Waste Management

*Ratepayer Transfer Station Pass can be picked up at the Transfer Station Site or at the Town Office.

Bruce Curzon,  Contractor

Transfer Station King William St Kallio Road
Location 149 King William Street, Kearney
“Town Site”		 147 Kallio Road
“Sand Lake Site”
Hours of Operation Friday – Tuesday
9:30 am to 1:30 pm		 Friday – Tuesday

April 1 to Thanksgiving (Monday):
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Thanksgiving (Monday) to April 1:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Closed

Wednesday &Thursday
Also:

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • New Year’s Day
  • Family Day
  • Thanksgiving

Wednesday &Thursday
Also:

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • New Year’s Day
  • Family Day
  • Thanksgiving

 
Accepted Items
  • Household waste
  • Recyclables

 
  • Household waste
  • Recyclables
  • Metal
  • Furniture
  • Building Materials
  • Tires
  • Burnable brush, leaves, hedge clippings
Transfer Station Cards
*Note: Transfer Station Cards were not mailed out with your tax bill this year. Transfer Station Cards are available for pick-up at the Town Office or at the Transfer Station Site.Household garbage

Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Waste Day 2018 (Part 2)

Don’t want to wait for the next event, or need to dispose of that hazardous waste right now? Did you know that many local retailers accept used/empty/excess at their stores?

See the list below to find out where you can get rid of it!  Whether it is paint, batteries, oil, cleaners/solvents, light bulbs, used oil or oil containers, pressurized containers, fertilizers/pesticides, coolant/antifreeze, there just may be a spot to take it!

Local Commercial Businesses in Huntsville Which Recycle Hazardous Waste

Home Depot

9 Ott Dr., Huntsville; (705) 788-5000

Receives: Dry cell batteries and also lawn tractor batteries
Canadian Tire

77 King William, Huntsville; (705) 789-5566

Receives: Mercury type and florescent light bulbs up to 48″, car batteries, anti-freeze, motor oil
Walmart

111 Howland Drive, Huntsville; (705) 787-1137

Receives: Motor oil
Re-Store

3 Crescent Road Huntsville; (705) 788-0305

Receives: Paint and stains (Some conditions apply), electronic waste, cardboard, metal items
Intyre Recycling

7 East Airport Road Huntsville; (705) 789-8142

Receives: Electronic waste (televisions, VCRs, DVD players, radios, computers, printers, etc.) 
Are you looking to get rid of expired/unwanted medications or sharps (needles) ? The Health Products Stewardship Association offers the following website to help! www.healthsteward.ca 

Recycling

Remember – Recycling helps Everyone! For you? It isn’t included in your “garbage bag” count (so it is FREE). For the Environment? It helps keep our landfill from filling up, it allows us to reduce our “Carbon Footprint”, it limits the amount of resources used (both in raw materials and in manufacturing), and it keeps the world a little bit cleaner!

What do we recycle and How should it be sorted? Please sort Containers from Fibres!

Containers include:

  • Glass bottles & Jars
  • Pop Cans, Aluminum & metal cans & tins
  • Empty, dry paint cans (lids removed)
  • Drained Oil Cans/Bottles
  • Tetra Paks, Drinking Boxes
  • Plastic bottles & jugs and bags
  • Styrofoam cups, containers

Fibres include:

  • Newspapers, flyers
  • Magazines, catalogues, phone books
  • Egg Cartons, paper cups, paper cup holders & trays
  • Paper Bags
  • Polycoated Milk & Juice Cartons
  • Box Board & Card Board

What is Garbage?

Garbage should be placed in CLEAR bags, and can included:

  • Raw meat
  • Bubble gum & packaging
  • Glass – windows, cups & ceramics
  • Soiled plastic wrap & aluminum foil
  • Styrofoam peanuts & small pieces
  • Bandages & gauze (no needles)
  • Hygiene products
  • Bathroom waste & cosmetics
  • Diapers & wipes
  • Dryer & cleaner sheets
  • Vacuum bags & contents
  • Obsolete cassettes & VHS tapes