Landfills

Storm Debris/Brush Updates

Storm Debris/Brush

WAIVED tipping fees for brush until June 1, regular tipping fees will apply beginning June 2 for brush brought to landfill (250kg and under remains free).

If you are unable to bring your brush to a landfill, please utilize the Curbside Storm Brush chipping. More information can be found on our Storm Update and Debris Clean-up webpage. It will take some time to work through the municipality, likely several weeks, so please be patient.

Storm Curbside Brush Guidelines

• Bring your storm tree and brush debris to the curb.
• Don’t block sidewalks, road ways, lines of sight and ditches.
• Place storm debris in small piles at the edge of the sidewalk or roadside
• Place cut or broken ends facing out towards the road.
• Ensure debris is separated from other types of waste or yard materials.
• Branches larger than 8 inches in diameter and logs will not be picked up.
• Leaves, twigs and small debris, should be processed according to regular yard waste collection guidelines.

Customers will not be permitted to enter the site 15 minutes prior to closing.
Cash is not accepted at this time. MasterCard, Visa or Debit; NO AMEX.
Illegal dumping is a crime. Please use our report it page if you have any questions.

Know before you go, check the Lindsay Landfill Line-up Cam:

Thinking about heading to the Lindsay Landfill today but want to know if it's busy or not before you leave home? Have a look at the live feed of the line up before you go:

Please note that the live feed is a stagnant image that automatically updates every five minutes; the date and time stamp on the bottom of the image will tell you exactly when the image was taken. If it's outdated, please try refreshing your browser.

Please follow these steps when you arrive at any City landfill site:

• Immediately report to the scale house where an attendant will be happy to help you;
• Follow attendant instructions;
• Follow all signs and directions;
• If you don't know where a certain material goes, ask a landfill attendant for help;
• After you drop off your material, return to the scale house to get your receipt.

There is zero tolerance for:

• Illegal dumping
• Abuse - verbal or physical
• Scavenging
• Non-payment

Please wear:

• Proper foot wear (certified safety foot wear is best)
• Pants and a shirt (bulky clothing may become hooked on items)
• Gloves

For your safety:

• Children and pets must remain in the vehicle;
• Always be aware of your surroundings;
• Always watch where you are and how close to the curb you get;
• Always be aware of where the landfill equipment is at all times. Never get close to the machines;
• Do not stand on tailgates.
• Any user entering the landfill site does so at their own risk. The City makes every effort to ensure landfill sites are safe. The City, including its contractors, agents and employees, shall not be liable for any injury to persons or damage to vehicles or property caused by the use of the landfill site.

Untarped loads

Residents and commercial haulers must properly tarp all loads brought to City landfill sites. Untarped loads are illegal and a significant source of roadside litter.

Landfill public review committees

• Lindsay Ops Landfill PRC
• Fenelon Landfill PRC

Landfill Annual Monitoring Reports

• 2023 Eldon Landfill  Annual Monitoring Report
• 2023 Laxton Landfill Annual Monitoring Report
• 2023 Lindsay Ops Landfill Annual Monitoring Report
• 2023 Fenelon Landfill Annual Monitoring Report
• 2023 Somerville Annual Monitoring Report

Open Landfill sites: Digital copies of the closed landfill sites are available upon request.

Accessible formats for these reports are available upon request.

Please contact recycling@kawarthalakes.ca should you require an alternative version.

Tipping Fees

There will be incremental increases to fees.

In order for loose waste to be considered a standard load it must not contain more than 10% recyclables. If loose waste contains more than 10% recyclables and/or opaque garbage bags, a mixed load rate will apply.

City landfills accept debit, Visa and Mastercard. To apply for a business account please call 705-324-9411.

Testing and approvals are required before you deliver contaminated soils to the landfill. Please email recycling@kawarthalakes.ca.

Load inspections

All residents and commercial users of City landfill sites must separate recyclable items from waste. Any waste loads that contain more than 10% recyclable materials will be subject to additional fees as part of the Collection and Management of Waste and Recyclables By-Law 2016-144.

Recyclable items that should be separate include:

• blue box recyclables (plastic, glass, aluminum cans, etc.)
• green box recyclables (paper, cardboard, boxboard, etc.)
• household hazardous waste (oil, paint, cleaners, etc.)
• electronic items (computers, stereos, power tools, etc.)
• tires (cannot be accepted at City landfills)
• scrap metal items (including appliances that do not contain Freon)
• leaf and yard waste
• mattresses

Visit our Diversion Programs page for more information about the different Diversion Programs we offer at our landfills.

Businesses that generate hazardous waste can call the following contractors for safe disposal service:

• Direct Line Environmental, 1-800-541-2527
• Photech Environmental Solutions, 1-877-938-9465
• Safety Kleen, 905-579-322

Household Hazardous Waste

You should never put household hazardous waste into your garbage or recycling. For the safety and health of our community, wildlife and environment it must be disposed of at household hazardous waste depots. There is no charge for this service (residents only).

Depot locations:

Fenelon Landfill

341 Mark Road, Cameron

Lindsay Ops Landfill

51 Wilson Road, Lindsay

When you drop off household hazardous waste materials, they must be:

• clearly labelled
• in original packaging
• tightly contained with no visible leaks
• less than 15L each (liquids)

If you bring fuel to the landfill, be prepared to leave your container behind. Fuel is never permitted to be dumped out of its container at the landfill.

We are unable to accept the following materials:

• unknown substances
• leaking or open containers
• fireworks, flares, ammunition or explosives
• industrial or commercial hazardous waste

The City is required to accept 55lbs (25kgs) of each category of household hazardous waste per customer per day. Please bring small loads of household hazardous waste to the depots. Quantities greater than this may not be accepted in one trip. It will be dependent on whether there adequate storage space available at that time.

Examples of household hazardous waste include:

Boats and boat wrap

Boats

We accept boats at City landfill sites at a rate of $140 per tonne. When you bring a boat to the landfill you must make sure the fuel tank is empty. Remove the fuel tank from the boat whenever possible. If you can't provide physical evidence that the boat has no fuel in it the boat will not be accepted at the landfill site.

Emptying boats of fuel before arriving at the landfill protects the personal safety of landfill attendants and prevents environmental contamination.

Boat wrap

Boat wrap is accepted at all landfills in the City and is considered waste. Regular tipping fees of $140 per tonne apply. You must roll and tie boat wrap before you bring it to the landfill.

Agricultural waste

Bale wrap

Bale wrap is accepted at all landfills in the City and is considered waste. Regular tipping fees of $140 per tonne apply. You must roll and tie bale wrap before you bring it to the landfill.

For information on more bale wrap recycling options please E-Mail the Economic Development Officer - Agriculture or call 705-324-9411 extension 1208.

Excavator required waste - bio-hazardous material

Some agricultural waste is considered bio-hazardous and requires additional equipment to assist with disposal. Tipping fees of $300 per tonne apply.

Electronics

All City landfill sites accept electronics for recycling at no charge. Examples of the types of electronics we accept include:

• computers
• printers
• copiers
• fax machines
• small appliances
• TVs, VCRs, CDs, DVDS
• power tools
• telephones
• cell phones
• electronic game consoles and games
• digital cameras
• hair dryers
• smoke detectors
• humidifiers

We are unable to accept the following for recycling:

• vacuums
• oscillating fans
• dehumidifiers
• VHS tapes

Please remove all personal information before you drop off electronics.