Landfill Site

Landfill Site Information

The Hanover/Walkerton Landfill Site services the Town of Hanover and the Town of Walkerton only.

Location | Hours | Telephone

Landfill Tipping Fees (effective January 1, 2024)

Type of Waste	Fee
Residential/Commercial Garbage	$140/tonne (minimum charge $10)
Non-Sorted Waste	$280/tonne
Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste	$280/tonne
Car Tires	No Charge - max. 10/customer/day
Truck Tires	No Charge - max. 10/customer/day
Appliances (freon removed)	$12/each (with freon removed)
Brush (over 2 inch diameter)	$140/tonne
Brush (2 inch diameter or less)	No Charge
Leaves/Compost	No Charge
Recyclables	No Charge
Spring Mattresses	$21/each

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Materials accepted for recycling and composting

Materials not accepted

Materials accepted for electronic waste recycling

Film Plastics

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

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