Garbage and Recycling

Use the Waste Wizard App below to learn how and where to dispose of specific waste items.

Clear Bags for Garbage

Like many communities in Ontario, the Township of Minden Hills requires residents to use clear garbage bags for disposing of waste. This allows our site attendants to perform a quick check to make sure that your bag doesn't contain hazardous waste or recyclables. This system helps us identify where our residents need help accessing our recycling programs and provide you with information and assistance in diverting waste from landfill.

Garbage

What is Garbage

Tissue paper, paper towel and single-use wipes
Plastic wrap, waxed paper and zipper seal bags
Absorbent pads from meat trays
Broken glass, dishes and old plastic food storage containers
Food scraps
Plastic cutlery and dirty disposable plates
Single-use coffee pods (even if they say recyclable)
Chip bags, cheese wrappers and drink pouches
Granola bar wrappers and candy wrappers
Used feminine hygiene products and diapers
Cat litter, puppy pads and poop and scoop bags

What is not Garbage

Hazardous Waste
Blue Box Recyclables
Construction/Demolition Material
Scrap Metal

Tipping Fees

Managing waste is very expensive. There are financial and environmental impacts to landfilling wastes and to removing waste from site to be recycled somewhere else. Charging tipping fees helps recover those costs so that the cost is not applied to your property tax. This way, the person who creates the waste pays for the cost to manage it.

Items without Fees

These items can be dropped off at no charge:

Appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, tagged freon appliances)
Cardboard (corrugated cardboard, up to 0.3m³)
Electronics (TV's, computers, phones, monitors)
Garbage bags (3 clear bags per week, sorted)
Oil Tanks (must be empty and cut in half or contain a 2' x 2' hole)
Propane Tanks (accepted at Scotch Line only)
Tires (car tires, truck tires - max 4 per load)

Items with Fees

Please visit the User Fees page for current tipping fees.

For more information about our waste and recycling programs, follow the links to each program page.

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