Municipality of the District of Argyle
Special Garbage Collection Spring 2009
Special garbage collection in the Municipality of Argyle will be carried out on a different day than
regularly scheduled garbage pickup as follows:
Thursday, May 14:
East Pubnico, Argyles, Old School Road, Robert’s Island, Glenwood, Lr. Eel Brook,
Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Rocco Point, stop at SAR Church.
Friday, May 15:
Begin at SAR Church, Abram’s River, Hubbard’s Point, Amirault Hill, Sluice Point,
Surette’s Island, Morris Island, including section of Hwy 3 between Frank Doucette Road
and Hanging Oak stop at Hanging Oak.
Saturday, May 16:
Lower West Pubnico, Middle West Pubnico, West Pubnico, Pubnico, Pubnico Head,
including side roads in the area, Argyle Sound Road, Green Grove Road, section of
Highway #3 between Argyle Sound Road and Intersection of #335 to Paul d’Entremont
Marine.
Thursday, May 21:
Wedgeport and Plymouth
Friday, May 22:
Comeau’s Hill, Little River Harbour, Melbourne, Black Pond Road, Pleasant Lake, Gavel
Road, Kemptville and Tusket.
Saturday, May 23:
Quinan and Belleville, Chemin des Bourque & Eel Lake Road
Roadside collection shall be set out no earlier than two (2) days prior to the special collection.
Please have items out the day of your scheduled pickup before 7 a.m.
Solid Waste placed for collection shall be separated, packaged, or bundled and shall not exceed a total of 140
kilograms (300 lbs.) in weight or over 2.0 meters (6 ½ feet) in any dimension up to a maximum of 2 cubic
meters (2 ½ cubic yards) in volume. No one item shall weigh more than 68 kilograms (150 lbs).
The following is a list of items that WILL BE picked up during the cleanup. Items must be
separated into various groups for ease of pickup and disposal and smaller items placed in
CLEAR BAGS, not black bags.
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Tree limbs, brush and wood (must be bundled in 3’ lengths)
. BBQ’s
Oil tanks (must be cut in half)
. Hot water heaters
Mattresses rolled and tied
. Household furniture
Rugs/carpets (cut and rolled in manageable sizes)
Lawn mowers (drained of oil and gasoline)
Appliances and white goods. Refrigerators and freezers must have doors removed from the appliance.
Only one major appliance per household from each group will be accepted for pick up i.e. one stove, one washer, one
dryer, one hot water heater, etc. (Freon does NOT have to be removed)
The following items WILL NOT be accepted for disposal:
• Home construction/renovation/demolition debris and waste material.
. Combustive materials
• Explosive or toxic material
. Lobster traps
• Propane tanks (accepted at Petro-Canada in Pubnico and Tusket Ultra Mart)
. Liquid wastes
• Car bodies and heavy car parts (contact Waste Check at 742-1312)
• Automotive tires (max. of 4 de-rimmed automotive tires accepted at your local tire retailer for recycling – no charge)
• Car batteries (car batteries are accepted at your local Enviro-Depot). Contact Waste Check at 742-1312
• Garden and yard waste (use your backyard composter or green organics cart)
• Waste oil may be dropped off at your local service station or at the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) depot at the
transfer station on the Hardscratch Road.
• Household hazardous wastes (HHW) such as corrosive cleaners and solvents, strong acids and alkalis, house and
garden pesticides can be taken to the HHW depot on the Hardscratch Road. Most household waste paint can be taken
to your local Enviro-Depot or the HHW depot for proper disposal. Contact Waste Check at 742-1312.
• Electronics (such as computers, TV’s, monitors, printers, telephones, VCR’s, DVDS & CD players, stereos, digital
cameras, etc.) can be taken to the Enviro-Depot, 236-D, Water Street or call Waste Check at 742-1312. For a
complete list visit www.acestewardship.ca or phone 1-877-774-3260.
Property owners may choose to drop off separated waste at the transfer station located on the Hardscratch Road
(no tipping fees will be applied) limit of 200 kgs (440 lbs) per resident per day. This does not include
Construction and Demolition Material.
For more information on proper disposal of items not accepted during our pickup, recycling and/or composting
please call Waste Check at 742-1312. For questions regarding pick-up call John or Bonnie Duffus at Wasteco
Ltd. 742-9496 or the Department of Property Inspection and Public Works at 648-2623.
Due to the large amount of waste to be collected over a short period of time, the Municipality of Argyle
reserves the right to limit quantities.