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.
Blue Box Recycling
Please sort recycling into two boxes: Containers and Fibres (paper and boxes) and Plastic Bags.
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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)
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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| 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
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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 Program |
| Please sort recycling into containers and fibres and have blue boxes to the curb by 7:00am on your collection day.
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.
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Recycling collection is cancelled on Family Day and Good Friday. Please hold your recycling until the next week.
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day may affect your recycling collection even if the holidays do not fall on your usual collection day. Please confirm the recycling schedule with the County.
On all other holidays recycling will be collected as usual.
Detailed holiday collection schedule.
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| Drop-Off 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
| What is it? |
| Recycling staff will be 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.
Prizes include:
- Adventure pack at Escape Maze (2x2 person entrance) - Escape Maze
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Escape Maze is a fun, live, interactive game facility that helps you connect with friends, family and co-workers in an exciting group activity. Escape Maze has 5 different escape rooms, 1 haunted adventure maze and 4 Outdoor Adventure Trail Games. Games are fun for birthday parties, stag & doe parties, co-worker team building, family get togethers, friends hang outs, school trips and date night.
- Pumpkin Festival Family Pass - McLean & Buckhorn Berry Farms
- The McLean’s philosophy is fairly simple: provide healthy farm fresh delicious produce to local communities. With an emphasis on quality, freshness and friendly customer service, they work tirelessly to ensure that the food they grow is the best it can possibly be. They welcome the public to their farm whenever possible to create connections between you and your food so that you can see where and how it’s grown, while enjoying the best tasting local produce this region has to offer.
- Family Season Pass (2019) to Lang Pioneer Village Museum
- Nestled along the banks of the historic Indian River, Lang Pioneer Village Museum features over twenty-five restored and furnished buildings constructed between 1825 and 1899. Many of the buildings were donated by townships within the County of Peterborough and moved to their present site when the Museum was founded.
- Peterborough Pete’s tickets (4) - Waste Connections of Canada
- Waste Connections of Canada is Peterborough County's contracted blue box collector. Collecting blue box recycling from both single family homes and appartments as well as from transfers stations across the County.
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| How to enter? |
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County staff will be visiting blue boxes all summer. To enter all you need to do is:
- Have your containers and papers (fibres) blue boxes at the road by 7:30am
- Ensure only items accepted in the County's Blue Box program are in your blue boxes
If you would like to increase the chances that we will visit your road this summer click the button below and we will do our best to get there.
Please visit my blue box!
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| Found a Gold Star on your Blue Box? Now what? |
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Congratulations! Thank you for being an excellent recycler!
Click the button below to enter the draw.
Enter the 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.
| Backyard Compost |
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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. Please fill out this form to sign up for a visit.
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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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 |
Syer Line 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
| Hall's Glen Household Hazardous Waste Event (Warsaw Area) |
| Date and Location |
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Saturday, August 18
10m -2pm
Hall's Glen Transfer Station
1951 County Road 6, Douro-Dummer
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| What to bring |
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cleaners
- Herbicides/pesticides
- Fertlizers
- Fluorescent lights
- Paints and coatings
- Hot tub chemicals
- Glues and caulking
- Propane Cylinders
- Soaps/toiletries
- Oil filters
- Mercury containing devices
Oil and gas containers can be emptied and returned at this event. Please note, there may be a bit of wait.
Return all medications and sharps (needles/lancets) to a pharmacy. They will not be accepted at the event.
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| Galway Household Hazardous Waste Event (Crystal Lake Area) |
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Sunday, July 15
12pm - 3pm
Galway Community Centre
388 Galway Road, Trent Lakes
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| What to bring |
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cleaners
- Herbicides/pesticides
- Fertlizers
- Fluorescent lights
- Paints and coatings
- Hot tub chemicals
- Glues and caulking
- Propane Cylinders
- Soaps/toiletries
- Oil filters
- Mercury containing devices
Please note: Oil and gas are accepted - containers will not be returned.
Return all medications and sharps (needles/lancets) to a pharmacy. They will not be accepted at the event.
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| Millbrook Household Hazardous Waste Event |
| Date and Location |
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Thursday, July 26
4pm-7pm
Millbrook Roads Yard
1111 County Road 10
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| What to bring |
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cleaners
- Herbicides/pesticides
- Fertlizers
- Fluorescent lights
- Paints and coatings
- Hot tub chemicals
- Glues and caulking
- Propane Cylinders
- Soaps/toiletries
- Oil filters
- Mercury containing devices
Please note: Oil and gas are accepted - containers will not be returned.
Return all medications and sharps (needles/lancets) to a pharmacy. They will not be accepted at the event.
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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).
Hard / Bulky Plastic
Collected at Environemnt Day Events only in 2018. Please see details above.
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 June and operate until Thanksgiving.
The Peterborough depot is open year round.
| Apsley Area |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Saturday May 26: 10am - 2pm
Saturday August 18: 10am - 2pm
Saturday October 13: 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 all other locations in the County.
| Curbside Leaf and Yard Collection |
| Collection Schedule Spring 2018 |
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Collection for spring 2018 has concluded. Please stay tuned for Fall 2018 dates.
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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 works in partnership with the City of Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and GreenUP to present the Recycle Rangers: Planet Protector Program. This award winning assembly style multi-media presentation is curriculum linked to grades 3 to 5 and available free to all schools in the region.
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 in 2018.
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
