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GARBAGE & RECYCLING
Garbage Regulation Bylaw 12-2009
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
The District of Port Hardy is responsible for garbage pickup and disposal in our community
and has contracted these services to Fox's Disposal. Our current garbage bylaw allows 2 cans
per residence and you can purchase extra garbage tags as needed from the Municipal Hall.
The following materials will not be collected by the garbage collectors and must be taken directly to 7 Mile recycling. Hazardous waste (including asbestos) » Batteries » Tires » Appliances » flammable waste (including grease) » Contaminated soil » Cardboard » Scrap Metal » Construction Waste
Garbage Pick Up Day? Call Fox's Disposal at 949-6306 for route / pickup information.
7 Mile Landfill Solid Waste and Recycling information
Urban Gardening / Backyard Composting Information - www.cityfarmer.org has a composting slideshow
RECYCLING - Recycling Information & Yard Waste - see below
Want more info on recycling?
Recycling Council of BC Call to Recycle Encorp Pacific (Return It Centers)
Household Goods
Good quality clothing and household goods may be recycled to the following non-profit organizations:
P.H. Womens Hospital Auxiliary - 8720 Main Strteet - call 949-7013 for hours of operation.
P.H. Harvest Food Bank - 7120 Market Strteet - call 902-0332 for hours of operation
RECYCLING BINS
Curling Club parking lot (at Storey's Beach)
Civic Centre parking lot
• One bin for cardboard and box board; second bin for mixed waste paper, newspapers & flyers, glossy magazines & catalogues, and milk jugs (no milk cartons) and #1 - #7 plastics
• Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• No cost for this service
YARD WASTE
The District of Port Hardy has expanded its recycling
efforts to include a depot for yard waste.
Where: Located right outside the Public Works Yard
Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week
YOU CAN DISPOSE OF:
Grass and hedge clippings - flowers and leaves - garden waste (no food products) - branches & tree prunings (up to 50mm or 2" in diameter) and cut to 1.5 m / 4.5 ft long
Please pile branches separately for recycling purposes
The Depot does not take: wood over 2" in diameter
- wood chips - stumps / roots - soil or rocks
Please take any plastic bags or receptacle used for dumping with you.
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TRANSFER STATION
Located at Fox's Disposal yard at
5990 Steel Road
(Tacan Industrial Park)
Winter hours 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday
Tel: 250-949-6306
- The Transfer Station accepts residential, construction and houselold waste for a small drop-off fee.
- Metal waste such as tin cans will be accepted at no charge.
- Fee charged $10-$15 for household appliances (fridge/stove/washer/dryer)
No commercial waste drop off will be
available at this location.
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N.I. KINSMEN RETURN IT CENTER
behind the Court Offices at the back of
the old mall
Tel: 949-7700 Fax: 949-6626
Open 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday to Sunday Accepts: returnable cans, bottles
and plastic milk jugs (not milk
cartons) North Island Kinsmen is a non-profit
organization that spends net proceeds on
projects benefitting the North Island.
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7 MILE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE
Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tel: 250-949-1681
7 Mile Landfill, the regional solid
waste disposal site, is located
approximately 7 miles south
of Port Hardy on Highway 19.
Onsite is a Re-Use Salvage Yard.
Tipping fees as of April 2009
7 Mile Landfill accepts:
plastics paint & household chemicalsmotor oil cardboard and other paper recyclables metals and electronics can be droppped off free of charge Commercial and residential garbage disposal is available for a small fee |
GO GREEN - PROPERLY DISPOSE OF RECYCLABLES !!
WHERE DO I TAKE ......?
Aluminum Cans/Plastic Pop Bottles – (returnables) Return for cash to: Kinsmen Return It Centre » Overwaitea
Donate to: Eagle View Elementary » Fort Rupert Elementary » Robert Scott Elementary
Batteries - Free » 7-Mile Landfill (household & vehicle) » Eagleview Elementary (household) Napa Auto Parts (vehicle) » North Island Gazette (household)
Cell Phones - Free » The Source » 7-Mile Landfill
Commercial Waste » Fee charged 7-Mile Landfill
Garden Waste (not stumps) - FREE » 7-Mile Landfill
Hazardous Waste - Fee charged (paint, oil, used batteries, etc) » 7-Mile Landfill
Household Appliances - Free » 7-Mile Landfill » Boris Mobile Mechanic » Tysol Enterprises
Household Goods and Clothing - Free
» P.H. Hopsital Auxiliary at 8720 Main Street - call 949-7013 for hours of operation
» Port Hardy Harvest Food at Bank at 7120 Market Street - call 902-0332 for hours of operation
(pickup may be available for larger items/loads)
Household Trash - Fee charged » 7-Mile Landfill » NEW Transfer Station (Fox Disposal site)
Marine Related
Petro Canada – available to customers at no cost (oil/ plastics)
Quarterdeck Marina – available to guests at no charge (oil/ hazardous waste/cardboard)
Metals - Free » 7-Mile Landfill » Boris Mobile Mechanic » Transfer Station (excluding appliances)
Non-working Computers/Electronics - Free » 7-Mile Landfill
Plastics - Free » 7-Mile Landfill » Kinsmen Return It Centre (returnables + milk jugs, no milk cartons)
» Recycling Bins » Overwaitea (returnables, shopping bags, tetra pak)
Used Tires/Oil/Oil Filters - Free » OK Tire
| Recycling Information |
| GARBAGE AND RECYCLING |
| 8/20/2010 |
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| Patti Smedley |
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| YARD WASTE DEPOT NOW OPEN |
| NEWS |
| 4/14/2010 |
The District of Port Hardy has expanded its recycling efforts to include a depot for yard waste.
Where: Located right outside the Public Works Yard
Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week
YOU CAN DISPOSE OF:
Grass and hedge clippings - flowers and leaves - garden waste (no food products)
Branches & tree prunings (up to 50mm or 2" in diameter), cut to 1.5 m / 4.5 ft long
Please pile branches separately for recycling purposes
THE DEPOT DOES NOT TAKE:
Wood over 2" in diameter, wood chips, stumps or roots, soil or rocks
Please take any plastic bags or receptacle used for dumping with you.
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| Patti Smedley, Economic Developmenet & Community Coordinator |
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