Garbage and Recycling

How often is garbage collected?

• Garbage is collected once a week.
• Recyclables are picked up once a week on the same day as regular garbage pickup, alternating yellow and blue box pickup.
• Check the Curbside Collection Schedule to confirm your collection day.
• Only non-recyclable items should be placed in the garbage.
• Curbside collection is for bagged household garbage, yellow box and blue box recycling only. No large item pick up, no leaf & yard waste.

How many bags, items or cans can be put out?

• Residents receiving curbside collection can set out up to two items every week on garbage day.
• All other garbage bags require tags, $2.00 each and can be purchased at the Municipal Office or the Code Road Landfill.
• Bags should not weigh more than 18 kg/40 lbs.
• If garbage bags are placed in a garbage container for collection, that container shall not be more than 17 gallons in volume.
• "Oversized/over-weight" bags or containers WILL NOT be collected

When and where to put your garbage

• Put garbage at the curb by 7:00am on your collection day
• Place bags or cans on the ground as close as possible to the roadway, but not on the sidewalk, roadway or on top of snow banks.
• Recycle pickup dates are on the same day as regular garbage pickup
• There are no interruptions during the year except when Christmas and New Year's days falls on your regular pickup day.

Pick-Up Areas

The Yellow Box is for Containers!

PLEASE: 

• No recyclables in plastic bags
• All containers must be in a Yellow Box, no garbage cans, no oversized carts, no clear/blue plastic bags
• Yellow Box material must be rinsed clean, no food residue, no oil containers

Recycling Tips

• The Yellow Box signals the driver to stop at your laneway. 
• Put your Yellow Box out for collection when it is full – or to signal driver as above.
• Save room in your Yellow Box and in the recycling truck by crushing plastic bottles & retightening their lids, flattening food and beverage cartons and tin cans, stacking plastic containers inside each other.
• Make empty recyclables the last thing you rinse in your dishwater or use them to fill empty spaces when you run your dishwasher. There is no need to use fresh hot water to rinse recyclables.

See the DNE Waste Matters Brochure for more information.

The Blue Box is for Fibres!

Only put paper products in the Blue Box.  All boxboard and corrugated cardboard should be flattened, no larger than 2ft by 4ft., tied for easy handling and left next to the Blue Box.

PLEASE: 

• No recyclables in plastic bags
• All recycling must be in a Blue Box, no garbage cans, no oversized carts, no clear/blue plastic bags
• Material must be clean, no food residue

Recycling Tips

• The Blue Box signals the driver to stop at your laneway. If you have a cardboard box full of flattened cardboard, please put your Blue Box out as well to signal the driver to stop.
• Put your Blue Box out for collection when it is full – or to signal driver as above.
• Books: donate, trade or sell. To recycle hardcover books remove the covers & spine of the book, then recycle all portions.

See the new DNE Waste Matters Brochure for more information.

Tipping fees are charged on garbage only:

• $75/metric tonne = Residential
• $125/metric tonne = Construction and demolition debris and all commercial garbage.
• $20 each = Refrigerators and all other appliances containing freon.
• Payment Methods Accepted: cash, debit, cheques

Items diverted from landfill can be dropped off for FREE:

• E Waste (Home office, T.V and audio entertainment devices)
• Scrap Metal (including white goods);
• Yard Waste (leaves and brush)
• Used Tires
• Corrgauted Cardboard

The ReUse Centre at the Code Road Landfill accepts furniture, kitchen items, books, magazines, sports equipment, toys, bikes and volunteers! 

The ReUse Centre is currently OPEN for the season!

Note: No Clothing. No Mattresses. No Freon Appliances. Only Drummond/North Elmsley residents may donate to the ReUse Centre, but all are welcome to take items home. 

Backyard Composting

Save money on bag tags and compost your kitchen and yard waste. Composters can be purchased at the Township Office and the Landfill for $45.

These resources are available to get you started and keep you going. Composting is an excellent eco-friendly family project

• The Four Seasons of Composting Poster
• The Home Composting Handbook 

Compost Depots for Yard Waste 

Residents who wish to dispose of leaves, grass clippings and brush may bring these materials year-round to the Code Road Landfill, and seasonally, to the Smiths Falls Compost Site located on Highway 43 beside the Hillcrest Cemetery. 

Food  and kitchen wastes are not accepted at either facility for composting. Please note that you also have the option to take some nutrient rich compost from the Smiths Falls Compost Site while supplies last.

SMITHS FALLS COMPOST SITE
3514 Hwy 43, Smiths Falls
East of Hillside Cemetery
May 10 – Nov. 22, 2025
Saturdays 8 am – 4 pm
Get Directions

May 14 – June 25, 2025
Wednesdays 9 am – 3 pm
Get Directions

Battery & Cell Phone Recycling

Drop off your used consumer batteries and cellphones in the collection box at the Code Road Landfill. Ask direction at the Scale House. Or you can drop off used consumer batteries at the Municpal Office during their regular buisness hours. 

Acceptable Items: Rechargeable batteries, single-use batteries and cellphones.

Hazardous Waste Depot

Drummond/North Elmsley residents can bring their hazardous waste to the CARLETON PLACE HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT.

• No tipping fees
• Proof of residency is required

Waste Items Accepted

• Flourescent Light Bulbs (cfl’S) & Flourescent Tubes (48” AND OTHER)
• Mercury (Mercury Filled Thermometers, Thermostats)
• Motor Oil, Antifreeze, Oil Filters
• Flammable Liquids (Gasoline, Solvents, Strippers, Turpentine)
• Latex Paint, oil Paint & Stain
• Organic Flammables (Adhesives, Driveway Sealant, Caulk, Resin)
• Propane Cylinders
• Lead Acid Vehicle Batteries or Dry Cell Batteries
• Aerosol Cans
• Acid or Base Corrosives (Cleaners, Drain Openers, Rust Remover)
• Pesticides
• Oxidizers (Pool Chemicals, Fertilizer)
• Fire Extinguishers

For a more information on what waste items are accepted download the Household Hazardous Waste Depot Brochure

CARLETON PLACE HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT
128 Patterson Crescent, Carleton Place
2025 DATES
May 17 - August 30
Saturdays 8 am – 12 noon
Get Directions

Type of Waste	Disposal Location
FREE Disposal
Household waste (less than 18 kg/40lbs per bag) - first 2 bags/week	Curbside pickup
Plastic Food Containers (#1-#7)	Yellow Bin
Glass food and beverage containers	Yellow Bin
Metal food and beverage containers (aluminum pop cans, food cans, clean aluminium foil and trays)	Yellow Bin
Food and Beverage Cartons  (such as milk cartons (dairy and plant-based milks), soup, broth, and drinking boxes.)	Yellow Bin
Paper (newspapers, magazines, telephone books, books)	Blue Bin
Cardboard (flattened and bundled)	Blue Bin
Boxboard (cereal and other food boxes, tissue boxes, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls)	Blue Bin
Electronics (e-waste)	Code Road Landfill or Glenview Iron & Metal Ltd
Scrap metal (iron and steel)	Code Road Landfill or Glenview Iron & Metal Ltd
Tires	Code Road Landfill
Yard Waste (grass, leaves, brush, etc.)	Code Road Landfill, Smiths Falls Compost Depot or composter
Organic Kitchen Waste	Composter
Beer, Wine & Alcohol bottle and Wine boxes	Beer Store
Consumer Batteries & Cell Phones (single-use and rechargeable)	Code Road Landfill - See staff at Scale House
Medications	Most pharmacies
Household Hazardous Wastes (paint, oil, chemicals, batteries, etc.)	Carleton Place Hazardous Waste Depot (summer Saturdays only)
Items for ReUse Centre	Code Road Landfill
TIPPING FEES CHARGED
Household waste (exceeding 2 bags, require a bag tag)	Curbside
Articles too heavy (exceed 18kg/40lbs)	Code Road Landfill
Construction or Manufacturing Waste	Code Road Landfill

 

• Environmental -
  Carry out our activities in a manner that protects the environment.
• Safety -
  Is an utmost concern and is emphasized for employees, customers and equipment.
• Financial -
  Operate in a manner that continues the strong viability of the landfill while charging reasonable tipping fees.
• Teamwork -
  Employees showing flexibility, cooperation and commitment to the mission and to each other.
• Customer Service -
  Strive for excellence to show we value and appreciate our customers by being responsive and helpful.
• Rule Compliance -
  Comply with the Ministry of the Environments Guidelines and requirements.
• Longevity -
  Extend the life of the landfill as long as possible by encouraging more recycling, efficient cell construction and effective cover and compaction of waste.
• Education -
  Communicate with our customers on existing and new policies, rules and regulations applying to recycling, solid waste and the landfill.
• Hazardous Waste and Combustibles -
  Inform customers of the Hazardous Waste disposal facility that is shared with the Town of Carleton Place and the composting facility that is operated by the Town of Smiths Falls both of which our residents have access to.