Waste Management Services

The Township has a multi-faceted waste management program. It provides curbside garbage and recycling pick-ups, owns and operates two landfill sites and two community compost sites, and participates with North Dundas in its household hazardous waste program.

Landfill Sites

The Township has two landfill sites: one in the Williamsburg ward and the other in the Matilda ward. The Williamsburg landfill site is located at 4021 County Road 8 and the Matilda landfill site is located at 10815 Seibert Road.

Hours of Operation:

	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays	Saturdays
Williamsburg Landfill Site	8 am to 1 pm		8 am to 1 pm		9 am to 12 noon
Matilda Landfill Site		8 am to 1 pm		8 am to 1 pm	1 pm to 4 pm

The landfill sites are closed on statutory holidays.

Tipping Fees and Charges

Garbage Collection

The Township has weekly curbside, residential garbage pick-up. Businesses are permitted to take advantage of this pick-up but must comply with the Township's garbage policies. All residents and businesses are permitted to set out two garbage bags at curbside. Any additional garbage must be in an authorized garbage bag issued by the Township and sold at various locations in the Township. The price of additional garbage bags is $1.25 per bag.

Collection Regulations

1. Refuse must be placed at curbside no later than 7:00 am on the day of collection.
2. Empty containers must be removed from the curbside no later than 8:00 pm on the day of collection.
3. Each resident may place a maximum of two bags/containers per week. Any garbage in excess of the two bags/containers must be in an approved bag purchased from the Township or its authorized sellers.
4. Bags not collected must be removed from the curbside by 8:00 pm on the day of collection.
5. Garbage bags must be securely tied, maximum width of 66 cm (26"), maximum height of 91 cm (36"), and do not exceed 22.5 kg (50 lb). No oversized leaf and yard bags.
6. Residents may use a garbage container that does not exceed the above measures and weight when full - no 45-gallon drums or tote carts.
7. No person shall place for collection any garbage in front on any address except the address at which the garbage is generated.
8. Recyclable material (see below), tires, demolition and construction material, animal feces, liquids, furniture and appliances, paints, oils, batteries, propane tanks, and other hazardous material will not be collected.
9. Any broken glass must be wrapped in paper or cardboard and placed in a manner safe to collect.

Recycling

The Township has a blue box and a green box recycling program. Both are curbside pick-ups designed for residences. Businesses are permitted to take advantage of this pick-up but must comply with the Township's recycling policies.

Blue box collection and green box collection are collected on alternate weeks and on the same day as garbage collection. One week, the green box material will be collected; the following week the blue box material will be collected.

Recycling Collection Schedule (PDF)

Blue/Green Box Material:

	Acceptable Material	Not Accepted
Green Box	newspapers, flyers, fine paper, boxboard, paper egg cartons, toilet paper and towel paper rolls, pizza boxes, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories, corrugated cardboard, paper shreddings	styrofoam, plastic, handles, plastic bags, hard covered books, waxed or coated boxes
Blue Box	glass bottles and jars used for food or drink, metal food and beverage cans, plastic bottles and containers marked on the bottom with a recycling symbol with the numbers 1 or 2 only, aluminum pie plates and foil, rigid foil containers and trays	light bulbs, ceramics, mirrors, window glass, Pyrex, herbicide or pesticide containers, car fluid bottles, aerosol or paint cans, foil with paper or lamination

Collection Regulations:

1. Recyclable material must be placed at curbside no later than 7:00 am on the day of collection.
2. Empty blue boxes and green boxes must be removed from the curbside no later than 8:00 pm on the day of collection.
3. Recyclable material not collected must be removed from the curbside by 8:00 pm on the day of collection.
4. Ensure that all items are free of residue, flattened and that no loose material is on top that will blow away.
5. Recyclable material shall not exceed more than one or two boxes maximum per week.

Replacement or additional blue boxes and green boxes may be purchased for $7.00 each at the Township Offices.

Composting

The Township has two community compost sites. They are located in the village of Morrisburg and the village of Iroquois. Volunteers operate both sites during the late spring, summer and early autumn seasons only.

Household Hazardous Waste

The Township participates with the Township of North Dundas in its household hazardous waste program. Any resident from South Dundas may take his/her household hazardous waste to the depot located at:

12620 Boyne Road (east of Winchester)
between the hours of:
9 am and 12 noon
on the following days: Hazardous Waste Schedule (PDF)

There are no tipping or dumping charges to you. However, you will be required to produce your driver's license or other identification that can confirm your place of residence in South Dundas.

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