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# Landfill Site
## Landfill Site Information
The Hanover/Walkerton Landfill Site services the Town of Hanover and the Town of Walkerton only.
The joint Landfill Site is managed by the Town of Hanover and Municipality of Brockton representatives. Meetings with the Hanover / Walkerton Waste Management Committee are held throughout the year. Meeting dates and agendas can be found on the Meetings calendar. The related minutes can be found on the Boards & Committees webpage.
**Location:** 868 Bruce Road 4
**Hours:** Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Note: Closed on all statutory holidays.
| Type of Waste | Fee |
| --- | --- |
| Residential/Commercial Garbage | $148/tonne (minimum charge $12) |
| Non-Sorted Waste | $296/tonne |
| Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste | $296/tonne |
| Car Tires | No Charge - max. 10/customer/day |
| Truck Tires | No Charge - max. 10/customer/day |
| Appliances (freon removed) | $12.50/each (with freon removed) |
| Brush (over 2 inch diameter) | $145/tonne |
| Brush (2 inch diameter or less) | No Charge |
| Leaves/Compost | No Charge |
| Recyclables | No Charge |
| Mattresses | $22/each |
## Waste Diversion Information
Visit Circular Materials Ontario for recycling information at www.circularmaterials.ca/hanover.
If you have non-acceptable materials, visit rpra.ca/where-to-recycle to see where you can take your material for safe handling and disposal near you.
Styrofoam Recycling Information
* Blue Box Recyclables including Cardboard
* Clothing - Drop-off bin provided in recycling area
* Compost such as grass clippings, leaves, yard waste and small articles of brush. These items should be delivered to the site in either reusable containers or compostable bags
* Paint
* Propane Cylinders
* Hazardous Materials
These items can be delivered during residential household hazardous waste day events.
* computers, monitors, hard drives, DVD players, CD players, radios, projectors, televisons, answering machines, MP3 players, projectors, pagers, cordless & rotary telephones and printing devices
* household appliances are NOT accepted and must be included with your household waste
* ensure that no electronic waste is contained in any loads delivered to the landfill site for disposal
* all bags must be clean, dry and empty
* remove all food, stickers and receipts
#### Types of Bags Accepted
* retail, newspaper, flyer, dry cleaning, electronic equipment, bread, fresh vegetable and produce, frozen vegetable, bulk goods, milk (outer), water softener, salt bags (remove rigid plastic handles), diaper and hygiene (outer), soil, mulch, garden product
#### Types of Overwrap Accepted
* toilet paper, napkin, paper towel, bottled water, soda
Drop-Off Location - Fill an empty grocery or retail bag with plastics and tie tightly. Place filled bags in the yellow bin at the landfill site.
| Accepted Items | Only bags identified by #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene) or #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene) are accepted. |
| --- | --- |
| Retail and Packaging Bags | * Grocery and Retail Bags * Newspaper and Flyer Bags * Dry Cleaning Bags * Electronic Equipment Bags |
| Food and Produce Bags | * Bread Bags * Fresh Vegetable and Produce Bags * Frozen Vegetable Bags * Bulk Goods Bags * Milk Outer Bags |
| Product Packaging and Wrap | * Water Softener and Salt Bags (Remove rigid plastic handles * Toilet Paper, Napkin and Paper Towel Over Wrap * Diaper and Feminine Hygiene Product Outer Bags * Bottled Water and Soda Case Over Wrap * Soil, Mulch etc. Garden Product Bags (clean, dry and empty) |
| Not Accepted | * Unclean Items with Food or Dirt Residue * Packaging in Contact with Meat * Packaging in Contact with Dairy * Biodegradeable or Compostable Plastics * Crinkly, Non-stretch Wrap, Packaging and Bottle Seals * Agricultural Bale, Boat and Shrink Wrap * Beverage Rings * Stretch Cling Wrap * Chip, Cookie, Chocolate and Snack Bar Wrappers * Bubble Wrap * Zipper Lock and Resealable Bags |