Garbage Collection / Landfill Site Information

 2010 Garbage Collection Schedule and other Information

2010 Recycling Schedule, Information and Map

some small changes to the allowable plastic films in your blue box.  

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Free Used Tire Disposal at Arnprior Landfill Site

 

Going Green in Arnprior


Garbage bags / cans
  • Spring/Summer Schedule           May 1 – October 31 two (2) bags collected every week.

  • Spring/Summer Waste Management Updates

  • Fall/ Winter Schedule                 November 1 – April 30 three (3) bags every other week

  • Fall/Winter Garbage Collection Schedule

  • Additional bags require a 'bag tag'.  These are available at the Nick Smith Centre, the Town Hall and the Arnprior Public Library for $2.50 each.  
  • The size of the container is limited to one-half cubic yard (0.4 cubic meters).  Weight criteria for waste containers is 50 pounds (22.7 kg) when full.
  • Composting Information

Landfill Site Annual Operations and Environmental Monitoring Report Executive Summary  ( The full report may be viewed at Town Hall during business hours ) 

Free Landfill Vouchers One free voucher per household annually can be obtained by the property owner at the Municipal Offices or the office at the Nick Smith Centre during regular office hours. This voucher is valid for one load of refuse up to one half ton capacity (excluding tires, items with refrigerants and hazardous waste) and expires on the 31st day of December each year.  Vouchers may be picked up by the owner of a property at the Nick Smith Centre Monday to Friday from 10am to 9pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am to 8pm.  Please present identification verifying your name and address when picking up your voucher.
$ Landfill vouchers Landfill passes may be purchased at the Town Hall during regular office hours or at the Nick Smith Centre. .  Fees are based on the size of vehicle used to haul the material to the site.  For further information contact the Municipal Offices at 623-4231.

Schedule of Waste Management Fees

Tires and Refrigerant Items with refrigerant must have the refrigerant evacuated from the equipment by a qualified technician and tagged appropriately or a refrigerant removal sticker can be purchased from the Town Hall.  This sticker does not include the disposal fee.  Most car tires are accepted free at the landfill site, please check with the municipal office to see if a fee is applicable.
Large Garbage Items Household appliances such as stoves, couches and mattresses are not picked up at the Town's curb side collection.  Residents must make their own arrangement to have them taken away.  The landfill site will accept large household items with a landfill pass.
Electronic Waste In an effort to reduce the amount of hazardous substances entering the landfill, and to increase waste diversion, the Town of Arnprior is now separating and recycling Electronic Waste that is brought to the landfill by residents. For details, Click Here.
Hazardous Waste A summer program with Renfrew Landfill Site located at 376 Bruce Street.... May - August
Free Landfill Items Residents can drop off cardboard, leaf and yard waste (including Christmas Trees) at the landfill site.  Please ask the attendant at the site where to drop off these items.  If leaves and yard waste are in biodegradable paper bags, they can be placed in the area set aside at the landfill site.  If they are in plastic bags, then they must be removed from the plastic and disposed of appropriately.
New Landfill Site operating hours  Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. These hours in effect throughout the year.
Spring & Fall Leaf  and  Yard Waste  Spring Yard Waste Pickup is April 21, 2010.  Fall pickup is November 10, 2010. Bags must be at curb side prior to 7:30am.  Leaf and yard waste must be placed in biodegradable paper bags, available from local merchants.  No plastic bags or other containers will be picked up.

Landfill Site Hours

Monday - Wednesday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Closed Sundays and Holidays:   | Jan 1  | Feb 15  |  Apr 2  |  Apr 5  | |May 24  |   July 1  |  Aug 2  |  Sept 6  |  Oct 11  |  Nov 11  |  Dec 25, 26  |

NOTE: Landfill passes are not available at the landfill site and must be purchased prior to arriving at the site.