Waste Department (Township of Limerick)

Limerick, Ontario · summary & facts

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The Township of Limerick Community Landfill site is located at 89 Limerick Lake Road and is open year-round. Residents require a 'Waste Site Card' to use the site, and they are available at our Municipal Office. **Summer Waste Site Hours | May ~ August** * 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. * Wed., Sat., Sun. & Holiday Monday **Winter Waste Site Hours | Sept. ~ April** * 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. * Wed., Sat., Sun. & Holiday Mon. How to Recycle #### Metal Cans & Foil Rinse cans. Place lids in a can, pinch closed and put loose in depot bin. Do not put aluminum cans inside tin ones. Include clean aluminum foil and pie plates. Flattened cans save space! No pots, cigarette or butter wrappers or scrap metal. Avoid putting pop cans inside other cans. #### Plastic Containers Discard tops and rinse containers for soft drinks, detergents, juice, bleach, shampoo, dairy products as well as clear and foam plastic cups, trays and packaging. Flatten soft drink containers and replace lids. All plastics with the numbers 1 to 6 on the bottom are OK. No blister or bubble packs, prescription bottles or toys. #### Bottles & Jars Can't go into the blue bin. Place them in a blue box instead. Remove and rinse caps and lids. Metal lids can be recycled with caps. Leave loose in the depot bin. Don't bag them! No other types of glass such as kitchenware, ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, window glass, light bulbs or mirrors. #### Boxboard and Mixed Paper Bundle junk mail and office paper separately from Boxboard. Flatten and stuff boxboard into a large box. Boxboard includes cereal, shoe and detergent boxes, as well as rinsed milk and juice cartons, paper bags, sugar & flour bags, card board tubes, books (hard cover & paperbacks), egg cartons and other clean paper packaging. No drink boxes, tissues, paper towel or laminated paper. #### Plastic Bags Stuff clean, dry plastic bags in to a plastic bag and tie handles. Include rinsed milk pouches, grocery, bread, dry cleaning, frozen vegetable and blue newspaper bags as well as outer wrapper from toilet and hand tissues. Remove food residue, stickers and receipts. * No meat, cheese or stretch wrap, cereal box liners or chip bags. #### Corrugated Cardboard Flatten and bundle corrugated cardboard boxes into a maximum size of 30" x 30" x 8" bundles. Only broken down and bundled boxes will be collected. * No waxed boxes or soiled pizza boxes. #### Newspapers & Magazines Place newspapers, inserts, phone books, magazines and catalogues in a plastic bag next to your depot bin. * No soiled newspapers. Keep boxboard and mixed paper separate, not mixed with newspaper and magazines. Dumping Fees **Schedule "C"** **By-Law No: 2026-15** **The Corporation of the Township of Limerick** **Waste Disposal Site Tipping Fees** **Residential Rates****- Bagged garbage in CLEAR BAGS ONLY** Regular bags and containers as defined in By-law No : 2026-15 **Tires** Tires with or without rims are accepted No Charge **Electronics** Televisions, computers, printers etc. No Charge **Metal Household Appliances** **Must be Placed in Scrap Metal Pile** Stoves, washers, dryers, water tanks, toasters, microwaves etc. No Charge **Items Requiring Freon Removal must be placed in appropriate area** Fridges, freezers, AC units, Water Cooler, and anything else with Freon $45.00 **Bulk Items** Sofas, Large Chairs, Furniture, Carpets/Rugs $20.00 Crib, Cot, Single and Twin Mattresses, Box Springs $20.00 Double, Queen and King Mattresses, Box Springs $30.00 **Mixed Garbage** Pickup Truck (level with box) $60.00 Car with Trailer (no racks) $60.00 Pickup Truck (level with box) and Trailer (no racks) $100.00 \*It is up to the discretion of the Landfill Attendant on Trailer Capacity\* Single Axle Dump Truck or Cube Van $150.00 Tandem Axle Dump $225.00 **Note:** Trucks or trailers with racks will be charged an additional $10.00 fee if material is above box height of such truck or trailer. Commercial Bins with Household Garbage $150.00 Commercial Bins with Construction Materials $200.00 Fiberglass Boat\* $100.00 \*Additional fee of $20.00 to remove motor if still attached\* Canoe $50.00 **Bag Tags** Bag tags can be purchased at the Municipal office during regular hours or from the Waste Disposal Site Custodian during regular Waste Disposal Site hours. Bag Tags $1.00 per tag **Cumulative Tipping Fees** The tipping fees set out in this Schedule "C" are cumulative. A person bringing more than one chargeable item(s) shall pay the Waste Disposal Site Custodian a fee for each and every one of the chargeable items laid out in this Schedule "C", unless otherwise stated. *Bag tags must be purchased for disposal of household garbage. Bag tags are $1.00 each and are sold in sheets of ten. Tags can be purchased at the Disposal Site and at the Township Office during regular office hours.* The Council of the Township of Limerick would like to remind you that in order to extend the life of the landfill site, it is important that everyone recycle. So, please help us to accomplish this goal. Reduce..........Reuse..........Recycle.......... **HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF 2026 DATES** Township of Faraday Public Works Yard 29860 A-B Highway 28 South **2026 Dates** May 23rd, July 18th, and September 12th 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ## Related Documents * Clear Bag Policy * 2026-15 - Waste By-Law * 2025 Annual Cambium Waste Site Report * 2025 Annual Cambium Waste Site Report - Appendices