum fees are as high as $20. 

The fee will encourage residents to use the curbside collection programme, which is a more convenient and cost-effective way to manage regular household waste. 

By using the already existing curbside collection service, it will help free up space at waste facilities for large materials that cannot be collected like mattresses, drywall, and asphalt shingles. 

Some materials are exempt from the $10.00 minimum fee, including:

• Household Hazardous Waste
• Tires
• Electronic Waste
• Residential Leaf and Yard Waste (April through November)
• Clothing and Textiles

Even if your garbage is contained in a yellow Wellington County collection bag, you will still be subject to the $10.00 minimum fee when disposing of it at a waste facility. We encourage residents to use the curbside collection service, where there is no additional fee for collecting yellow bags.

The $10.00 fee is a minimum charge, so even if the waste you are dropping off would typically cost less than $10.00 to dispose of, the full minimum fee will apply. 

For smaller amounts of waste, curbside collection is a more economical option.

Yes! In fact, the County’s goal is to divert more large materials like mattresses, drywall, and asphalt shingles from the landfill by recycling them. With more residents using curbside collection for smaller waste, facilities can dedicate more space to handling these larger, non-curbside items.

The curbside collection programme is a convenient and cost-effective option for managing household waste and recycling. By using curbside services, you avoid the waste facility’s minimum fee and contribute to the County’s waste diversion goals.

To avoid animals getting into your bags, place your bags in garbage cans. 

The Solid Waste Services team will replace any defective bags that you purchased. Contact us to let us know. 

Any time we are aware of any Wellington County garbage bag quality issues we address them with our manufacturer. 

If you have additional questions about the new fee or waste facility services, please contact Solid Waste Services at 519.837.2601 or 1.866.899.0248 or Email us.

Animals are attracted to food sources left in garbage bags. Most items that would attract animals simply need to be diverted to your green bin, and food packaging given a rinse.

Yellow user-pay garbage bags are allowed to be placed in a garbage cans - one bag per can. 

Customers entering our facilities do so at their own risk. For the safety of themselves and others, customers must:

• obey the road signs and directions of site attendants
• declare any select Household Hazardous Waste or tires for disposal
• ensure children under 12 years of age do not exit the vehicle or unload waste
• ensure animals do not exit the vehicle
• ensure load is secure

Waste facilities operate under Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA), Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) regulations and County Disposal By-law 5450-15. The ECA details legal obligations that facility owners must comply with in daily operations.

Attendants have the authority to:

• inspect loads
• refuse loads
• redirect loads
• ask for proof that materials are generated within Wellington County (excludes City of Guelph)

Waste that must be separated includes:

• appliances
• Blue Box materials
• electronics
• scrap metal
• textiles
• tires
• wood and brush

Other rules/regulations:

• Scavenging is not permitted
• Liquids and household hazardous waste are not acceptable in garbage
• Ensure ashes and coals are "cold". Please allow ashes and coals to sit for a two (2) week period before bringing to a waste facility. Advise site attendant upon arrival that you are bringing cold ashes