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Waste Management & Landfill Sites


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Hours of Operation



WINTER LANDFILL HOURS

Begins Tuesday after the Thanksgiving Weekend. CLOSED for all Statutory Holidays in the winter.

LocationAddressTown/CommunityDays of Operation & Hours of Operation
York Street52 York StreetDunchurch

Tuesday, Thursday,  Saturday and Sunday:
12:00 p.m.to 5:00 p.m.

Auld’s Road5 Aulds RoadDunchurch
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday:
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.


Notes:
As of January 2026, municipalities will no longer be responsible for managing recyclable materials. Responsibility is shifting to Circular Materials, a national non-profit organization that manages recycling on behalf of packaging and paper producers, under Ontario's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model.

You will still drop off your materials as usual, but with one improvement - more items will be accepted for recycling.

For more information about Recycling and for more tips please take a look at this link.

For more information about our Re-use Centres, please follow this link.


SUMMER LANDFILL HOURS

Begins Saturday of the May Long Weekend. OPEN on Statutory Holidays.

LocationAddressTown/CommunityDays of Operation & Hours of Operation
York Street52 York StreetDunchurch

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday and Holiday Mondays: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Auld’s Road5 Aulds RoadsDunchurch

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday and Holiday Mondays: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Notes:
As of January 2026, municipalities will no longer be responsible for managing recyclable materials. Responsibility is shifting to Circular Materials, a national non-profit organization that manages recycling on behalf of packaging and paper producers, under Ontario's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model.

You will still drop off your materials as usual, but with one improvement - more items will be accepted for recycling.

For more information about Recycling and for more tips please take a look at this link.

For more information about our Re-use Centres, please follow this link.

Important Messages & Notices 

  • Clear Bags are mandatory as of January 2021 (Clear bags can be purchased in many retail outlets and here are just a few options)
  • Please DO NOT leave garbage at the landfill site gates!
  • Please Note: The Municipality now has security cameras in place at both our landfill sites.
  • Please Note: We no longer accept tires, commercial construction & demolition, commercial brush or boats (unless they are metal and stripped of all non-metal parts and liquids) at any of our municipal landfill sites.

Landfill Rates and Fees

For more information please check out our Landfill Rates and Fees Schedule here.