Recycling and Garbage

Please:

• Empty and rinse all containers
• Flatten all boxes
• Please place all plastic bags in one and tie closed

This helps keep the recycling clean, saves space and makes sorting easier.

Please sort recycling into containers and fibres and have blue boxes to the curb by 7:30am on your collection day (7:00am in North Kawartha Township).

Please note that your collection day may change due to some holidays.

Curbside recycling is collected weekly in Asphodel-Norwood, Cavan Monaghan, Douro-Dummer, North Kawartha, Otonabee-South Monaghan, and Selwyn Townships and the village of Havelock.

Trent Lakes and Belmont-Methuen wards please see Drop-Off Program.

Blue Box recycling is available at all transfer stations in the County at no charge.

Contact your local Township for hours of operation.

Please be sure to sort recycling into containers and fibres.

Recycling staff will be in your area this summer awarding excelling recycling with a Gold Star Blue Box Sticker.

Gold Star recyclers can enter into our grand prize draw:

Prizes include:

• Family Camping Package at Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground - Otonabee Conservation
• OneLink WiFi enabled smoke and carbon monoxide alarm - First Alert
• Peterborough Pete's Tickets (4) - Waste Connections of Canada
• 2018 Family Season Pass - Lang Pioneer Village Museum

Sign up today to have your Blue Box visited!

Get a Gold Star on your Blue Box?  Enter the Draw!

Blue Boxes ($5) and Blue in the Loo ($3, recycling containers for the bathroom) are available at the County Public Works office at 310 Armour Road, Peterborough.

Blue Boxes are also available at your local Township Office.

If your blue box is broken, you can exchange it for a new one at no cost.

The County sells a variety of composters as well as offering Garbage to Garden, an at home composter installation program, in the summer. 

We have filled all available appointments for summer 2017.  Fill out our wait list and if spaces become available we will contact you.

Composting in your back yard is the easiest and most cost effective way to reduce waste from our homes.

We encourage Grasscycling as an excellent way to reduce backyard waste and improve lawn health.

Organic drop-offs are available at four depots in the County. Materials are accepted free of charge and are open to all Peterborough County residents. The drop-off program accepts a wide range of organic material.

A curbside green bin program is available to residents of Bridgenorth. Fill out this form to receive a green bin.

Absolutely no plastic, including biodegradable or compostable bags, can go in our organics programs

Our electronics recycling program accepts all electronic and electrical items from floor model televisions to cell phones to coffee makers.

We cannot accept:

• Air conditioners

• Dehumidifiers
• Fridges/freezers
• Water coolers
• Gas powered devices

Search for specific items in the Searchable Waste Portal above.

All County residents may use any drop off location, unless otherwise indicated. 

Hall's Glen Tranfser Station, 1951 County Road 6, Douro-Dummer 

One Day Only Recycling of:

• Documents
  • on site secure paper shredding
• Styrofoam Pieces
• no plates, cups, meat trays or insulation
• Hard Cover Books
  • we'll remove the covers
• Compost Sample
• bring a bucket
• Household Hazaroudous Waste *
• Media *
  • CDs/DVDs, VHS and Audio cassettes
• Child Car Seats *
  • Infant, toddler and booster seats

*Additional Dates for Household Hazardous Waste, Media and Child Car Seats are:

• August 19, 10am-2pm
• October 14, 10am-2pm

Available All Summer:

• Electronics
• Hard Bulky Plastic
  • Remove non-plastic parts
  • No Pipe
  • Nothing off a house
  • Nothing off a car
  • No all black items (eg composter)

Smith Landfill, 1480 County Road 18, Selwyn

One Day Only Recycling of:

• Documents
  • on site secure paper shredding
• Styrofoam Pieces
• no plates, cups, meat trays or insulation
• Hard Cover Books
  • we'll remove the covers
• Compost Sample
• bring a bucket

Available During Household Hazardous Waste Hours:

• Household Hazaroudous Waste
• Media
  • CDs/DVDs, VHS and Audio cassettes
• Child Car Seats
• Infant, toddler and booster seats

Available All Summer:

• Electronics
• Hard Bulky Plastic
  • Remove non-plastic parts
  • No Pipe
  • Nothing off a house
  • Nothing off a car
  • No all black items (eg composter)

6th Line Transfer Station, 900 6th Line Belmont, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen 

One Day Only Recycling of:

• Documents
  • on site secure paper shredding
• Styrofoam Pieces
• no plates, cups, meat trays or insulation
• Hard Cover Books
  • we'll remove the covers
• Compost Sample
• bring a bucket

Available During Household Hazardous Waste Hours:

• Household Hazaroudous Waste
• Media
  • CDs/DVDs, VHS and Audio cassettes
• Child Car Seats
• Infant, toddler and booster seats

Available All Summer:

• Electronics
• Hard Bulky Plastic
  • Remove non-plastic parts
  • No Pipe
  • Nothing off a house
  • Nothing off a car
  • No all black items (eg composter)

Anstruther Transfer Station, 400 Anstruther Lake Road, Apsley 

One Day Only Recycling of:

• Styrofoam Pieces
• no plates, cups, meat trays, insulation, or dock billets
• Hard Cover Books
  • we'll remove the covers
• Compost Sample
• bring a bucket
• Mattresses - $11 each

Available During Household Hazardous Waste Hours:

• Household Hazaroudous Waste
• Media
  • CDs/DVDs, VHS and Audio cassettes
• Child Car Seats
• Infant, toddler and booster seats

Available All Summer:

• Electronics
• Hard Bulky Plastic
  • Remove non-plastic parts
  • No Pipe
  • Nothing off a house
  • Nothing off a car
  • No all black items (eg composter)

Buckhorn Transfer Station, 3166 County Road 36, Buckhorn 

One Day Only Recycling of:

• Styrofoam Pieces
• no plates, cups, meat trays or insulation
• Hard Cover Books
  • we'll remove the covers
• Compost Sample
• bring a bucket
• Mattresses - $11 each

Available During Household Hazardous Waste Hours:

• Household Hazaroudous Waste
• Media
  • CDs/DVDs, VHS and Audio cassettes
• Child Car Seats
• Infant, toddler and booster seats

Available All Summer:

• Electronics
• Hard Bulky Plastic
  • Remove non-plastic parts
  • No Pipe
  • Nothing off a house
  • Nothing off a car
  • No all black items (eg composter)

We can recycle plastic:

• Lawn furniture
• Bins, crates, totes, tool boxes
• Laundry baskets
• Buckets
• Children's toys
• Shelving
• Garbage cans

Please note: if your item is all black, we can not recycle it at this time.

We can not recycle:

• Home building plastic
  • vinyl siding, plastic shingles
• Car parts
  • bumpers, dashboards
• Pipe of any kind
• Plastic with metal, fabric or wood attached

Please contact us if your item does not appear on either of our lists so we can help you dispose of it in the most appropriate way.

•  Apsley
  • Antruther Transfer Station, 900 Anstruther Lake Rd
• Bobcaygeon
  • Bobcaygeon Transfer Station, 42 County Rd 36
• Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn Transfer Station, 3166 County Rd 36
• Cavan
  • Cavan Transfer Station, 1427 Syer Line
• Cavendish
  • Cavendish Transfer Station, 3020 County Rd 507
• Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake Transfer Station, 1018 Crystal Lake Rd
• Warsaw
  • Hall's Glen Tranfer Station, 1951 County Rd 6
• Havelock
  • Havelock Transfer Station, 900 6th Line
• Keene
  • Drummond Line Transfer Station, 1594 Drummond Line
• Lakefield
  • Smith Landfill, 1480 County Rd 18
• Norwood
  • Norwood Transfer Station, 187 County Road 40
• Peterborough *fees apply*
  • Bensfort Rd Landfill, 1260 Bensfort Road

Please store all materials in their original containers and store in a cool dry place until you can bring them to us. We can only accept household material in containers up to 20L/5gal.

Household Hazardous Waste includes:

• Aerosols
• Antifreeze
• Automotive fluids
• Batteries (all kinds)
• Cleaners (all kinds)
• Cosmetics/make-up
• Fertilizers
• Fluorescent light bulbs/tubes
• Gasoline
• Glues
• Herbicides
• Ink cartridges
• Mercury containing devices
• Motor Oil
• Paint
• Pesticides
• Pet care products
• Pool chemicals
• Propane Cylinders (100lbs/50kg max)
• Sealants and stains

Unaccepted items include:

• Explosives (including firecrackers and ammunition)

• Bio-medical waste
• Commercial hazardous waste
• Pharmaceuticals (see Needles and Medications)
• Needles (See Needles and Medications)

Search for specific items in the Searchable Waste Portal above.

All County residents may bring their materials to any of these depots. Depots open in June and operate until Thanksgiving.

The Peterborough depot is open year round.

Batteries can be recycled at no charge at drop-off locations around the County year round. Our household hazardous waste depots also accept batteries for recycling.

Batteries do not belong in the garbage.

We do not accept sharps (needles, syringes, and lancets) or medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins, and supplements) at our Household Hazardous Waste depots.

Please bring all these items to a pharmacy for free safe disposal. For more information on this program, please visit the Heath Products Stewardship Association website.

Curbside collection is available in Bridgenorth, Donwood, Havelock, Keene, Lang, Lakefield, Millbrook, North Monaghan, Norwood, and the Terraview Heights and Woodland Acres areas. Click on the community to see a map of the included area. Collection occurs in the spring and fall.

How to:

1. Collect: leaves, plants, brush and tree clippings in paper bags or reusable containers.
2. Bundle branches no larger than 1mx30cm (3'x1').
3. Place at the roadside before 7am on your collection day.

Spring 2017 Collection Schedule.

There are no limits and no tags required for leaf and yard materials.