2012 WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDE

Residents and businesses are mailed copies of the Waste Management Guide Annually. This guide is a summary of the Waste Management Initiatives provided by the Municipality. Below is a copy of the 2012 Waste Management Guide.

2012 Waste Management (811.56 kB)

LEAF AND YARD WASTE

LEAF AND YARD WASTE FACILITY

Accepted Yard Waste	Not Accepted
• leaves • grass • weeds • sawdust • woodchips • plants • small shrubs • brush and branches up to 6 inch diameter	• stumps • branches  greater than 6" diameter

Commercial Fees are applicable

Municipal Compost and Mulch for Sale

Compost material generated from Municipality of  Meaford's  Leaf and Yard Composting Facility waste collection program is for sale at the site Fire #157859 7th Line during normal operating hours. Fridays 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Compost Facility Material Rates
Finished Compost/Mulch-  Large load up to 1.5 cubic metres	$10 (tax included)
Finished Compost/Mulch- Small load up to 0.3 cubic metres	$5  (tax included)
Commercial and Non-resident	$15 minimum (tax included)
Please remember to bring a shovel and containers for loading your own compost and wear appropriate footwear. The Municipality will not sell any other materials that are located on-site including all aggregates and screened topsoil.  These materials are for exclusive use by Municipality of  Meaford only and are not for sale. The Municipality has the right to limit all quantities of material taken off-site.

GARBAGE

SYDENHAM AREA	Rockford Service Centre, Rockford Steve & Kim's Food Basics, Owen Sound Annan Post Office, Annan Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, Owen Sound
MEAFORD URBAN AREA	Bill's Valumart Mac's Convenience (2 locations) Foodland Municipal Office Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce Meaford Public Library Zet Variety Home Hardware (2 locations) Meaford Convenience Plus Meaford Convenience & Pet Stop

RECYCLING

PAPER FIBRES	DO NOT INCLUDE
household paper • mail, computer paper, coloured paper, envelopes newspapers, flyers and telephone books magazines, catalogues, books • remove hardcovers and place with boxboard boxboard corrugated cardboard • remove food residue, liners from pizza boxes, flatten and bundle no larger than 24" x 24" x 8"	soiled paper or boxes waxed paper or boxes foil coated paper or boxes paper towel / tissues • these go in your compost wine boxes
CONTAINERS	DO NOT INCLUDE
For all containers, rinse off food residue glass bottles and jars • remove but include lids food and beverage cans empty paint cans aluminum foil and aluminum containers plastic bottles, jugs, tubs and lids marked 1,2,3,4,5,7	light bulbs window glass drinking glasses ceramics children's toys plastic clamshell packaging (unless shows recycle number) plastic bags plastic film (saran wrap) plastic wrappers flower pots styrofoam unmarked plastic bottles, jugs, TV dinner trays motor oil containers plastic jugs over 4L / 1 gal paint cans with paint still inside

COMPOST

Save your money - COMPOST!

• - vegetable and fruit scraps (cooked or uncooked)
• - meat, bones (cooked or uncooked)
• - leftovers (bread, cooked foods etc.)
• - Kleenex / tissues / paper towels

TRANSFER STATIONS

Contact: 519-372-1855

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

This event is open to residents of the City of Owen Sound, the Municipality of Meaford, the Township of Georgian Bluffs, the Municipality of Grey Highlands, Township of West Grey and the Township of Southgate. Please bring identification indicating your home address.

We regret that we cannot accept any materials generated by businesses, farm operations, institutions or industries. Nor can we accept materials containing PCB's (e.g.: fluorescent light ballasts), infectious wastes (e.g.: old syringes), radioactive wastes (e.g.: smoke detectors), explosives, ammunition or flares. Nor can we accept unidentified wastes, so please make sure that everything you bring is in a container.

2012 Household Hazardous Waste Days:

Hours of Operation: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Saturday April 14, 2012
Saturday May 5, 2012
Saturday June 2, 2012
Saturday July 7, 2012
Saturday August 11, 2012
Saturday September 8, 2012
Saturday October 13, 2012
Saturday October 27, 2012

Household Hazardous Waste Material List

Pharmaceutical All Drug Formulations Pills Liquids Cough Syrups Cosmetics Nail Polish Inhalers Perfumes Veterinary Drugs
Paint / Household Household Latex Paint Household Oil Paint
Aerosols ALL eg.Spray paint, cleaners, polishes etc ALL Propane Cylinders
Pesticides ALL Herbicides, Insecticides 2-4D DDT Black-Leaf 40 Sevin Diazinon Malathion Pesticide Aerosols (eg. Raid, Off etc) Weed Killers Round Up Safer's Soap
Oxidizers Fertilzers Plant Food Weed and Feed All Nitrates Bleach Hydrogen Peroxide Pool Chlorine Sodium Hypochlorite Nitric Acid Pool Chemical pH Down Pool Chemical pH Up Pool Shock
Acid Formulations containing, or pure compounds of: Sulphuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Phosphoric Acid (Rust Remover) Oxalic Acid (Deck Wash) Muriatic Acid Acetic Acid Boric Acid Stop Bath Saniflush CLR Sodium Bisulphate
Caustic Formulations containing, or pure compounds of: Sodium Hydroxide Potassium Hydroxide Sodium Metasilicate Sodium Silicate TSP Lime Ammonia (Wax Stripper) Ammonium Chloride Drano Mr. Muscle Easy-Off Lye Photo-chemicals Comet Ajax
Automotive/Recreational Vehicle Motor Oil Gasoline Diesel Anti-freeze Transmission Fluid Brake Fluid Batteries Adhesives Autobody Filler Autobody Paint Car Polishes Car Waxes
Miscellaneous Organic Flammable Organic Compounds including Caulking Cements and Glues Driveway Sealers Drywall Compounds Epoxies Floor Paint Industrial Paint Lacquer Liquid Plastic Marine Paint Paint Stripper Polyfiller Putty Resins Rust Paint (Tremclad) Shellac Silicone Compound Solvents Stain Thinners Urethane Varnish
Batteries All: Car/Vehicle, Dry cell household, etc.
Fluorescent Lamps Up to 10 Compact Fluorescent bulbs Up to 4 Four foot Fluorescent tubes
Unacceptable Materials Infectious Waste, including used syringes Smoke Detectors Explosives, ammunition or flares Empty cans, bottles, etc (empty paint and aerosol cans go directly into blue box just as empty plastic bottles do) Cardboard boxes

ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION

FREE E-WASTE DEPOT

Habitat for Humanity ReStore and the Municpality of Meaford have partnered to provide a Free E Waste Depot site.

When:  Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 9:00am - noon

Where:  Stewart St. Municipal Workshed,  Meaford (brown shed across from the firehall)

We will accept

All electronics including: computers, monitors, computers, TVs, stereos, printers, faxes, phones and much more. Working or not.

For a complete list see: www.dowhatyoucan.ca or call the Restore at 519 371 6714.

At Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce’s ReStore we sell both new and used quality surplus home renovation products at a fraction of retail prices. Materials sold by the Habitat ReStore are donated from various sources, for example:

• Corporate sponsors
• Contractors
• Designers and Developers
• Home Owners
• E Waste

Proceeds from the ReStore support Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce building program.  In addition to raising funds, the ReStore helps the environment by diverting thousands of tons of usable materials from the landfills.

Store Hours for additional E Waste donation and daily shopping are:

Monday – Thurs 9:00 – 6:00, Fridays till 7:00, Sat. 9:00 - 5:00 and Sun 10:00 - 4:00

For more information about volunteering or donating please call 519-371-6714 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BALE WRAP RECYCLING

The Municipality of Meaford is working with Think Plastics Inc. from New Hamburg, Ontario, on a balewrap recycling collection program located at the Leaf and Yard Waste Facility, 157859 7th Line, Meaford.

All members of the farming community may participate in this "free" waste diversion initiative.

This program is offered from April 30, 2011 to June 25, 2011. Hours of Operation are Fridays from 12 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ACCEPTABLE BALEWRAP
Only linear low density polyethylene film that is white on both sides can be accepted.

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

• - Balewrap that is not prepared properly
• - Coloured balewrap (e.g., black, green, etc.)
• - Balewrap that is white on one side and coloured on the other
• - White balewrap that is wrapped with twine or placed in bags
• - Twine, plastic containers/pails, plastic bags, garbage, etc.

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
In order to be suitable for recycling, Think Plastics requires the balewrap to be prepared as follows:

• - Shake the plastic to eliminate rocks and stones.
• - Ensure that there is only a minimal amount of dirt on the balewrap. Washing is not necessary however, material with excessive dirt cannot be accepted for recycling.
• - Cut balewrap into small sections and roll the material.
• - Each bundle must weigh between 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3 to 5 lb.).
• - Do not put balewrap into bags or tie with twine.

DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS

• - Let the attendant know that you have balewrap and follow the drop-off instructions.
• - There is no tipping fee to drop-off properly prepared balewrap.
• - Customers are responsible for unloading the balewrap and placing it into the specified collection area.

CURBSIDE SWAP DAY

GOODS EXCHANGE/CURBSIDE SWAP DAY
SATURDAY MAY 19th, 2012

- Place unwanted, but usable items, at the curb or road side for anyone to pick up
(ie. Usable furniture, books, tools, sporting goods, toys, etc.)

• - In order to identify items that are part of the Curb Side Swap Program, use signage stating items are “FREE”, or tie a white plastic bag to one of the items to indicate this.
• - Any leftover items remain your responsibility and must be removed from the curb by no later than 7pm on Saturday May 21^st, 2011
• - The Municipality of Meaford will not assume any liability for items lost or removed during goodS exchange/curbside swap day.  Please do not pick up anything unless you are sure that it is a  goods exchange day item.
• - Residents are reminded to drive carefully, watch for pedestrians and obey all traffic laws.

Please contact the Municipality of Meaford Operations Centre for more information at (519) 538-1060 ext. 1315.

2012 WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

PUBLIC SPACE RECYCLING

Coffee Cup Recycler Promotional Flyer (362.22 kB)