Recycling & Garbage
Items Accepted at the Depot
Aluminium
- Ladders
- Siding
- Gutters & downspouts
Books
- Hardcover books
- Paperback books
- Children's books
Cooking oil & Animal Fat
Cooking oil
Animal fat
Fire Extinguishers
All types of fire extinguishers
Batteries & Cell Phones
- Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
- Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
- Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
- Nickel Zinc (N-Zn)
- Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb)
- Lithium Primary
- Alkaline (AA, AAA, 9V, etc.)
- Cell phones (and their batteries) - all types
Note
See Lead Acid Batteries for details about large batteries such as vehicle batteries.
Please tape terminals on the lithium batteries or bag each one separately.
Lead Acid Batteries
- Vehicle batteries
- Motorcycle and ATV batteries
- Forklift and golf cart batteries
- Emergency back up & large power supply batteries
Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard
Flattened moving boxes
Clean pizza boxes
Note
Please remove packaging and liners. No dirty or wet cardboard. Limit of 0.76 cubic metre (1 cubic yard) per day
Furnaces & Hot Water Tanks
- Gas & electric furnaces
- Gas & electric hot water tanks
Grass & Yard Trimmings
- Flowers
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Plant trimmings
Large Plastic Items
- Garbage cans
- Patio chairs & tables
- Laundry hampers
- Children's play structures
- Broken Blue Box/Glass Bins
Large Appliances (refrigerants)
- Full & compact size refrigerators and wine coolers/beverage centres
- Freezers
- Built-in air conditioners
- Portable air conditioners
- Dehumidifiers
Large Appliances (no refrigerants)
- Clothes washers & dryers
- Ranges, range hoods & downdrafts, & built-in ovens
- Built-in and over-the-range microwave ovens
- Surface cooking units
- Dishwashers
- Food waste disposers
- Trash compactors
- Built-in hot beverage dispenser
Electronics
Televisions & accessories
Computers & printers
Speakers & audio equipment
Electronic toys
Musical instruments
Video gaming systems
Note:
By leaving your computer or computer parts here you agree to accept all risk and responsibility for the release of any personal information on them. For tips on how to erase information on your electronics.
Light Bulbs
- Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tubes
- Lights emitting diodes (LED)
- Halogen lights
- Incandescent lights
- High intensity discharge & other mercury containing lamps
Lighting Fixtures
- Lighting fixtures
- Flashlights
- Festive lights
- Floor, wall and table lamps
Mixed Paper
- Cereal boxes & paper boxes
- Clean pizza boxes
- Junk mail
- Magazines & flyers
- Paper egg cartons
Flexible Plastics, Glass & Aerosols
- Plastic grocery bags
- Dry cleaning bags
- Overwrap (from paper towels, soft drinks, mattresses & electronics)
- Other plastic bags (produce, bread, garden products)
- Stand-up & zipper lock pouches
- Crinkly wrappers
- Woven and net plastic bags
- Plastic shipping packaging & bubble wrap
- Polyethylene sheets/blocks(squishy foam)
- Shrink wrap & plastic bags with code 5
Glass
- Clean, clear & coloured glass jars
- Clean, clear & coloured glass bottles
Aerosols
- Aerosol cans (food items, air fresheners, shaving cream, deodorant, hairspray, etc.)
- Spiral wound cans & metal lids (frozen juice concentrates, cookie dough, nuts, coffee, baby formula, etc.)
Metal Food & Beverage Containers
- Tin & aluminium cans
- Steel cans & lids (food, dog food, cookies tins, etc.)
- Aluminium foil & foil containers (foil wrap, pie plates, food trays, baking & roasting pans, etc.)
Motor Oil & Antifreeze
- Lubricating oil
- Crankcase, engine and gear oil
- Petroleum-derived or synthetic
- Hydraulic, transmission and heat transfer fluids
- Fluids used for lubricating purposes in machinery or equipment
- Empty oil containers
- Capacity of 50 litres or less, manufactured and used for any product in the lubricating oil product category
- Oil filters (spin on style or element style fluid filters that are used in hydraulic transmission or internal combustion engine applications)
- Oil filters (diesel fuel, storage tank fuel, coolant and household furnace oil filters)
- Antifreeze
- Empty antifreeze containers
Newsprint
- Newspaper
Paints, Solvents, Pesticides & Gasoline
- Paints & coatings (latex & oil based)
- Aerosols (paint & flammables)
- Flammable liquids
- Pesticides
- Gasoline
Note:
- All acceptable flammable liquids/aerosols must have a flammable symbol or warnings such as "Keep Away from Open Flame or Spark"
- Only domestic pesticides labelled with a "Pest Control Product" registration number (e.g. PCP Reg. #2464) are accepted
- Gasoline must be returned in approved Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) container
Plastic Containers
- Plastic garden pots & trays
- Plastic drink cups & lids
- Plastic tubs, jars & lids
- Plastic bottles & caps
- Milk jugs
Propane Tanks & Butane Cylinders
- Propane tanks (refillable)
- Butane cylinders
- Small 1 lb. propane tanks
Scrap Metal
- Cookware
- Bicycle frames
- Barbeques
- Gas lawn mower
- Shelving
- Sinks
- Exercise equipment
Small Appliances
- Kettles
- Irons
- Fans
- Microwaves
- Rice cookers
- Toaster ovens
- Vacuum cleaners
- Sewing machines
- Bathroom scales
Power Tools
- Power sanders
- Drills
- Jigsaws
- Electric lawn mower
Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarms & Thermostats
- Smoke alarms (ionization, photoelectric and combination ionization/photoelectric)
- Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
- Combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms
- Combination smoke alarms/heat detectors
- Electronic thermostats
- Mercury-containing thermostats
Styrofoam (Coloured Polystyrene)
- Packaging foam
- Take-out containers
- Foam plates
- Meat trays
Trees & Shrubs
- Trees
- Shrubs
Styrofoam (White Polystyrene)
- Packaging foam
- Take-out containers
- Foam plates
- Meat trays
- Drink cups
Tires
- Passenger vehicle tires
- Light duty truck tires
- Bicycle tires
- Bicycle tubes
Upholstered Furniture
- Office or cushioned dining chair
- Armchair, recliner
- Loveseat, couch
- Sectional couch, sofa bed couch
- Loveseat/couch with reclining seats
Items Not Accepted at the Depot
- Asphalt
- Gypsum drywall
- Home demolition and construction materials
- Household garbage
- Hypodermic needles
- Mattresses & box springs
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastic bags labelled compostable or biodegradable
- Rocks, sod, soil & dirt
- Styrofoam packaging chips, peanuts, foam noodles, blue or pink foam insulation board
- Window glass
- Wooden furniture (i.e. tables & chairs)
- Other items as directed by staff
We Recycle Above Items
Some of the items above we don't accept,