The following items are unacceptable and will be left at the curb if set out for regular or large item garbage collection:

  •  Needles and syringes
  •  Cardboard or other recyclables mixed with waste
  •  Compost placed in dark bags or full cans of dirt
  •  Automobile parts including tires & rims
  •  Grease
  •  Compost mixed with the garbage
  •  Overweight bags
  •  Styrofoam, Polystyrene or foam, if not broken down and secured in garbage bags
  •  Junk items in boxes
  •  Loose tissues, paper towels, napkins, wrapping paper
  •  Untagged bags or containers of acceptable waste over the three bag limit
  •  No Liquid waste or human waste
  •  Propane tanks / combustible cylinders
  •  Lawnmower/ weed eater with gasoline and oil in it
  •  Electronics (Microwaves, TV’s, etc)
  •  Freezer / Fridges / Air Conditioners / Water Coolers with Freon /  untagged Dehumidifier / full size radiators / furnaces
  •  Car Parts (tires, brakes, rotors, bumpers, seats)
  • Shopping Carts
  • Snowblowers
  • Clothesline poles / basketball pole & net  (must be cut down to 4’ lengths)
  • Metal poles (trampoline equipment)
  • Umbrella base filled with sand
  • Industrial washing machine/dryer
  • Wood pallets, wood picnic tables, wood dog houses
  • Pool Heaters / Liners whole / hot tubs, swimming pools
  • Construction and building material (all wood/lumber, drywall, plaster, concrete, ceramic tile,
  • bricks, toilets, tubs, castiron tubs, sinks, kitchen cabinets, treated wood, vanity, countertops, wood fencing, plywood, siding and lattice cement patio stones, bags of cement,
  • doors, windows, shingles, wood decking, sheet metal, cans of sawdust)
  • Hazardous materials (fluorescent bulbs, paint, antifreeze or coolant, batteries, flammable materials)

Disposal Information

Contact these businesses for disposal information on unacceptable items:

Batteries

Best Buy 1380 Exmouth Street 519-542-4388
Lowes 1390 Quinn Drive 519-541-2120
Staples 1379 London Road 519-542-4461

Building/Construction Materials (Usable and Non-Hazardous)

Habitat for Humanity 1787 London Line 519-339-7957
Curran Recycling 526 McGregor Sideroad 519-332-0849
Transco Recycling 387 McGregor Sideroad 519-332-4045
Waste Depot 456 McGregor Sideroad 519-333-8252

Cement, Concrete, Rock, Clean Soil

Curran Recycling 526 McGregor Sideroad 519-332-0849 (clean concrete taken at no charge)
Vozza 360 Gladwish Drive 519-337-0108
Waste Depot 456 McGregor Sideroad 519-333-8252

Electronics

Please review the list of e-waste recycling locations and information.

Fluorescent Bulbs

Clean Harbours Canada 4090 Telfer Road, Corunna 519-864-1021

Paint Cans

Lowes 1390 Quinn Drive 519-541-2120 (latex paint only)

Metal

Trijan Metals 1275 Plank Road 519-337-3779
Premier Recycling 325 Gladwish Drive 519-337-8999
Transco Recycling 387 McGregor Sideroad 519-332-4045
Waste Depot 456 McGregor Sideroad 519-333-8252

Hazardous Waste

Clean Harbours Canada 4090 Telfer Road, Corunna 519-864-1021

Visit the County of Lambton’s Household Hazardous Waste webpage for more information and scheduled dates.