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There is no charge for recycling blue box materials.
Sites collect recyclables in three streams:
Sort your items accordingly and place items loose in the bins - do not leave materials in plastic bags, which are not recyclable and contaminate the load.
White goods are large appliances such as:
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Regulation 347 requires that items containing ozone-depleting gases have the refrigerant material (Freon) removed by a Ministry certified technician. Do not attempt to remove the refrigerant waste yourself.
We provide Freon removal service for $15, in addition to the regular waste disposal fee. This charge will only be waived if the appliance has an official tag confirming that the Freon was removed by an MECP certified technician.
Items too large to fit into a user pay garbage bag are not accepted at the curb for waste collection. These items can be brought to any of our waste facilities for disposal.
If in good condition, these items can be brought to any of the County's three Reuse Centres to be reused, rather than sent to the landfill.
We accept tires from residents and farms at no charge at all waste facilities for recycling (maximum 10 tires per customer per day).
There is also a list of Ontario tire collection locations available on the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) website - enter your postal code to find additional tire collection locations near you.
Tires from businesses are not accepted at our waste facilities. Please go to the RPRA website to find a tire hauler and determine if your business needs to register as a collector.
Bringing your used tires to a registered collector keeps them from being burned or landfilled. Tires collected under the RPRA programme will be recycled into new products such as under-the-hood automotive products, flooring, sports fields, playground surfaces, and construction-related equipment and materials.
We accept electronic waste from residents at no charge at all waste facilities. Metals, glass and plastics are recovered from electronic waste and recycled.
If electronics are in good working order, consider taking them to a Reuse Centre.
Acceptable items include:
Unacceptable items include:
Our waste facilities accept appliances and scrap metal for recycling (regular disposal fees apply), including:
Remove hazardous materials, such as gasoline and oil from items before delivering to the scrap metal bins or designated pile for recycling. This applies particularly to:
Construction and demoilition waste (drywall, shingles, bricks, wood, metals etc.) are accepted as regular waste at our waste facilities. All sites will accept small quantities, but larger loads must go to Riverstown. General disposal fees apply.
Contact us at least 48 hours in advance to coordinate deliveries of large quantities of construction and demolition waste, or any quantities of asbestos, fiberglass or, contaminated soil:
There is no charge to drop off your old textiles. Please place items in a plastic bag for easier drop-off in the bin. Items in good condition will be reused and damaged items will be recycled.
Acceptable items include:
We have a partnership with the Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline Programme. Funds raised from the sale of the textiles are used to promote the health of Canadians affected by diabetes through research, education, service and advocacy. A Textile Recycling Drop Box is located at every County waste facility.
For other donation bin locations, visit The National Association for Charitable Textile Recycling donation bin locator - simply enter your address to find a drop-off location near you.
Broken or damaged blue boxes, green bins, and plastic pails can be recycled at any of the six county waste facilities.
Blue boxes can be exchanged for a new one at no cost.
Regular disposal fees will apply for all other heavy rigid plastic containers including garbage cans, totes, composters, and rain barrels.
Signs are accepted at all six County waste facilities at no charge.
Note: Election signs are only accepted during an active election.
We partner with Switch Energy Corp. to coordination collection of agricultural films directly from farmers, including:
Each material type and colour must be kept separate for recycling and placed in collection bags.
Contact Switch Energy Corp. to confirm current acceptable materials, obtain collection bags, and to get more information on how to participate:
80171 Kinburn Line
Clinton, ON N0M 1L0
T. 519.524.0193
E. dnott@switchenergycorp.com