Garbage and Recycling
Garbage
Garbage is collected weekly. Your garbage bin must be placed with the logo facing the street. See the garbage collection schedule to find out which day garbage will be picked up at your residence.
A 240 litre (64 gallons) garbage container marked with a Township serial number and logo is provided to each residence. This container is the waste limit for each residence. No other containers may be used for collection.
If you have more waste, you may have a second container at the City Hall, however, you will be charge for 2 units.
Large Waste Collection
Each household is allowed to put 2 large items at the curb on the third Tuesday of each month. Bulky items are collected separately from the bins so please ensure that your bins and bulky items are at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on your collection day. (See items with restrictions and items not allowed.) For tires, each household is allowed to place 6 tires per year on the curb on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Collection will be made within one week. Leaf and yard waste, each household is allowed to place on the 3rd Tuesday of May and November and collection will be made within that week.
By-Law no. 2021-63 with list of restricted and unauthorized waste
By-Law no.2021-63 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a service contract between The Corporation of the Township of East Hawkesbury and GRS Sanitation Inc. for the collection and transportation of non-hazardous waste.
By-Law Amandement 2022-29 Being a By-Law to amand By-Law no.2021-63 for the service contract with GRS Sanitation Inc. for spring yard waste collection.
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Category |
Example |
Collection location |
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Hazardous industrial waste |
Solvents, wood preservatives, paint |
Consult the section on hazardous household products |
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Severely Toxic |
Cyanide |
Consult the section on hazardous household products |
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Ignitable waste |
Propane, fuel or gas tanks, used oil |
Consult the section on hazardous household products |
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Corrosive waste |
Acid, car batteries |
Consult the section on hazardous household products |
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PCB waste |
Electrical transformers |
Consult the section on hazardous household products |
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Biomedical waste |
Medical waste, drugs |
Contact your local pharmacist |
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Any appliance containing Freon |
Fridge, Freezer, Air conditioner |
Contact your local scrap yard |
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Construction materials and demolition waste |
Gyprock, Flooring, Wood, window and doors |
Contact your local waste disposal |
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Automobiles |
Vehicles, or any part |
Contact your local scrap yard |
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Metal |
Fences, fence posts, fence wire, bicycle, tin |
Contact your local scrap yard |
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Electronic appliances |
Television, computers, printers |
Contact Recycle Action (Convex Group) for disposal |
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Pool filters and water softener tanks |
Water and sand must empty |
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Branches |
Bundled and tied measuring no more than 1.2 m (4 ft) long |
Recycling
Recycling is collected weekly. See the recycling collection schedule to find out which day it will be picked up at your home. There is no limit to the number of recyclable items in your recycling bins. Small recycling bins are available at City Hall at a cost of $20.
As of July 1st 2023, your blue box recycling program will be managed by Circular Materials, a non-profit recycling organization committed to building efficient recycling systems to minimize waste and ensure that materials are reused again and again. This transition will not result in any changes to the materials you can recycle or to your current recycling schedule. More information will be provided in the coming months.
Styrofoam
The Township does not collect Styrofoam, containers are available at Recycle-Action in Hawkesbury. The service is free.
