The
Village of Burk’s Falls and the Tri-R Committee is requesting all
residents and ratepayers to reduce the amount of garbage going into
our landfill as it is quickly reaching capacity.
Blue Boxes will not be picked up if they are dirty. Any items
that are not recyclable will be left in the blue box to be placed
with your weekly garbage.
BLUE BOX ITEMS
Please read carefully and only recycle the items listed:
Aluminum:
Food & beverage cans
Rigid aluminum foil containers
Household aluminum foil
Steel:
Food & beverage cans
Glass:
All food & beverage quality glass
Coloured & clear
Corrugated Cardboard:
Any colour as long as it is corrugated
Newspaper and Newsprint
Magazines & Catalogues
Boxboard:
Cereal boxes, detergent etc. |
Plastics:
Food & beverage containers.
Please rinse all containers, remove lids from plastics. Please put
can lids in with cans. Please remove liners and flatten all
cardboard and boxboard.
For Residents taking items to the Landfill Site, please note that
every resident MUST have a Blue Card. Please adhere to the following
regulations when taking items to the Landfill Site.
Burn Pile:
Clean wood waste only may be placed in the area. Any untreated, not
painted
or stained wood. No stumps.
Scrap Metal:
Scrap metal is collected in a separate area and tipping fees may
apply.
Refrigeration units must be tagged!!
Items NOT accepted in scrap pile include auto parts, propane tanks
and any hazardous materials containers.
Re-Use Area
There is a roofed structure over the re-use area. Any items that may
be of use to someone else may be placed in this area with the
approval of the site attendant. Tipping fees apply.
Items may be taken from this area,
donations appreciated, but not required. |
Tires:
Tires are accepted not on rims and Tipping Fees apply. Rims
may be placed in the scrap pile.
Compost:
Home composters are available, all organic waste including fruit and
vegetable scraps, wood ashes, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds,
lawn & garden clippings can go into the composter.
Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous Waste is not accepted at the Landfill site. Hazardous
waste includes:
Paint/stain cans, batteries, used oil & containers, aerosol cans,
pesticides, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, propane tanks,
petroleum products and fluorescent lights.
LandFill Site Hours:
Summer Hours:
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Monday 8:00 - 6:00
PM
Tuesday 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Friday 10:00 –
6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 – 6:00 PM
Winter Hours
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 PM
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