Waste Management

ALL RESIDENTS MUST RECYCLE - BY-LAW 2007-413

Roadside Litter Pick-up - Policy

Landfill Sites / Recycling Depots

SITE	LOCATION	SUMMER HOURS	(Mar 1 - Oct 31)
		Saturdays	8:00 am to 6:00 pm
TAMWORTH	1661 County Rd. # 15	Wednesdays	12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

MOSCOW	4966 County Rd. # 6	WINTER HOURS	(Nov 1 - Feb 28/29)
		Saturdays	8:00 am to 4:00 pm
CAMDEN EAST	3087 County Rd. # 4	Wednesdays	12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

* All waste MUST be in Township waste bags (clear/pink). Regular size bags can be purchased for $2.00 each. Larger bags for commercial use ONLY can be purchased at the Township office ONLY. For a list of places where regular township bags can be purchased click here.

** All vehicles must STOP at the gate at waste sites. Attendants must inspect all waste entering the sites. If recyclables are found in township identified waste bags, (pink and/or clear), attendants will refuse the waste until the recyclables are removed.

*** Waste must not be deposited at the gate or along the roadsides, Violators and trespassers will be investigated, charged and prosecuted.

**** All recyclable materials must be kept separate and deposited by residents into the proper recycle bins. Do not contaminate bins.

***** Household Hazardous Waste items are not accepted at any of the sites. The Township of Stone Mills will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Day every other year where these items will be accepted and disposed of properly. For more information please click here. Please visit www.dowhatyoucan.ca for other ways to dispose of Household Hazardous waste.

***NO LARGE UNRECYCLABLE, UNBAGGED WASTE ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ANY WASTE SITE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STONE MILLS

Large unrecyclable items can be taken to

Waste Services, Inc.
2332 Cty. Rd. #41,
North of Selby
Phone 613-388-2200
or 613-354-2100

Mon - Fri 8am – 5pm
Min. gate charge $14.75
effec. July 1, 2008
No hazardous waste accepted

Westendorp Disposal Service

Yarker Depot (Large Item Drop Off)
CR1 & CR6
613.377.1640

Sat 8am – 12 noon
No household garbage accepted
No hazardous waste accepted

Westbrook Depot (Waste Transfer Station)
1709 Westbrook Rd
613.384.8555

Mon – Fri 8am – 4:30 pm
No hazardous waste accepted

Waste Management,
Richmond landfill
1271 Beechwood Road,
Napanee
Phone 613-388-1057
or 613-354-0723

Mon – Fri 8am – 4pm,
Sat 8am – 1pm
Weigh in at gate
No hazardous waste accepted

Composters - are available at the Township Office for $42.00

Policy for Roadside Litter Pick-up by Residents

Recycling

***ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE EMPTY AND FREE OF ALL FOOD STUFFS, AS WELL, METAL CONTAINERS MUST BE FREE OF OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS PAPER, PLASTIC, ETC.

Recyclable materials

Item	Description/Instructions	Charges
Glass	All Containers, bottles, or window glass	No charge
Plastic	Hard Plastic - Any item with the recycle logo. Except # 3 (amber colour) Soft Plastic - All food carrying bags, shopping bags, shrink-wrap, etc. EXCEPT hay bale wrapping.	No charge
Metal	All tin, steel or aluminum cans and other small metal items includes empty dry paint cans	No charge
Newsprint & Fine Paper	Newspapers must be string tied in bundles not exceeding 40 pounds maximum. Other paper products should be placed in paper bags or tied in bundles.	No charge
Cardboard/corrugated boxes	All cardboard to be deposited flat and bundled/tied in manageable bundles of approximately 30 pounds. Small boxboard and corrugated items must be flat and boxed in a full and level cardboard box or paper bag. Note: Cardboard containers will not be accepted built up, all must be flat. All boxboard or product boxes are considered cardboard.	No charge
Tires	car and ½ ton truck tires only (no large truck or tractor tires)	No Charge
White Goods	refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners	$ 20.00 each
Electronics	Waste electronics, computers, small appliances, tv’s. vcr’s, etc.	No Charge
Propane Tanks		$ 5.00 each
Brush	Accepted at Tamworth and Camden East Sites Only	Full Load $40.00, Smaller loads are assessed by attendant and charged accordingly

Materials NOT Accepted as Recyclable

Any waxed container such as corrugated vegetable cartons, all waxed dairy product containers, any mixed product containers such as juice or dairy containers with plastic spouts., pet food bags
All vinyl products including house siding, vinyl patio chairs, tables, hanging flower pots, large toys, etc. or any plastic container used for motor oil or petroleum products.
Hay bale wrap
Any mixed product such as plastic/metal, plastic/cardboard, glass/plastic.
#3 Plastics - usually amber plastic containers used for coffee whiteners.
All Christmas wrap and paper.
Styrofoam of any type including any with a recycling number
Rigid plastic such as toys, water pipes, greenhouse or garden plastic, empty oil or petroleum containers, flower pots, bale wrap, or planters
Large truck and tractor tires
Ceramics or mirrors

*** All of the above non-recyclable items must be placed in official Township bags and land-filled

REMEMBER: IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECYCLE SO OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT WE DO TODAY.

Please also explore these Options for Recycling:

> Used bulk oil can be returned to the business where purchased if it is in an original container.

> Small Used batteries can be returned to Radio Shack, Canadian Tire, etc.

> Large used car batteries can be taken to National or Fort Battery

> Used eye glasses can be turned in to any Lions Club for recycling/reuse

> Full/half full cans of paint can be donated to Habitat For Humanity, Reuse Store Bath Rd., Kingston

> Recycling Printer Cartridges
William Greenly of S.O.S. Computers in Tamworth has set up a recycling program for computer printer cartridges. For more information, call William at (613) 379-5874