Waste Diversion

Composting is a great Green Goal that's environmentally friendly and provides benefits for your garden. When composting, only use organic matter, this includes vegetable and fruit scraps, eggs, coffee and tea grounds, and backyard debris. Remember not to include plastic, meat or other items that will not decompose easily. 

The Town offers compost bins for $45 and are available for pick-up at the Town Hall during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 709.782.3577.

When it comes to non-perishables, stock up your local Food Bank instead of the landfill. 

• CBS/Paradise Community Food Bank, 81 Conception Bay Highway, 709.834.2800

The Town does not collect glass but you can drop off your glass bottles at a Green Depot. 

• Green Depot, 1217 Kenmount Road, 709.237.6255

Repurpose Idea: Jars can be repurposed to store food and other loose items such as nuts and bolts. 

The Town will collect various metal items during our bulk garbage collection season and is by appointment only. Please have a look to see what items are accepted and what items are not. Items that cannot be picked-up must be brought to Robin Hood Bay landfill. 

What is accepted: 

• Fridges / deep freezers
• Stoves / microwaves
• Hot water boilers
• Dishwashers
• Metal tables and chairs
• Washers / dryers
• Swing sets (dismantled)
• Bicycles
• BBQs (no tanks)
• Bath tubs
• Screen and metal doors
• Lawn mowers
• Empty paint cans (lids off)

Items not accepted:

• Old electronics (televisions, computers, stereos, etc.)
• Propane tanks and cylinders
• Oil tanks
• Car parts
• No motors of any kind
• Home renovation / building materials

For our current schedule, visit our Bulk Garbage Collection page. 

Bulk garbage and metal collection are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please call 709-782-3577. Appointments are needed for both types of pick-ups and therefore, metal should not be placed with bulk garbage.

Households are permitted one free bulk and metal collection per year. An additional collection of each is also available at a cost of $25 (HST included) per collection. All additional collections will be scheduled into the regular collection calendar.

For our current schedule, visit our Bulk Garbage Collection page. 

Instead of throwing out your old clothing, bedding, and other fabric material why not donate them? There are several donation bins around town residents can avail of. 

• No Frills - Topsail Road
• Sobeys - Topsail Road
• Hamilton’s Grocery - St. Thomas Line

Clothing not fit to donate? Keep in mind you can always repurpose clothing for rags.

The Town will recycle household batteries, you can drop them off at the Town Hall. 

There's a place for your electronic waste! VCRs, cell phones, and CD players, and other miscellaneous electronic items can be brought to Scotia Recycling.

• Scotia Recycling, 1217 Kenmount Road, 709.237.6255.

Don't throw your old eye glasses in the garbage, donate them to your local optometrist. 

• Bense Optical, 69 Karwood Drive, 709.702.2020 

Did you know flushing your prescription drugs can be harmful to marine life and the environment? That's why it's important to dispose of prescription drugs the right way—bringing them to your local pharmacy. 

• Lawtons Drugs, 1386 Topsail Road, 709.782.1978
• Shoppers Drug Mart, 1641 Topsail Road, 709.781.1791
• Valu Pharma Choice, 9 Elizabeth Drive, 709.782.8800
• Medicine Shoppe, 1489 Topsail Road, 709.747.2560

Whether it's cleaning products, vehicle liquids and fluids, or other miscellaneous harmful waste there is place to recycle it. Hazardous waste is recycled at Robin Hood Bay Landfill. 

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians produce 2 litres of household hazardous waste per year. Just one drop of hazardous liquid can contaminate an entire drinking water source.

Businesses are encouraged to recycle and is the responsibility of the business to do so. Green Depots will take recycleables, including glass, and return the bottle deposit.