Garbage and Recycling

On this page

1. Regular collection schedule for garbage and recycling
2. Garbage regular collection
3. Recycling regular collection
4. Holiday reycling tips 
5. How to discard special items
6. Annual large items special collection and electronic equipment collection
7. Electronic waste and styrofoam depot center
8. Compostable and organic waste collection
9. Household hazardous waste collection
10. Municipal landfill
11. Holiday regular collection schedule and Christmas tree collection

 Regular Collection Weekly Schedule for Garbage and Recycling

Some of our trucks have a hydraulic arm to facilitate waste collection. Please ensure to:

• place your bins in your driveway, on the side of the road before 6 a.m. on collection day;
• allow 2 feet of clearance between each bin;
• close the lid of the bin; and
• place the handles and wheels facing the building.

Check out the collection map to find out which day is the waste collection day at your address.

Garbage Regular Collection

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

Garbage is limited to 154 L per household per week, and an unlimited amount of recycling may be set at the curb. Items not contained in a bag or container will not be collected.

Garbage will be collected at residential properties if it's: 

1. Two containers of 77 L or less
2. One or two bags of 77 L or less

Garbage left in cardboard boxes will not be collected. Please do not tie lids to the garbage can and remove any bungee cords to avoid pitcher injury. 

 Excess Garbage

• Excess garbage beyond what fits in your bin with the lid closed, must be bagged, tagged and set out beside your Garbage Bin for collection.
• Garbage Tags are available for purchase at our municipal office at the cost of $3 per tag with a minimum of 5 tags per purchase.
• Use a regular garbage bag for excess garbage and ensure that the Garbage Tag is stuck to the bag and is clearly visible.
• Excess garbage and oversized items are different. The Township will pick up bulky items (appliances, furniture, carpets, etc.) during the Spring Collection (see below for more information).

Recycling Regular Collection

As of July 1st 2023, Circular Materials, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating efficient and effective recycling systems, is responsible for Champlain Township's Blue Box recycling program. Their contractor, Cool Containers & Rentals will be carrying out the recycling collection throughout the township. This new program is a provincial-wide effort aimed to create a stronger, consistent and more effective Blue Box service that will reduce litter and allow more materials to be recycled in more communities. For more information on this program: https://www.circularmaterials.ca/resident-provinces/ontario/

Please note:

•  This DOES NOT affect your usual collection schedule.

However,

• please ensure that your recycling is out by 6 a.m. on the day of your scheduled collection.

For questions regarding recycling, please contact Cool Containers & Rentals at 613-875-9110 or by email coolcontainers@bell.net

Recycling container can be any color, as long as it is clearly identified as recycling, it could also be blue or clear bags. There is no limit of bags or containers for recycling.

Accepted Materials in Recycling Bin

Please bring all electronics and white styrofoam at the Depot Center (for free).

Holiday Recycling Reminder

How to discard the following materials and items?

Click on the links  to learn more about our collections and services.

Annual Large Waste Items - Special Collection and
Electronic and Electrical Equipment Collection

Municipal waste services are essential to the quality of life of our communities, to our health and to the protection of the environment. Let's work together to keep our township clean and green.

• Only put the authorized items
• Respect quantities
• Stack the articles neatly

Electronic & electrical equipment will be collected by Recycle-Action the same week as the the large items, but  on a different day. Please separate electronic and electric equipment from the other household garbage at the curbside.

2024 Large Waste Items Collection Schedule per Ward

Large waste items will not be picked up at the same time as the regular garbage collection. Please make sure to place items the weekend before, and BEFORE, Monday 6 a.m. Collection Staff will not return to an area if pick-up has already occurred

Maximum Quantity

The maximum quantity of waste must not exceed the size of a pickup truck box (1.2 metres by 2.4 metres by 1.2 metres or 4 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet). Individual items may not exceed a weight of 150 pounds. Items that do not comply with the following mentions will not be picked up.

 Accepted Items

• Furniture
• Refrigerators (Freon must be removed and the appliance must be tagged by a licensed contractor
• Stoves
• Dishwashers
• Washing machines and dryers
• Barbecue (with propane tank removed)
• Air conditioners
• Furnaces
• Patio or kitchen set (1 table and 4 chairs)
• Bed spring and mattresses
• Couch
• Barrels
• Water tanks (emptied)
• Metal
• Tree limbs must be bundled and tied together (maximum 2 feet wide by 6 feet long)
• Compostable materials (in brown paper bags)
• Accepted Items placed in clear bags

Refused Items

• Five or more pieces of furniture or appliances
• Items with Freon
• Tires
• Construction and renovation materials (including rolls of carpeting)
• Commercial, industrial, agricultural waste
• Hazardous waste item (corrosive, flammable, poison)
• Propane tanks and fluorescent tubes
• Broken glass and mirrors
• Animal carcasses
• Dirt
• Concrete, Stones
• Vehicle parts or bodies and boats
• Household garbage and food waste
• Recyclable items picked up with regular recycling
• Items placed in green or black garbage bags
• Water softener, Pool, Spa, and accessories

Electronic Waste and Styrofoam Depot Center

Old electrical and electronic equipment that are not recycled are dangerous for the environment, the quality of the air, the water and also for the health of people. Protect the environment and bring your items to Recycle Action. It's free!

In a landfill, styrofoam takes thousands of years to break down. It is therefore better to recycle it.

Where to bring them?

Recycle Action
1301, Spence avenue
Hawkesbury, Ontario
613-632-8508

Monday to Friday - From 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Which electrical and electronic equipment are accepted?

Technology equipment

CD-ROM drives, computer disk drives, keyboards, mouse, modems, terminals, microcomputers and minicomputers, monitors (CRT, LCD, plasma), personal computers (desktop, laptop, notebook, notepad), personal-hand held computers and printers (printing devices will include copiers, scanners and typewriters)

Telecommunications equipment

Fax machines, telephones (physical and accessories) including cellular phones, PDAs and pagers

Audio-visual equipment

Televisions (CRT, LCD, plasma, rear projection), audio and video players, cameras, equalizers, (pre)amplifiers, radios, receivers, speakers, tuners, turntables, video players/projectors and video recorders.

Compostable and Organic Materials Collection - Fall Collection

From November 4 to November 10, 2024.

As part of the continuing waste diversion initiatives of the Township of Champlain, please be advised that a special curbside pickup of compostable material (leaves, branches, grass and cedar clipping) will be made from November 4 to November 10, 2024.

Important

• All compostable material are to be placed at the curbside (or edge of road) beginning on the Monday before 6 a.m. No vehicles will return to an area if pickup has already occurred.
• All branches shall be tied up in bundles no longer than six (6) feet in length and all leaves and grass are in brown paper bags.
• The collection contractor will not pick up any other bag.

 Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Saturday, October 5, 2024, 8 : 30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Household hazardous waste are items or objects that are harmful to your health and the environment if they are thrown in the trash or in the sewers. The Township of Champlain collects this hazardous household waste once a year. It is free. A proof of residence is required.

Where?

Hawkesbury Sewage Plant 
815 Main Street East, 
Hawkesbury, ON K6A 1B5

What?

Accepted products are corrosive, flammable and poison product like the following examples.

*No PCB’s, commercial, industrial, biomedical, radioactive, explosive, unknown waste or tires will be accepted.

Maps showing return-to-retail locations participating in HSP recycling programs.

 Municipal Landfill

Open every Saturday from May 4, 2024 to November 9, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The landfill will remain open on November 16 and 23, 2024 for compostable and organic materials only (branches, leaves, etc.)

1897 Cassburn Road, L'Orignal, ON K0B 1K0

2024 Holiday Collection Schedule 

Some collections will be cancelled or postponed due to certain holidays

January 1:  Longueuil garbage collection postponed to January 2
March 29: West Hawkesbury recycling cancelled
July 1: Longueuil garbage collection postponed to July 2
December 25: Vankleek Hill and Hawkesbury West garbage and recycling collection ( around VKH) postponed to December 26

Christmas Tree Collection 2025

TBD

Place your Christmas tree no later than 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled pick-up week. No vehicle will return to an area if pickup has already occurred. Ensure trees are behind the curb and not in the path of the snowplows.

Basic instructions

• Remove all decorations from the Christmas tree.
• Do not place the tree in a plastic bag.
• Place the tree with the base facing the street.
• Make sure the tree is not covered in snow and is not obstructing the sidewalk.
• When snow is expected, make sure the Christmas tree is not obstructing the road to facilitate loading.