Garbage collection
Garbage bags or containers and recycling bins shall be put on your property at 1 meter from the curb or the sidewalk, no sooner than 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the collect. The daily collection will normally start at 6:00 a.m. Containers must not exceed 125 liters (28 gallons) or 80 pounds (36 kg) in total weight.
2021 calendar- Chart for accepted materials in recycling bins
- Waste and Recyclable Material Collection routes
Curbside Restriction
The following items are not accepted at the regular curbside pick-up:
- ashes, sawdust or combustible materials;
- liquid or semi-liquid waste;
- hay, straw and manure, garden materials, yard waste and tree limbs;
- major appliances;
- fences, fence posts;
- hazardous waste, propane tanks;
- tires;
- construction or renovation debris;
- large household furnishings;
- crates or packing material;
- automobiles or vehicle parts.
Please note that the household hazardous waste collection will be on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Hawkesbury Sewage Plant 815 Main Street East, Hawkesbury.
SPECIAL NOTICE
As a result of the COVID-19 here are the following precautions to be followed:
- All persons are to wear a mask;
- Hazardous products are NOT to be inside the vehicle but in the trunk or truck bed;
- Follow social distancing if you have to leave your vehicle.
All the details and list of accepted products