BONNECHERE VALLEY WASTE UPDATE

RESIDENTS MAY NOW USE ANY OF TOWNSHIP TRANSFER STATIONS FOR RECYCLING, ORGANICS OR GARBAGE DROP OFF

All residents may use ANY of the Township Transfer Sites to recycle your materials and dispose of your

waste. We have services to enable you to bring your organics to each site for composting. Please

Recycle and Compost as much as possible. Bulky waste must be taken to Sno Drifters and any remaining

waste can be taken to the site of your choice and managed in our collection containers.

The Curbside collection schedule is also available on our website or a hardcopy of the schedule can be

picked up at the municipal office. Tags must be placed on all bags and they are $2.00 each.

Please visit our website for further details www.bonnecherevalleytwp.com.

Depot Summer Hours

Waste Site/

Transfer Site Sno Drifters Sand Road Lake Clear McGrath Highway 41 Ruby

Saturday 9 am - 3 pm 9 am - 4 pm 9 am - 4 pm 9 am - 3 pm

Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm 12 pm - 4 pm 1 pm - 3 pm

Monday 8 am - noon 3 pm - 6 pm

Tuesday 8 am - noon 3 pm - 6 pm

Wednesday 8 am - noon 3 pm – 6 pm 1 pm – 3 pm

Thursday 8 am - noon 3 pm - 6 pm

Valid 2021

Please note: The Sno Drifters site can be opened on a call-in basis as long as staff are in the

area. This will result in an opening fee of $35 plus the cost of your weighted load. This site

accepts cash only.

Included in your March Tax Bill there is a FREE Voucher for use at the SnoDrifters Site

exclusively. This voucher permits up to 550 kg’s for FREE. If your load weighs over this

amount then you will be responsible to pay the amount over and above this weight.

The FREE Voucher is only given out to properties in which have a dwelling or building on the

property. We are no longer giving Vacant parcels of land free vouchers as they do not

accumulate bulky items or construction materials.

(From the Long Weekend in May to Thanksgiving Weekend)

Depot Winter Hours Waste Site/

Transfer Site Sno Drifters Sand Road Lake Clear McGrath Highway 41 Ruby

Saturday 9 am - 3 pm 9 am - 4 pm 9 am - 2 pm 9 am - 2 pm

Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm 12 pm - 4 pm

Monday 2 pm - 4 pm

(From the Thanksgiving Weekend to the Long Weekend in May)

Recycling can be complicated and we want to help you make it easier!

• Aersol cans (empty) • Aluminum plates • Cardboard cans (frozen

juice, peanuts, hot chocolate)

• Cartons (milk, juice, cream)

• Clam shells (plastic produce & bakery containers)

• Egg cartons (plastic) • Glass bottles & Jars

(non refundable, lids removed)

• Juice boxes • Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs

& lids (i.e. food & bever-age containers, house-hold cleaning products, laundry detergent, shampoo bottles, etc.)

• Pop / juice cans • Yogurt / pudding/

applesauce cups

• Books (soft and hard cover - remove hard-covers)

• Boxboard (cereal, tissue, cracker boxes

• Brown paper bags • Catalogues and magazines • Corrugated carboard

(flattened and bundled) • Envelopes • File Folders • Frozen food boxes • Greeting cards • Newspaper, flyers and

junk mail • Paper (coloured & white), • Paper towels rolls (empty) • Shredded paper ( in a

clear plastic bag) • Telephone books • Tissue paper • Toilet paper rolls (empty) • Wrapper Paper (non

metallic)

• Baking ingredients • Bones • Bread • Butcher paper • Cereal • Coffee filters/grounds • Cooking oil, grease, fat

(solidified) • Corncobs & cornhusks • Dairy products • Drink trays (paper) • Eggs & Egg shells • Egg carton (paper) • Houseplants • Facial tissue • Fish parts • Flowers • Fruit • Leaf and yard waste

• Meat products • Microwave popcorn bags • Muffin papers • Napkins • Nuts/shells • Paper cups • Paper food containers • Paper plates • Paper towels • Pasta • Pizza and pizza boxes • Pumpkins • Rice • Shellfish (inc. shells) • Tea bags & leaves • Vegetables • Waxed corrugated card-

board (small quantities only)

• Waxed paper

• Binders

• Bubble wrap

• Black Plastic (cookie and food serving trays)

• Candles

• Candy bar wrappers

• Carpet (must fit inside bag)

• CD / DVDs / VHS & tapes and cases

• Ceramics

• Cereal / cracker box liner

• Chips bags

• Christmas tree lights

• Clementine boxes

• Clothesline, Plastic Clothes hangers

• Cookie bags

• Cork

• Crayons

• Dialysis tubing

• Diapers/Diaper wipes

• Dog / cat food bags

• Dryer sheets & lint

• Feminine hygiene products

• Foil (pouches /packets)

• Food packaging (deli meat, hot dog wrappers etc.

• Florist foam

• Flower pots trays

• Furnace filters

• Garden hose

• Kitty litter / Pet waste

• Latex gloves

• Light bulbs (incandescent)

• Mirrors

• Photographs

• Plastic bags (grocery, bread, milk, etc)

• Plastic cutlery

• Plastic wrap (outer wrap from paper towel and toilet paper pack-ages

• Pool noodles

• Rags & unusable clothing / Shoes

• Rope

• Toys

• Sandwich bags / Straws

• Styrofoam packing

• Vacuum bags

• Wallpaper

Container Recycling Paper Recycling Organics Garbage

*Please: do not place stove ashes in your garbage bags.

As part of the commitment of the Council of the Township of Bonnechere Valley to greening the

environment a Municipal Hazardous and special waste depot is permanently established at the

Sand Road Transfer Station located at 953 Sand Road.

The depot is only open during the summer hours.

Council continues to maintain its blue box program and encourages residents to recycle all

acceptable materials.

Air Conditioners - Sand Road, Lake Clear and Ruby Road

Brush — Sand Road, Lake Clear, and Ruby Road

Construction Demolition and Bulky Items (such as furniture and Mattresses) - Sno Drifters (Only)

Electronics — Sand Road, Lake Clear, Ruby Road, Hwy.41 and Sno Drifters

Fridges & Freezers - Sand Road, Lake Clear and Ruby Road

Organic Wet Waste — Sand Road, Ruby Road, Hwy.41, Lake Clear, McGrath Road

Propane Tanks - Sand Road (only)

Recycling — Sand Road, Ruby Road, Hwy.41, Lake Clear, McGrath Road. Available at all sites except SnoDrifters.

Scrap Metal — Sand Road, Lake Clear, Ruby Road and Sno Drifters

Stoves - Sand Road, Lake Clear and Ruby Road and Sno Drifters

Tires - Sno Drifters (only) *NOTE: Tires must be off the rims

Blue Box Recycling

Hazardous waste is only accepted at the

Sand Road Transfer Facility

Waste Site Locations

Sno Drifters Waste Site - 213 SnoDrifters Rd Highway 41 Transfer Site—1002 Larmond Rd

Sand Road Landfill Site - 957 Sand Rd Lake Clear Landfill Site - 3091 Foymount Rd

McGrath Road Transfer Site - 133 McGrath Rd Ruby Road Transfer Site - 2213 Ruby Rd