Waste & Recycling

All Household waste MUST BE IN MANDITORY CLEAR TOWNSHIP BAGS which are available for purchase at many retail outlets in the Township and at the Main Office.

Garbage Bags Locations

McCormick’s Country Store - 2561 County Road 1, Camden East

Stone Mills Municipal Office - 4504 County Road 4, Centreville

Fast Freddy's - 2068 County Road 1, Newburgh

Corner Restaurant and Variety - 2 Concession Street, Tamworth

Stone Mills Family Market - 672 Addington Street, Tamworth

Tamworth Hardware - 5 Concession Street N, Tamworth

Yarker Lucky Dollar - 4255 County Road 6, Yarker

All resident vehicles must stop at the landfill receiving area and attendants will inspect all waste entering the landfill sites.  If recyclables are found in the Township Identified waste bags, attendants will refuse the waste until the recyclables are removed.

                                                                    All residents MUST RECYCLE – BY-LAW 2007-413

                                           All recyclable materials MUST BE kept CLEAN and deposited by residents into the proper recycle bins.

                                                                                              DO NOT CONTAMINATE BINS

Paper Bin - Free
Clean paper, cardboard & paper products.  Boxes should be flattened & bundled.

DO NOT place waxed or coated paper, milk or orange juice containers, Christmas wrap & pet food bags in this bin.  These are to be landfilled.

Plastic & Can Bin - Free
Rigid plastic containers with numbers 1 – 7 in symbol.  Clean food & cleaning containers, plastic paint containers, juice & water bottles & grocery bags.  
Place plastic grocery bags in another bag & tie.  Clean food & drink cans.  All plastic and cans must be clean and contained in a clear plastic bag.

DO NOT place metal paint cans, rigid plastic such as toys, water pipes, flower pots, plastic lawn furniture or greenhouse & bale wrap.  
Aerosol spray cans, empty oil or petroleum containers #3 are hazardous waste.

Scrap Metal Bin - Free
All scrap metal including dry empty metal paint cans may be placed in this bin.

DO NOT place plastic paint containers in this area.

Styrofoam Bin - Free 
Foam protective packaging & white insulation. All polystyrene must be clean, dry and contained in a clear plastic bag. 

DO NOT place peanut packaging, coffee cups, meat trays or any other food grade styrofoam in this bin.

Glass Area - Free 
Bottles & jars.  The glass is then crushed & used for road base during construction.

DO NOT place lids, ceramics, mirrors, etc. in this area.

E-Waste – Free 
Computers, televisions, VCR’s, stereos, copiers, fax machines and solar panels

Tires - Free

Brush - Accepted at Camden & Sheffield Waste Sites only – ½ ton $20 – dump truck $30

Appliances Containing Refrigerant – $5 - $20

NO large unrecyclable, unbagged waste items will be accepted at any waste site.  These items can be taken to:

         Westendorp Disposal                                  Napanee Waste Solutions                                         Progressive Waste Solutions
    County Rd 6 @ County Rd 1                                   2332 County Rd 41                                                       1266 McAdoo’s Land 
                Yarker, ON                                                      North of Selby                                                                    Kingston, ON 
            613-377-1640                                                     613-388-2400                                                                    613-548-4428      
      Mon-Thurs 8am - 4pm                                            Mon-Fri 8am - 4pm                                                          Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
        Fri-Sat 8am - 12pm                                                                                                                                         Sat 8am-1pm

                                                             Residents will be charged for disposal – Call for business hours

Waste MUST NOT BE deposited at the gate or along the roadsides.  Violators & Trespassers will be investigated, charged and prosecuted.

                                                      Composters are available at a cost of $46.00 at the Township Office.

                                                                                   For more information please visit: 
                                                                                           www.stonemills.com

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                                          During regular business hours contact the Public Works Department at 613-378-1435

                                                                                  Emergency Situations Phone 911 
                                                                       By-Law Enforcement Officer Phone 613-541-3213