• The new Mapleward Road facility was opened in September 2009 completed at a cost of $11 million dollars and situated only 1.7km from the old John Street site. New enhancements for this location include, improved traffic flow, with full directional signage, a new administration centre, weigh scale kiosk and expanded recycling and household hazardous waste areas. This new layout with the additional materials now accepted and sorted for recycling means a more efficient and green facility.

1. Household Recycling Depot. Bins are located here for Glass, Cardboard, Newspaper, Pop cans, Steel cans, #1 & 2 Plastic Bottles
2. Household Hazardous Waste Depot and drop-off bin for Electronics or E-waste
3. Kiosk or Scale where vehicles are weighed in to the landfill site
4. Public Waste Dispoal Area for vehicles including cars, vans and half-ton trucks. This area has at-grade bins that seperate metals, bulky items like furniture, scrap tires and garbage
5. Commercial Scales for registered commercial vehicles only
6. Administration Building
7. Operations Yard
8. Main Tipping Face / Commercial Drop-off Area
9. Leaf and Yard waste disposal

Recycling Facility Accepted Items & Materials

• Vehicle Tires - This service is now FREE of charge with a drop off bin located in the Public Waste Disposal Area

• Pop Cans - Alternatively you can help our community through Pop Cans for Charity View Details
• Milk Cartons
• Juice Boxes
• Plastic Bottles Type #1 & #2 ONLY (with a neck & screw off lid)
• Glass Bottles & Jars
• Clean Aluminum Foil
• Metal Cans - Steel & Tin
• Please no container lids unless they are also listed as recyclable

• Flattened corrugated cardboard boxes

• Newspapers
• Flyers
• Junk Mail
• Magazines
• Soft Cover Books
• Fine Paper
• Paper Egg Cartons
• Cereal Boxes & other Dry Food Boxes

Household Hazardous Waste Facility Accepted Items & Materials

• Symbols identifying Hazardous product content types are now found on most Household & commercial containers. Most of these types of product found around the home or place of work can have more than one hazardous content warning symbol. These products must be stored out of direct sunlight and away from children and pets.
• Reducing the number of hazardous products you buy reduces the sources of household hazardous waste later. Wise buying decisions and good management practices can reduce the hazards in the home, in the air we breathe and in the water we drink.

• (Poison) Poisonous to people & animals. Example: Bleach, cleaning solutions.
• (Explosive) Can create an explosion. Example: Ammonia, aerosol products.
• (Corrosive) Substances that react or corrode. Example: Oven cleaners, battery acid.
• (Flammable) Materials will ignite easily. Example: Solvents, paints, gasoline.

Composting Facility Accepted Materials

• Remember Recycling is only as hard as you make it & Every little bit helps.
• Please think CAN THIS BE REUSED OR RECYCLED befor it goes in the garbage can.
• FACT Most of our every day garbage can be reused or recycled.
• Tip Check with your local toddler groups, youth centers, Schools and collages to see if they can use any of the items you dispose of or recycle, these could be egg cartons, plastic bottles or containers, cereal boxes and more.

When using any Recycling Depot Please:

• Follow all signs and instructions.
• Make sure all items go in the correct bins.
• Wash your recyclable items.
• Think about going as a family, this will help secure good recycling habits in our future generations.
• Be Safe watch out for the wild life.