Disposing of household waste

Take advantage of the scheduled pick-ups for used clothing, recyclable material, hazardous waste and more. Here’s all you need to know!

Household garbage

Pick-up happens once a week, every Wednesday, for residential buildings with fewer than eight units. It happens twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, for commercial buildings and apartment buildings with eight or more units.

Garbage may be put out after 19:00 the evening before and up until 7:30 on the actual collection day.

Have a look at our folder: Refuse at Curbside: the Road Most Travelled [PDF 215kB].

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Recyclable materials

Pick-up is once a week, every Wednesday, for everybody.

Blue rollout bins may be put out after 19:00 the evening before and up until 7:00 on the actual collection day.

In need of a blue rollout bin? Contact our Technical coordinator in environmental and sustainable development at 514-734-4123.

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Household hazardous waste

In 2010, pick-up will be held at the Mount Royal arena (1050 Dunkirk Rd.) on the following dates:

  • Saturday, April 24, from 9:00 to 17:00
  • Sunday, September 12, from 9:00 to 17:00

Locate the arena on our interactive map.

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Yard waste

If you are taking part in the yard waste collection, just place your yard waste inside the green rollout bin making sure you follow the instructions for this type of collection. It should be noted that the yard waste collection ends around mid-November only to resume by mid-April.

Have a look at our folder regarding yard waste collection [PDF 777kB].

Unsure whether you live along the yard waste collection route or not? Check out the latest route map [PDF 301kB].

Used clothing

Get rid of old clothes during our household hazardous waste pick-up sessions or, at all times, at our permanent Salvation Army collection bin in the arena parking lot (1050 Dunkirk Road) behind the fire station.

Locate the arena on our interactive map.

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Used batteries

Drop them at:

  • the arena (1050 Dunkirk Rd.)
  • the library (1967 Graham Blvd.)
  • the municipal shops (180 Clyde Rd.)

Locate these buildings by key words on our interactive map.

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Used printer cartridges and cell phones

In collaboration with the MIRA Foundation, three collection points have been set up in municipal buildings:

  • Reginald J.P. Dawson Library (1967 Graham Boulevard)
  • Public Security (10 Roosevelt Avenue)
  • Public Works (180 Clyde Road)