Garbage, Recycling, & Yard Waste - Town of Prescott (original) (raw)

The Town of Prescott's waste contractor collects solid waste (garbage), and recycling at the curb once a week. Weekly recycling collection alternates between fibre/paper and mixed containers. The Municipal yard waste facility hours and fees, can be found below.

Limerick Environmental Services Ltd., the waste management contractor, is responsible for curbside collection, including solid waste and recycling.

If you would like to receive more information on waste and recycling collection or have experienced an issue with your curbside collection, please contact (613) 925-2812, Ext. 6219 or email operations@prescott.ca.

FoodCycler Pilot Program

During the months of June to September 2023, the Town of Prescott is partnering with Food Cycle Science to offer a subsized pilot program for in-home food waste diversion machines, known as the FoodCycler.

The Town of Prescott has partnered with Raw Materials Company (RMC) to provide free battery drop-off located at Town Hall.

RMC is a registered battery hauler and processor with the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) under Ontario Regulation 30/20. RMC recycles over 95% of the components found in dead batteries. All the components are put back into energy production, eliminating the need to mine for more materials.

Battery products will be accepted at the following location:

Eligible batteries include:

The following will not be accepted:

Practice proper battery disposal by storing dead batteries in a non-conductive container made of plastic or glass and recycling in the designated bin. For more information on how to prepare your batteries for recycling and eligible products please visit the RMC website.

The Town invites residents, community groups, schools and businesses to spend 30 minutes picking up litter and recycling that’s accumulated in local parks and other public areas over the winter. Let's do our part by working together to help keep our Town clean and green!

Join us on Saturday April 20, 2024 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for the Town’s annual spring cleanup.

Stop in and see us at 99 St. Lawrence Street, Centennial Park (east entrance) to pickup your cleanup day kit.

The Town picks up yard waste every month on the last Wednesday of the month from April through to November. Weather conditions and high volumes of yard waste can spread curbside collection over several days. The Town also picks up Christmas trees during the first week of January.

2024 Curbside Yard Waste Collection Dates:

Yard waste must be placed in paper bags; plastic bags no longer accepted for curbside pickup. This will greatly reduce the amount of plastic entering the yard waste facility, and the hours of staff time cutting and emptying the bags.

Christmas Trees:

COM2 Recycling Solutions Canada presents Electronic Waste Cleanup for residents of the Town of Prescott!

Electronics should never be put in the recycling or garbage. COM2 collects unwanted electronics for free to ensure they are disposed of safely, recycled and kept out of landfill.

COM2 will be collecting Electronic Waste at the Leo Boivin Community Centre parking lot, located at 444 Prince Street on the following date(s):

Protect your privacy: The Town is not responsible for personal information contained on your electronic devices. Clear all personal information from computers, cell phones and other electronics prior to drop-off (wipe your drives/clear your SIM cards).

Items Accepted as Electronic Waste

Items include information technology, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment that have a primary purpose of collecting, storing, processing, presenting or communicating information, including sounds and images, recording or reproducing sounds and images. Batteries supplied with the equipment are also accepted.

Display Devices: Televisions, monitors, E-readers

Telephones & Accessories: Corded and cordless phones (with electrical base stations), telephone answering machines, cell phones, headsets and hands-free accessories

Computers & Accessories: Desktop computers, portable computers (e.g. laptops, tablets, notebooks), keyboards, mice, cables, webcams, hard drives, USB flash drives/sticks etc.

Printing, Copying & Scanning Equipment: Printers, including printer cartridges, scanners, fax machines, photocopiers

Stationary & Portable Audio/Video Systems: Stereos, radios, tuners, turntables, record, cassette players, speakers, amplifiers, receivers, CD, VCR, DVD, Blu-ray, PVR players/recorders, digital media (e.g. MP3) players, docking stations for portable digital players, speakers, audio and/or voice recorders, headphones and microphones (wired and wireless), projectors (e.g. digital, multimedia, video), video game consoles, handheld video game systems, baby monitors and receivers

Other: Cameras (e.g. digital, video, single-use disposable, security), calculators, smart watches, smart glasses, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and components, drones with audio or visual recording equipment, peripherals and cables used to support the function of information technology, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment (e.g. charging equipment, remote controls), parts of information technology, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment sold separately (e.g. hard drives, modems, routers), handheld point-of-sale terminals or devices

The Town of Prescott has a residential waste collection program. The Town's designated waste contractor will only collect garbage bags with a tag secured to the top of the bag knot. Preferred garbage bag information noted below. Curbside collection occurs each Tuesday at 7:00 am, with possible changes to the schedule for statutory holidays.

Key Information for Garbage Tags:

HOW TO ATTACH THE TAG TO THE WASTE BAG:

  1. Secure the top of your bag with a twist tie or knot
  2. Attach the tag above the knot
  3. Ensure the tag has adhesive ends pressed tightly together

Garbage tags may be purchased at the following locations:

Note: Businesses, industries, and institutions are responsible for the disposal of their own solid waste and recycling.

Garbage Collection Safety Tips

Household Hazardous Waste Day is run by the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Residents of Leeds and Grenville, including the Town of Prescott can drop off household hazardous waste free of charge.

More information can be found here: https://www.leedsgrenville.com/en/government/household-hazardous- .aspx

2024 Dates and Locations:

Saturday July 6, 2024 - 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Saturday August 17, 2024 - 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Saturday September 21, 2024 - 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Accepted Items:

Not Accepted:

Please Note:

For additional questions, please call (613)342-3840, Ext. 2413.

The Town of Prescott does not have a landfill site. The Ed Yandeau Operations Centre (Public Works Building) does not accept any kind of fill.

Residents are encouraged to contact Waste Management (Now WM), who serve the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, for any inquiries or disposal needs.

Transfer Station: Waste Management (Now WM) - Brockville Hauling & Transfer Station

Location: 1380 California Avenue, Brockville

Telephone: (613)342-1081

Hours of Operation:

OPEN Monday to Friday - 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

OPEN Saturday - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

CLOSED Sunday

(Closed on all statutory holidays)

Large Item Pick-Up will now occur 3 times a year; all registered items will be picked up on the second Wednesday of every month in April, July, and October. Items must be registered no later than the Monday before each collection date and placed on the curbside before 7:00 a.m. There will be NO LIMIT for the number of items per household.

Pick-up dates:

Green Items $10 per item: Furniture including household items such a lamps, tables, chairs, sofas, dressers, etc.

Orange Items $20 per item: Mattress and box springs.

Blue Items $15 per item: Stoves, washing machines, dryers, furnaces, hot water tanks, microwaves, sinks, bathtubs, water softeners, water heaters, barbecues and any other items deemed eligible.

Red Items $65 per item: All freon supplied household items including fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and any other freon-use items.

White Items NO CHARGE: Tires and rims, and e-waste: computers, computer accessories, laptops, monitors, stereos, disk players, fax machines, televisions, DVD and VCR players, telephones and all other electronic items deemed eligible.

Important Changes Due to COVID-19: Physical tags will no longer be required due to COVID-19. All items must still be registered, paid for and placed at the curb, same day of collection by 7:00 am prior to pick-up.

Registration may be processed in person at the Municipal Building, or by calling (613)925-2812, Ext. 6200 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. For payments processed over the telephone, no data is recorded or stored.

Located north of the Ed Yandeau Operations Centre, 950 Sophia Street

Open to Town of Prescott residents only - proof of residency required. Hired contractors or local businesses require a facility pass. 5 loads for 75.00oranannualunlimitedpassfor75.00 or an annual unlimited pass for 75.00oranannualunlimitedpassfor250.00.

Opening Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Seasonal Hours of Operations:

OPEN Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

OPEN Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

OPEN Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CLOSED Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

Closing Date: Saturday November 30, 2024

Yard waste accepted:

Hired Contractors:

Effective May 2020, hired contractors or local businesses may enter the yard waste facility with a commercial pass. Passes can only be purchased at the Municipal Building between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. No cash or cheques are accepted at the yard waste facility.

Options include:

Enforceable under By-Law #51-90. Maximum fine for illegal dumping is $5000.

Please note, no plastics may be left at the compost site. Any items contained in plastic must be emptied by the resident, and the plastic disposed of off-site. Leaves bagged in plastic and plastic pots are to be emptied by the resident, and then placed back in vehicle before leaving.

Residents entering the facility must provide the following information to the attendant:

Recycling is collected at the curb on Thursdays at 7:00 a.m. with alternating weeks of fibre/paper and mixed containers. Please refer to our Waste & Recycling Collection Calendar for details. All items must be placed at the curb in a recycling bin or container. Any bin is acceptable as a container to hold recyclable items.

Do not bag recyclables; If you put your recyclables altogether in a bag, the collection team can't see what is in them.

A guide on recyclable materials can be viewed above - Re-Think Recycling.

Residents are invited to place ​unwanted, gently used items at the curb for other residents to take for their own use, free of charge. This is a great opportunity to give unwanted items a new home while keeping them out of landfill sites.

Treasure Day takes place on Saturday May 18, 2024 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

How to participate in Treasure Day: