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COVID-19

Please note all waste sites remain open at this time. As waste site amenities are not sanitized, the public is asked to ensure they are adhering to the strict social distancing guidelines (6 feet apart) and are taking the following precautions while visiting the waste sites:

stay home if you are feeling unwell
wash your hands frequently
keep a safe distance of 6 feet or 2 metres from those around you
avoid touching your face

Garbage Bags and Bag Tags

Clear plastic garbage bags must be used for household waste disposal.

Each property is allotted 20 bag tags per year.

Information Sheet

Waste Site Locations

There is one active landfill site in Tay Valley Township located at Glen Tay, and two transfer stations: one at Stanleyville and one at Maberly, where household waste and recyclables are collected and transferred off-site.

Glen Tay (Bathurst Ward)

156 Muttons Road,
Perth, K7H 3C6
(off Harper Road, north of Hwy 7)

Maberly (Sherbrooke Ward)

582 Zealand Road
Maberly, K0H 2B0
(west of County Road 36)

Stanleyville (Burgess Ward)

1200 Stanleyville Road,
Stanleyville, K7H 3C5
(south of Stanley Road)

Waste Site Hours

Summer


VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND - THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
Day of Week	Hours
Monday	8 - 4
Wednesday	8 - 4
Saturday	8 - 4
Sunday	10 - 6

Except: Canada Day

Winter


AFTER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
Day of Week	Hours
Saturday	8 - 4
Wednesday	8 - 4
Glen Tay Site ONLY Monday	8 - 4

Except: New Years Day, Family Day, Easter Monday, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Acceptable Waste

The following waste materials are accepted at Tay Valley Waste Disposal Sites.

$ = Tipping fees apply.

Only debit is accepted as payment. Cash or Cheques are no longer accepted.

Unacceptable Waste

The following waste materials are not accepted at any Tay Valley Waste Disposal Sites.

Hazardous waste
Medical waste
Ammunition and explosives
Asbestos waste
Fireworks
Flares
Pathological material
PCB waste
Radioactive waste
Compact Florescent Light (CFL) bulbs and fluorescent tubes (can be recycled at Ikea stores)
Mercury (thermometers, thermostats)
Animal carcasses

Please call a licensed expert for disposal of these items.

WASTE DISPOSAL FEES
Item	Fee
Items available for purchase at the Municipal Office Bag Tag (Additional beyond the annual allocation) Composter Recycling Bin	$1.00 $50.00 $10.00
Illegal Dumping Fee For disposing of waste at a non-designated area or for littering or illegal dumping	Minimum $250 charge, $125/hr after
Sorting at Site For tagged bag improperly containing Recyclable or Compostable Waste	$5.00
1 standard bag of household waste accompanied by 1 full (63 litre) container of recyclables in accordance with Section 3.2	No charge / no tag required
Battery Waste Household batteries AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt, and batteries from items such as portable radios, flashlights, smoke alarms, pagers, cell phones, laptop computers, UPS systems, hearing aids, watches and back-up power systems	No charge
Brush Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only) Tree and bush clippings	$5.00/cubic yard
Bulk Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only) Any commercial, industrial or institutional waste from a Business Establishment	$55.00/cubic yard
Compostable Waste Kitchen - Fruit, vegetables, tea bags, coffee grinds, egg shells. No meat, bones, fish, fatty or dairy food or animal feces Yard Waste - grass and yard clippings, leaves and garden debris	No charge
Construction Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only) Discarded building material, resulting from erection, repair, demolition or improvement of buildings	$55.00/cubic yard
Shingles (Glen Tay Waste Site Only)	$130/cubic yard
*Untreated Lumber Waste (Glen Tay Only)* Unpainted, no pressure treated	$5.00/cubic yard
Electronic Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only) Amplifiers, audio and video players and recorders, cameras, cell phones, computers (desktop and laptop) and peripherals, copiers, fax machines, monitors, pagers and PDAs, printers, radios, receivers, scanners, speakers, telephones and answering machines, tuners, turntables, televisions and video projectors	No charge
Major Appliances & Large Household Furnishings Waste (Glen Tay Waste Site Only) Reusable furniture Large non-reusable furniture (eg. couch, upholstered chair, table, mattress) Small non-reusable furniture (eg. bookshelf, chair) Stove, washer & dryer Refrigerator (freon removed /licensed sticker applied) Refrigerator (with freon)	No charge $20.00 $15.00 No charge $5.00 $25.00
Small Appliances Eg. blender & toaster	No charge
Propane Tanks Large	No charge
Recyclable Waste *(Excluding Battery, Electronic, Tire, Scrap Metal Waste)* Consumer plastic containers 1-7, glass jars & bottles, metal food cans, cardboard, boxboard, newspapers, magazines, mixed paper, clothing & textiles	No charge
Scrap Metal Waste	No charge
Tires Tires with or without rim (all sizes)	No charge