Throughout the year, the Township offers a range of special waste collection programs to help residents safely and responsibly dispose of items that are not collected through regular curbside service. These include annual collections for large waste items, yard waste, hazardous waste, and electronic and electrical equipment. Please review the schedules and guidelines below to ensure proper preparation and disposal.
Available Special Collections
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
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.
Please Place Before Monday 6 a.m.
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
| Ward | Collection Week | Curbside Set-Out Window |
|---|---|---|
| Vankleek Hill | Week of May 4 | Friday, May 1 to Monday, May 4 before 6 a.m. |
| L'Orignal | Week of May 11 | Friday, May 8 to Monday, May 11 before 6 a.m. |
| Longueuil | Week of May 11 | Friday, May 8 to Monday, May 11 before 6 a.m. |
| West Hawkesbury | Week of May 4 | Friday, May 1 to Monday, May 4 before 6 a.m. |
Vehicles will not return to an area if pickup has already occurred.
Collected during the same week as large items.
Electronic and electrical equipment are collected separately from large waste items. They are picked up during the same week, but may be collected on a different day.
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.
Which electrical and electronic equipment are accepted?
From November 2 to November 8, 2026.
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 3 to November 9, 2025.
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.
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. The collection contractor will not pick up any other bag.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where? Hawkesbury Sewage Plant | 815 Main Street East, Hawkesbury, ON K6A 1B5
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.
Liste of Household Hazardous Waste Accepted
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.
Additional Recycling Locations (Retailers)
- Batteries - Call 2 recycle : Recycling Drop-off Locations Map
- Light bulbs: Accepted products and pick-up service
- Hazardous and special products: Accepted products and pick-up service
- Paint: Accepted products and pick-up service
January 5 to 11, 2026
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.
