Waste management

KAYLA MCLEAN
Environmental Services Manager
kmclean@marmoraandlake.ca
613-472-6285

landfill@marmoraandlake.ca
613-922-3209


Pick-up schedule

Garbage Pick-Up

  • Rural pick-up on Mondays

  • Urban pick-up on Fridays

Recycling Pick-Up

  • Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Properties

    • Thursdays

    • Have materials to the curb by 6:00 a.m., with containers/glass/plastic in a clear bag and fibers bundled or in a blue box

  • Residential Properties

Recycling Pick-Up Schedule Maps


2026 RECYCLING GUIDE & CALENDAR


RECYCLABLE MATERIAL LIST

Effective January 2026 as part of Ontario’s new enhanced recycling system!

For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.


Bag Tags

Garbage Bag Tag Program

Cost: $3.50

Self-generated Bag Tag revenue covers the cost of roadside collection ensuring that this service has no tax levy impact.

Purchase Locations:

  • Broadbents Home Hardware – 102349 Hwy 7 W

  • Drummond BMR – 90 Matthew St

  • Marilyn Hoard – 2377 The Ridge Rd – Dickey Lake

  • Marmora ESSO – 25 Matthew St

  • Marmora Library – 37 Forsyth St

  • Marmora Municipal Office – 12 Bursthall St

  • Marmora Pioneer Gas – 2 Matthew St

  • Marmora Valu-Mart – 42 Matthew St

Note: You must have a tag on your garbage to take it to the landfill site or it is $5 a bag.


Landfill Site

609 Station Rd. Marmora, ON, K0K 2M0

Landfill Hours:

  • OPEN: Saturdays and Mondays, year-round.

  • April 1st to November 1st: 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  • November 1st to April 1st: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

  • Extra Summer Day, open between Victoria Day Weekend and Labour Day Weekend:
    Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

CASH or CHEQUE accepted at the waste site. No interac available.

Gates close 10 minutes before closing, daily, to give on-site customers time to finish up and to allow staff time to put the final cover on for the day.

 

Hazardous Waste

ALANA BANCROFT
HEW Program Coordinator
613-394-6266 ext. 0
alana@quinterecycling.org

Click here for Quinte Hazardous Waste Information

Marmora 2026 Mobile Events

Check back in early 2026 for new dates!

Located at the Dr. Hamilton Crawford Memorial Arena parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the following dates:

July 12, 2025
September 20, 2025

Hazardous and Electronic Waste Approved Items

Kitchen

  • Cooking oil

  • Abrasive powders

  • Ammonia-based cleaners

  • Disinfectants

  • Drain decloggers

  • Floor and furniture polish

  • Oven cleaners

  • Metal cleaners/polish

  • Window, glass cleaners

Bathroom

  • Aftershave

  • Perfumes

  • Depilatories

  • Hair lotions, dyes

  • Medicines

  • Nail polish & remover

  • Toilet bowl cleaner

Workshop

  • Rust remover

  • Stains, finishes

  • Thinners & turpentine • Wood preservatives

  • Mothballs

  • Flea collars & sprays

  • Paint strippers

  • Paint

  • Driveway sealer

  • Laundry

  • Chlorine bleach

  • Stain removers

Scrap Metal

Garden Shed

  • Fertilizers

  • Pesticides

  • Rat & mouse poison

  • Roach & ant poison

  • Propane tanks & cylinders

  • Pool chemicals

General

  • Air fresheners

  • Butane cylinders

  • Lighter fluid

  • Fluorescent tubes/bulbs • Shoe polish

  • Fire extinguishers

  • Thermometers

  • Thermostats

  • Batteries (alkaline & rechargeable)

Garage

  • Transmission fluid

  • Battery & battery acid

  • Brake fluid

  • Body filler

  • Driveway Sealer/Sealant

  • Empty oil containers & used filters

  • Auto spray paint

  • Car wax

  • Fuel (kerosene, diesel, gas)

  • Windshield washer fluid

  • Radiator antifreeze

  • Driveway sealant

  • Motor oil (DEPOT ONLY)

Electronics

  • Home stereo components and home theatre systems

  • Computer components, PC boards, and microchips

  • Cellphones, smartphones, and digital cameras

  • Mice, keyboards, and other peripherals

  • Tablets and hybrid computer devices

  • Scanners, photocopiers, & printers

  • Televisions, displays, & monitors

  • Aftermarket car stereo systems

  • Cables, connectors, & wiring

  • Portable speakers & stereos

  • Business phone systems

  • Digital media players


Tipping Fees

Tipping fees are found in the User Fees Bylaw on our Bylaw page.