Waste management

Transfer Site :

We will resume Summer Hours starting July, 2021.

Address : 625 Chemin du Rang 5, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, J0X 1M0

Summer Business Hours :

Monday : 9AM-7PM
Wednesday : 9AM – 5PM
Saturday : 8AM – 4PM

Winter Business Hours :

Monday : 9AM-5PM
Wednesday : 9AM – 5PM
Saturday : 8AM – 4PM

Visitors always comment on the great natural beauty of our municipality. These are potential investors, potential future residents, government and other workers, and tourists. We need to build on this strength.

Burning, littering and the illegal dumping of garbage is a problem that must be addressed.

Our municipality, the MRC, the Surete and the Ministry of the Environment are working together to address this issue. Two cases are under investigation. We all need to dispose of our garbage in a legal manner.

Let’s enhance the natural beauty of our community in order to attract investors and future residents.

Your excellent efforts to reduce, re-use, recycle, compact and compost have had a huge impact on keeping costs down.

Municipal garbage bags :

May be picked up after March 1st at the Waste Transfer Site. Your $99 fee includes 26 garbage bags for the year. Additional bags may be purchased throughout the year for $3 each. Families with children under two years of age will be allotted an extra 12 bags. Full information on waste and recycling is available at the transfer site.

Other items :

Styrofoam, metals, tires, stumps, branches, leaves, waste oil and filters, and paint will continue to be accepted without charge.

A fee structure has now been set up for certain individual items such as mattresses, etc. You may obtain a list of these items from the Transfer Site or Municipal Office.

Construction materials :

Are not recyclable and are subject to tipping fees.

Tipping fees :

The cost to transfer our waste to Lachute, Quebec is $210 plus taxes per metric ton. Therefore our tipping fees have been set at $250 per metric ton [ $0.25/kg]. There is a minimum fee of $30 for tipping garbage. These fees, while quite expensive, still do not cover our manpower and transportation costs. Ratepayers and residents have the option of taking extra waste to Tom Orr Cartage in Shawville (819-647-2670).

Recycling

Plastic containers, jugs and bottles

These are usually margarine, yogourt, pudding, sour cream and ice cream containers or bottles for beverages, cleaners and automotive products. Do not include motor oil, pesticide or herbicide containers. They will have the symbol • Δ1 to 7 on the bottom. All plastic should be clean with lid removed.

Metal food and beverage cans

Rinse the cans. You don’t have to remove labels or flatten the cans. Place metal lids from cans and jars in the bottom of a can and pinch the top of the can to trap the lid inside.

Glass bottles and jars (food and beverage only)

Rinse the containers and remove caps and lids. You don’t have to remove labels. DO NOT include any other type of glass such as ceramics, mirrors, window glass, drinking glasses, pyrex, light bulbs or dishes.

Aluminum foil and foil containers

All rigid foil containers, fast food trays and aluminum foil wrap. Make sure all materials are clean. DO NOT include items with food scraps or grease. No foil with paper or plastic lamination, no cardboard lids, no butter/candy/cigarette wrap, no peel-off lids, no metalized chip bags.

Aerosol cans

Make sure you have used up all the product and the aerosol can is empty. You can tell if it is empty by shaking it. Place the empty can in the designated area together with other containers. You can leave spray nozzles & paper labels on them. Excluding: Pesticide & herbicide containers.

Corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags

Corrugated cardboard is the strong sandwich like material with the waffle in the middle. It is usually used for shipping material. Flatten and empty the cardboard boxes and brown paper bags. Tie in bundles 65cm X 65cm X 20cm (24″ X 24″ X 8″) or smaller.

Boxboard

Boxboard such as cereal, cookie, cracker, tissue, detergent and shoe boxes should be flattened and bundled. Bundles should measure 65cm X 65cm X 20cm (24″ X 24″ X 8″). Include paper egg cartons and rolls from paper towels and toilet paper. Do not include waxed cartons or drink boxes.

Newspapers and magazines

Place clean newspapers, flyers, magazines, and catalogues in a bag or tie with string. Includes all used writting, typing and computer paper, envelopes & junk mail.

Styrofoam

All styrofoam clean and free of cardboard or cellophane wrapping is recyclable.

Tires

Tires must be clean and without rim.

Steel

All metal objects or pieces of scrap metal should be put in container or just beside it if they are too large.

Non recyclable objects

Milk/juice cartons, plastic bags/film, clothing and all waxed or soiled cardboard or boxboard.

The electronics

See list

Paints

All paint containers listed below, either empty or partly full, having their original label. Please consult the website of the Société québécoise de la gestion écologique de la peinture – for more information – www.ecopeinture.ca

Paints
Stains
Metal paint
Varnishes
Epoxy
Lacquerss
Aluminum paint
Wood and masonry preservatives

Used oils

Gas or diesel engine oil
Domestic marine engine oil
Industrial gear oil or car differential oil
Circulating or turbine oil
Paper machine oil
Refrigeration system oil
Mineral, polyalfaolefin (PAO) or diesole
Based compressor oil
Heat transfer oil
Transformer oil
Hydraulic or trans hydraulic oil
Power steering oil
Manual or automatic transmission oil
Slide way lubricants
Commercial marine engine oil
Non soluble cutting oil
Drawing, stamping or shaping oil
Two stroke engine oil
Drilling oil
Mould oil
Textile oil
Pneumatic system oil
Quenching oil
Chain oil (industrial or power chain saw oil)
Process oil
Saw guide oil
Dusting oil
Conveyor lubricating oil
Penetrating oil
Rust proof oil

Organic hazardous household waste as per list below

Acetone
Adhesives
Aerosols
Solid fire starter
Rubbing alcohol
Starter fluid
Glue
Wax
Antifreeze
Caulking
Dye
Plastic cement
Solid fuel
Fondue fuel
Lock de-icer
Degreasing agents
Oil stain remover
Paint thinner
Petroleum distillate
Ink
Epoxy
Gasoline
Ethylene glycol
Roofing
Tar
Motor grease
Heating and lamp oil
Lubricant
Methanol
Petroleum
Polish
Polyfilla
Leather
Suede or vinyl protectant
Liquid resin
Silicone sealant
Wallpaper remover
Shoe dye
Turpentine
Toluene
Paints other than those accepted by Éco-peinture and oils other than those accepted by SOGHU

Inorganic hazardous household waste as per list below

Accepted products:

Acids
Bases
Oxidizing agents
Batteries
Pesticides and insecticides

The origin of each container must be exclusively residential. All products must be picked up in their original container

Employees:

Albert Chaput

Attendant at the Transfer Site - Recycling

May-Lee Lafrance

Attendant at the Transfer Site - Customer Service

Citizens