Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
PLANNING INFORMATION/
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
Recycling and Household Garbage
Household Garbage and Recycling Schedule
2013 HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICKUP SCHEDULE/ALTERNATE TRANSFER LOCATIONS
Garbage Stickers can be purchased at the following locations:
Municipal Office,
Victoria Street Shell Gas Bar (Goderich),
Point Farms Market,
Lucknow Co-op,
Knechtel's Food Market,
Ashfield Landfill,
Amberley General Store,
Port Albert General Store,
Auburn Co-op,
Hamilton Fuels
For missed pickups please call: Waste Managment 1-888-730-3344WHAT IS RECYCLABLE?
NEWSPRINT & HOUSEHOLD FINE PAPER
▪ flyers, TV guides and other inserts acceptable
▪ bag newsprint, white and coloured writing paper, photocopy
paper and
envelopes or tie in bundles and place beside your recycle bag.
▪ brown envelopes or tissues are not accepted.
MAGAZINES, CATALOGUES, PHONE BOOKS
▪ bag or bundle with the newspaper
BOXBOARD
▪ includes cereal boxes, shoe boxes and detergent boxes
▪ plastic handles, inserts, and liners must be removed
▪ place smaller boxes inside of the larger boxes
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
▪ clean corrugated cardboard only
▪ we cannot accept waxed, oiled or blood-soaked cardboard
▪ flatten and bundle cardboard to dimensions 2 ft x 3 ft x 3 ft.
The maximum bundle weight is 40 lbs or 18 kg
***All the above items must be placed beside recycle bag***
GLASS JARS & BOTTLES
▪ remove metal lids and place in recycle bag
▪ all jars and bottles should be rinsed and placed in recycle bag
▪ windowpane glass, ceramics, pyrex, crockery, and mirrors are NOT accepted
TIN & ALUMINUM /FOOD & BEVERAGE CANS
▪ rinse cans and place in recycle bag
▪ paint cans, scrap metal, and auto parts are NOT accepted
▪ clean aluminum foil and pie plates are acceptable
PLASTICS
▪
currently we can only accept PET soft drink bottles
▪ and small mouth rigid household plastics (PET #1 thru #7)
▪ HDPE include bleach, fabric softener, and vinegar containers
***Place these items in your recycle bag***
For Missed Pick Ups Please Call
Waste Management at 1-888-730-3344
Clear Waste Disposal BagsPlease be advised that effective March 1, 2009 all garbage going to the Mid Huron Landfill Site must be in clear or semi transparent bags. Only residents living in the COLBORNE WARD of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh will be affected.
Out of consideration for people's privacy, one opaque or solid colored 'privacy bag' full of garbage is allowed to be placed inside the larger clear bag. The privacy bag can be no bigger then 20"x22", about the size of a grocery bag. Please click here for further details.
Ashfield Landfill Site - Now Accepting E-Waste
The Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is taking part in the Ontario Electronic Stewardship Program to divert e-waste from going into the landfill.
We collect for recycling electronic waste from homes. Accepted items include amplifiers, audio and video players, cameras, cell phones, computers and peripherals, copiers, fax machines, monitors, printers, radios, receivers, scanners, speakers, telephones and answering machines, turntables, televisions, video projectors.For more information please visit http://dowhatyoucan.ca/Electronics
Year-Round Household Hazardous Waste Disposal In Huron
The permanent year-round Huron County Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Depot located at the Mid-Huron Landfill Site in Holmesville is now open!
The operating hours of the Depot will be the same as the operating hours of the Mid-Huron Landfill and are as follows: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon, closed Sunday and Holidays
The Depot is FREE to ALL Huron County Households. For more information visit http://www.huroncounty.ca/plandev/wasteman.php