Peterborough County provides waste reduction services to all residents.
Choose your township in the Searchable Waste Portal to find information regarding recycling and garbage collection all in one place. As well, as find out the best place for every item, you may need to dispose of.
Specific program information are in listings below the Searchable Waste Portal.
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For more information regarding our new Recycling and Sorting Contract please visit our contract info page
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Blue Box Recycling
Please sort recycling into two boxes: Containers and Fibres (paper and boxes) / Plastic Bags.
| Accepted Blue Box Materials |
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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.
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Glass
- Clear and coloured food and drink bottles and jars
Plastic
- Tubs and lids: yogurt, spreads and dips, sour cream, margarine
- Bottles and jugs: water, juice, pop, lotion, shampoo, laundry detergent
- Containers and trays: pre-cut fruit and vegetable trays, strawberry and baked goods containers
- Including black plastic containers.
Cartons and Cups
- Juice and milk cartons
- Drinking and broth boxes
- Coffee Cups (no lids)
- Take-out cold drink cups
- Single use disposable plastic cups are garbage
Metal
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Pop cans, pie plates and aluminum foil
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Food and drink cans and tins
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Empty paint cans (lids off and dry)
- Empty aerosol cans
Search for specific items in the Searchable Waste Portal above.
Please no styrofoam.
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| Recyclable Fibres and Plastic Bags Are: |
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Boxes and Rolls
- All boxes: cereal, cracker, shoe, shipping
- Paper rolls: toilet, paper towel, wrapping paper tubes
Paper
Plastic Bags
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Grocery, milk, bread bags
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Toilet paper and water bottle overwrap
- Soil and water softener bags
- Newspaper bags
Please no chip bags, wrappers, or liners from cereal/cracker boxes.
Search for specific items in the searchable waste portal above.
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| Curbside Recycling Program |
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Please sort recycling into containers and fibres and have blue boxes to the curb by 7:00am on you collection day.
See our collection day map. For more assistance please call 705-775-2737.
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 Blue Box Program.
| Holiday Blue Box Collection |
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Updated prior to holiday(s).
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| Drop-Off Blue Box Program |
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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.
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| How to Get a Blue Box |
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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.
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Gold Star Recycler Contest
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Recycling staff will be visting blue boxes in your area this summer rewarding excellent recyclers with a Gold Star Blue Box sticker.
Gold Star Recyclers will be entered into our grand prize draw.
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Compost and Organics
Between 30 and 50% of most garbage bags is organic material. Reduce your waste by backyard composting or participating in our organics collection.
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The County sells a variety of composters as well as offering Garbage to Garden, an at home composter installation program, in the summer.
Garbage to Garden registration opens on May 1, 2019.
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.
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| Organics Programs |
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Organic drop-offs are available in the Aspley, Buckhorn, Havelock and Warsaw areas. Materials are accepted free of charge and are open to all Peterborough County residents.
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.
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Only food items can be composted in our organics system
- Baked goods
- Coffee grounds and filters
- Cooked food
- Dairy products
- Eggs and shells
- Fruits and vegetables
- Leftover food
- Meat, fish and bones
- Tea bags
Please use paper bags or newspaper to wrap you organics, or better yet, leave them loose and place your unwanted food items directly in the Moloks or your green bin.
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| Not OK for Drop off or Green Bin |
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No biodegradable, compostable or plastic bags
- Paper towel, tissue, napkins
- Kitty litter
- Dog feces
- Food still in its container/wrapping
- Sanitary products, diapers
- "Compostable" plastic products
- Paper coffee cups
Any of the above products may result in our organics loads being rejected from the composting facility. This could result in fines, and require the load to be sent to the landfill. Please help us ensure this program can continue.
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Bulky Plastic Recycling
Bulky Plastic drop-off is available throughout Peterborough County, please ensure that items you wish to recycle are found on the "accepted items" list provided.
| Accepted Household Items |
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Container-type plastics such as drums, pails and Tupperware storage containers can only be accepted if they are cut in half or have the lids removed and have been inspected by a site attendant.
Household Items:
- Laundry baskets
- Blue boxes
- Buckets with the handles removed
- Plastic Lawn furniture
- Plastic Drums
- Storage totes
- Milk crates
- Garbage cans (not black)
- Plastic step stools
Children’s toys (All metal removed):
- Beach shovel/pail sets
- Frisbees
- Slides with metal removed
- Hard plastic children’s pools
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| Household Items not Accepted |
- Coolers
- Anything off a house (vinyl siding, eavestrough, toilet seats, etc)
- Anything off a car (bumpers, consoles, etc)
- Black plastic
- Resin wicker products
- Nothing pipe-shaped (pvc pipes, hoses, etc)
- Nothing with metal on it
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| Hard Plastic Drop-Off Locations |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan |
Drummond Line Transfer Station
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| Douro-Dummer |
Hall's Glen Transfer Station
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| Cavan Monaghan |
Cavan Transfer Station
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| Asphodel-Norwood |
Norwood Transfer Station
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| Havelock-Belmont-Methune |
6th Line Transfer Station
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| North Kawartha |
Anstruther Transfer Station
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Electronic Recycling
Electronic recycling is available at drop off depots across Peterborough County. Residents can use the depots most appropriate to them. There is no charge to recycle electronics.
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Our electronics recycling program accepts all electronic and electrical items from floor model televisions to cell phones to coffee makers.
We cannot accept:
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Dehumidifiers
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Fridges/freezers
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Water coolers
- Gas powered devices
Search for specific items in the Searchable Waste Portal above.
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| Electronics Drop-Off Locations |
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All County residents may use any drop off location, unless otherwise indicated.
| Apsley and Stoney Lake Areas |
| Anstruther Transfer Station |
Winter Hours: September 12 to May 28
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 1pm-4pm
Wednesday: 9am-12pm
Thursday: 1pm-4pm
Friday: 9am-12pm
Saturday: 1pm-4pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm
Summer Hours: May 29 to September 17
Monday: 10am-1pm
Tuesday: 2pm-6pm
Wednesday: 10am-1pm
Thursday: 2pm-6pm
Friday: 10am-1pm
Saturday: 2pm-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-8pm
*Holiday Mondays have Sunday hours.
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| Haultain Transfer Station |
Winter Hours: September 12 to May 28
Electronics are not accepted during winter hours.
Summer Hours: May 29 to September 17
Monday: 2pm-6pm
Tuesday: 10am-1pm
Wednesday: 2pm-6pm
Thursday: 10am-1pm
Friday: 2pm-6pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm
Sunday: 12pm-8pm
*Holiday Mondays have Sunday hours.
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| Buckhorn and Bobcaygeon Areas |
| Bobcaygeon Transfer Station |
Winter Hours: Oct 1 to Apr 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 8am-4:30pm
Wednesday:Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 8am-4:30pm
Sunday: 12pm-5:00pm
Summer Hours: May 1 to Sep 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 8am-4:30pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 8am-4:30pm
Saturday: 8am-4:30pm
Sunday:12pm-8:00pm
*Holiday Mondays have Sunday hours.
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| Buckhorn Transfer Station |
Winter Hours: Oct 1 to Apr 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8am-4:30pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 8am-4:30pm
Sunday: 12pm-5:00pm
Summer Hours: May 1 to Sep 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8am-4:30pm
Thursday:8am-4:30pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 8am-4:30pm
Sunday: 12pm-8pm
*Holiday Mondays have Sunday hours.
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| Cavendish and Crystal Lake Areas |
| Cavendish Transfer Station |
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3020 County Road 507
Winter Hours: Oct 1 to Apr 30
Wednesday: 8:00am-12:00pm
Saturday: 8am-4:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Summer Hours: May 1 to Sep 30
Monday: 8:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am-12:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am-4:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-8:00pm
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| Crystal Lake Transfer Station |
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1018 Crystal Lake Road
Winter Hours: Oct 1 to Apr 30
Wednesday: 8:00 am–2:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm–5:00 pm
Summer Hours: May 1 to Sep 30
Monday: 8:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am–2:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm–8:00 pm
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| Havelock Area |
6th Line Transfer Station
Winter Hours: September 16 to May 14
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 9am-5pm
Summer Hours: May 15 to September 14
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 9am-7pm
*Holiday Mondays have Sunday hours.
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| Keene Area - Open to residents of Otonabee-South Monaghan Only |
Drummond Line Transfer Station
Year Round Hours
Monday: 1pm-6pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9am-6pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 1pm-6pm
Saturday: 9am-3pm
Sunday: Closed
Now accepting small appliances!
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| Lakefield and Bridgenorth Areas |
Smith Landfill
Winter Hours: November 1 to March 31
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9am-4pm
Wednesday: 9am-4pm
Thursday: 9am-4pm
Friday: 9am-4pm
Saturday: 9am-3pm
Sunday: Closed
Summer Hours: April 1 to October 31
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 9am-7pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-3pm
Sunday: Closed
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| Millbrook Area - Open to residents of Cavan Monaghan Only |
Cavan Transfer Station
Please note: This site does not accept small appliances.
Year Round Hours
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed
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| Norwood Area |
Norwood Transfer Station
Year Round Hours
Monday: 9am-12pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 8am-2pm
Sunday: Closed
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| Peterborough Area |
| Peterborough County City Waste Management Facility |
Year Round Hours
Monday: 8am-4:45pm
Tuesday: 8am-4:45pm
Wednesday: 8am-4:45pm
Thursday: 8am-4:45pm
Friday: 8am-4:45pm
Saturday: 8am-3:45pm
Sunday: Closed
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| Pido Road Depot |
Winter Hours: November 1 to April 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8am-4pm
Thursday: 8am-4pm
Friday: 8am-4pm
Saturday: 8am-4pm
Sunday: Closed
Summer Hours: May 1 to October 31
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8am-6pm
Thursday: 8am-6pm
Friday: 8am-2pm
Saturday: 8am-2pm
Sunday: Closed
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| Warsaw Area |
Hall's Glen Transfer Station
Winter Hours: November 1 to April 30
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: 10am-2pm
Summer Hours: May 1 to October 31
Monday: 10am-2pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10am-2pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: 10am-6pm
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Events
| Environment Days |
| Warsaw |
May 25, 10am-2pm
Hall’s Glen Transfer Station
1951 County Road 6
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Accepted Materials:
- Styrofoam (Bulky packaging pieces only)
- Hard Cover Books
- Hard Plastic (See accepted materials under Hard Plastics section)
Textiles - (Environment Days)
- Must be clean and dry
- Items can be stained and/or ripped
- Reusable items should be kept separate
(Only reusable textiles are accepted outside of Environment Days at Warsaw)
Paper Shredding
- On-site document destruction
- Residential Only
Household Hazardous Waste
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.
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cleaners
- Herbicides/Pesticides
- Fertilizers
- Fluorescent Lights
- Paint and Coatings
- Hot Tub Chemicals
- Glues and Caulking
- Propane Cylinders
- Soap/Toiletries
- Oil Filters
- Mercury Containing devices
Please return all medications and sharps (needles/lancets) to a pharmacy.
They will not be accepted at the event.
Please Note: Motor Oil & Gasoline are accepted - containers can not be returned
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| Lakefield |
May 28, 9am-1pm
Smith Landfill
1480 County Road 18
| Event Details |
Accepted Materials:
- Styrofoam (Bulky packaging pieces only)
- Hard Cover Books
- Hard Plastic (See accepted materials under Hard Plastics section)
Textiles - (Environment Days Only)
- Must be clean and dry
- Items can be stained and/or ripped
- Reusable items should be kept separate
Paper Shredding
- On-site document destruction
- Residential Only
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| Havelock |
May 31, 9am-1pm
6th Line Transfer Station
900 6th Line Belmont
| Event Deatils |
Accepted Materials:
- Styrofoam (Bulky packaging pieces only)
- Hard Cover Books
- Hard Plastic (See accepted materials under Hard Plastics section)
Textiles - (Environment Days Only)
- Must be clean and dry
- Items can be stained and/or ripped
- Reusable items should be kept separate
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| Apsley |
June 2, 12pm-4pm
Anstruther Transfer Station
400 Anstruther Lake Road
| Event Details |
Accepted Materials:
- Styrofoam (Bulky packaging pieces only)
- Hard Cover Books
- Hard Plastic (See accepted materials under Hard Plastics section)
Textiles - (Anytime)
- Must be clean and dry
- Items can be stained and/or ripped
- Reusable items should be kept separate
Paper Shredding
- On-site document destruction
- Residential Only
Mattresses
- Must be clean and dry
- $12/Mattress
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| Buckhorn |
June 9, 12pm-4:30pm
Buckhorn Transfer Station
3166 County Road 36
| Event Details |
Accepted Materials:
- Styrofoam (Bulky packaging pieces only)
- Hard Cover Books
- Hard Plastic (See accepted materials under Hard Plastics section)
Textiles - (Anytime)
- Must be clean and dry
- Items can be stained and/or ripped
- Reusable items should be kept separate
Mattresses
- Must be clean and dry
- $12/Mattress
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| Household Hazardous Waste Events |
| Cavendish Event |
July 14, 11am-2pm
Cavendish Community Centre
18 Community Complex Drive,
County Road 507, Ontario
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| Norwood Event |
July 25, 3pm-6pm
Asphodel-Norwood Public Works Yard
4440 Highway #7
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| Accepted Materials |
Please Bring:
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cleaners
- Herbicides/Pesticides
- Fertilizers
- Fluorescent Lights
- Paint and Coatings
- Hot Tub Chemicals
- Glues and Caulking
- Propane Cylinders
- Soap/Toiletries
- Oil Filters
- Mercury Containing devices
Please return all medications and sharps (needles/lancets) to a pharmacy.
They will not be accepted at the event.
Please Note: Motor Oil & Gasoline are accepted - containers can not be returned
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Garbage
Your local Township coordinates garbage. Please visit the Searchable Waste Portal at the top of the page or contact your local Township directly.
County residents may also use the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility (Bensfort Road Landfill).
Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste can injure waste collectors and contain toxins that are harmful to human and environmental health. Please bring these materials to a household hazardous waste depot for careful handling.
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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.
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| Hazardous Waste Depot Hours and Locations |
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All County residents may bring their materials to any of these depots. Depots open in May & June and operate until Thanksgiving.
The Peterborough depot is open year round.
| Apsley Area - Opens June 2nd |
Anstruther Transfer Station
400 Anstruther Lake Road, Apsley
June to Labour Day
- Sunday: 12pm-8pm
- Wednesday: 10am-1pm
Labour Day to Thanksgiving
- Wednesday, September 5 and 12: 10am-1pm
- Wednesday, September 19, 26 and October 3: 9am-12pm
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| Buckhorn Area - Opens June 2nd |
Buckhorn Transfer Station
3166 County Rd. 36, Buckhorn
June to Labour Day
- Sunday: 12pm-4:30pm
- Wednesday: 8am-4:30pm
Labour Day to Thanksgiving
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| Havelock Area - Opens May 31st |
6th Line Transfer Station
900 6th Line Belmont, Havelock
June to Labour Day
- Friday and Saturday: 9am -5pm
Labour Day to Thanksgiving
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| Keene Area - Open to residents of Otonabee-South Monaghan Only |
Drummond Line Transfer Station
1594 Drummond Line, Keene
Year Round
- Monday and Friday: 1pm - 6pm
- Wednesday: 9am -6pm
- Saturday: 9am - 3pm
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| Lakefield and Bridgenorth Area - Opens May 28th |
Smith Landfill
1480 County Rd. 18, Selwyn
June to Labour Day
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Saturday: 9am- 3pm
Labour Day to Thanksgiving
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| Warsaw Area - Event Based |
Hall's Glen Transfer Station
1951 County Road 6, Douro-Dummer
Scheduled Events in 2019
May 25, 2019 10am-2pm
August 17, 2019 10am-2pm
October 19, 2019 10am-2pm
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| Peterborough Area - Year Round |
Pido Road Depot
400 Pido Rd., Peterborough
October 1 to April 30
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 8am-4pm
May 1 to September 30
- Wednesday and Thursday: 8am-6pm
- Friday and Saturday: 8am-2pm
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| Battery Recycling |
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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.
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| Needles and Medication |
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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.
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Leaf and Yard
Curbside collection of leaf and yard materials is available in 14 communities around the County. Drop-off programs are available for locations without curbside pick-up.
| Curbside Leaf and Yard Collection |
| Collection Schedule Fall 2019 |
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Fall Leaf and Yard Collection will begin in October.
Week A: Arnott & Gifford Drive, Bridgenorth, Ennismore (settlement), Emerald Isle, Terraview Heights, Woodland Acres, Youngstown
Please have your leaf and yard materials to the curb by 7am on the following Mondays:
- October 07
- October 21
- November 04
- November 18
Week B: Donwood, Havelock, Keene, Lakefield, Lang, Millbrook, North Monaghan, Norwood
Please have you leaf and yard material to the curb by 7am on the following Mondays:
- October 14
- October 28
- November 11
- November 25
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| Program Details |
- Collect: leaves, plants, brush and tree clippings in paper bags or reusable containers.
- Bundle branches no larger than 1mx30cm (3'x1').
- Place at the roadside before 7am on the Monday of your collection week.
Collection may occur any day from Monday to Friday, not necessarily on garbage or recycling day.
There are no limits and no tags required for leaf and yard materials.
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| Maps |
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Maps of the collection areas:
Ennismore Areas:
* Please note: there is no collection of Leaf and Yard on private roads.
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| Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Program |
| Contact your local township for information on Leaf and Yard Drop-Off programs in your area. |
Reuse
Donating unwanted or no longer needed items is encouraged. Donate used clothing and household items to charitable organizations or pass them along to friends. Purchasing second hand helps keep previously enjoyed items out of the landfill.
School Program
Peterborough County is working with Sustainable Peterborough to offer the Plantet Protector Academy: Zero Heros at no cost to County schools this year. This fun and engaging program for Grades 3-6 train kids as zero waste superheros to lead change in their families. Teachers sign you class up here.
Waste Management Master Plan
The Waste Management Master Plan provides direction in managing all waste until 2030. The current plan, completed in 2013, will be updated soon.
To be notified of further updates please email: waste@ptbocounty.ca and ask to be added to the notification list.
Waste Management Master Plan - Executive Summary
Waste Management Master Plan - Full
