Landfill Diversion Areas

Updated April 2, 2026

Roadside garbage collection resumes on your next regularly scheduled garbage collection day and week. Check the Waste Wise app or website to make sure it's your collection week.

Roadside organics and recycling collection resumes on your next regularly scheduled Green Cart and Blue Box collection day.

Temporary increased limits will be in place as follows:

Garbage collection, weeks of March 30 and April 6

Residential properties may set out up to four bags, containers or bundles per unit.

Registered Yellow Bag participants may set out up to 12 yellow bags per registered participant.

Registered participants in the diaper waste program should place all clear bags of diaper waste at the roadside on their regularly scheduled diaper collection day.

Green Cart and Blue Box, week of March 30

Temporary collection changes

For residents scheduled on Thursday, April 2
- Garbage: No change. Collection will take place Thursday.
- Blue Box and Green Cart in Sudbury: Rescheduled to Friday.
- Blue Box and Green Cart in Chelmsford, Azilda, Lively, McCrea Heights, Val Caron, Coniston and Wahnapitae: Rescheduled to Saturday.

Please note that this temporary change for Thursday routes will not appear in the Waste Wise calendar.

For residents whose Friday, April 3 collection was moved to Saturday, April 4 because of Good Friday
- Garbage: No change. Collection will take place Saturday, April 4.
- Blue Box and Green Cart: Rescheduled to Monday.

This temporary change will be reflected in Waste Wise.Calendar

Extra organic waste that does not fit in your Green Cart may be placed in certified compostable bags and set on top of or beside your Green Cart in a cardboard box or similar small container without a lid. Do not place bags directly on the ground.

Extra recyclables may be placed next to your Blue Box in a cardboard box or other box without a lid no larger than a Blue Box.

Yellow Box Recycling Carts, weeks of March 30 and April 6

Recyclables that do not fit in your cart may be placed next to your cart in a cardboard box or other box without a lid no larger than a Blue Box.

Residents and property owners are asked to support a smooth and safe collection process by following these tips:

- Do not place waste on snowbanks, sidewalks or in the travelled roadway.
- Keep waste at the mouth of your driveway.
- Put waste out by 7 a.m. on collection day.
- All bags and containers must weigh no more than 40 lb / 18 kg.
- For properties using waste storage containers, please clear snow from the top of your storage container and ensure there is a safe, clear path for collection crews to access it. Waste storage containers that cannot be accessed cannot be collected.

Landfill sites and Recycling Centre
The Sudbury, Azilda and Hanmer landfill sites, the Walden Small Vehicle Transfer Station and the Recycling Centre are now open to all customers during regular operating hours.

All regular tipping and gate fees are in effect. Wait times may be longer than usual at landfill sites. Residents are encouraged to check the Sudbury landfill livestream before heading to the site.

To reduce wait times, residents are encouraged to hold their waste until their roadside collection resumes. Those who do visit landfill sites can support waste diversion by separating recyclable and compostable waste.


Waste services that have not yet resumed:
- Furniture, appliance and electronic collection and pick-up requests are unavailable until further notice.
- Requests for new or additional Green Carts are unavailable until further notice.
- Leaf and yard trimming collection will resume on your regularly scheduled garbage and leaf and yard collection day beginning the week of April 13.

  • Some items brought to your local landfill can be diverted and recycled in special programs.
  • Before your trip, sort waste items and learn which items have tipping fees and which do not.
  • Learn more about the Sudbury Landfill Construction and Demolition Materials Area.
  • To avoid landfill visits and the associated gate fee, consider the many alternatives on the Gate Fee page.
  • Items that can be diverted or reused must be placed in the proper diversion area of the landfill or transfer station. These include:

Appliances

  • Refrigerators, ovens, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, freezers, air conditioning units, microwave ovens, hot water tanks. No need to remove the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from the freon containing appliances before delivery.

Mattresses and Box Springs

  • All sizes of mattresses and box springs: single, twin, double, queen, king, etc.
  • Futon mattresses included

Blue Box recyclables

  • Check our Waste Wise tool to see if items are considered blue box recyclables.

Concrete and brick 

  • Pieces must be no greater than 1.2 m and free from metals or other materials.

Electronics

  • Televisions and monitors.
  • Telephones and cellular handheld devices.
  • Fax and answering machines.
  • Desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, notebooks and tablets.
  • Keyboards, mice, cables and internal computer components.
  • Printers, scanners, drivers and modems.
  • Audio recorders, tape/radio players, digital media (MP3) players and digital video cameras.
  • VCRs, DVD and CD players, speakers, amplifiers, receivers and data projectors.
  • Floor-standing photocopiers/printers/faxes.

Leaf and yard trimmings 

  • Leaves, grass, twigs, branches, brush trimmings, plant materials, natural trees (no wider than 2 feet and no longer than 8 feet).
  • Do not mix them with sod, roots, stumps below ground level, gravel or soil.

Organic Material

  • Items must be placed in certified compostable bags or paper bags.
  • Food scraps: fruits and vegetables; meat and fish products; small amounts of cooled grease, fat and cooking oil; sauces and gravy; breads and grains; baked goods; pasta and rice; eggs and eggshells; nuts and shells; and coffee grounds/filters/tea bags. 
  • Non-recyclable paper products: paper cups, plates, tissues, napkins, sugar/flour/potato bags.

Scrap metal 

  • Recyclable ferrous and non-ferrous metallic materials such as sheet metal, siding, roofing, rebar, flashings, pipes, window frames, doors, furnaces, duct work, wire, cables, fencing, bicycle frames, auto body parts, machinery, garbage cans, metal furniture, tire rims.
  • Metal items with non-metal parts or with hazardous waste are not considered scrap metal.

Sod 

  • No soil or rocks. Place it in the sod composting area. 

Wood waste 

You will need to separate your wood waste between clean and non-treated wood waste and other wood waste and place in the appropriate area.

Clean and non-treated wood waste

  • Lumber, roots, stumps free from soil and rocks.
  • No pressure treated or painted wood pallets or lumber.

Other wood waste

  • Doors, cabinets, bookshelves, painted lumber, cupboards.
  • Wood waste treated with a chemical preservative such as railroad ties or utility poles and pressure-treated lumber does not qualify.

Reusable cloth items (donation bin)

  • Bedding (pillows, blankets), linens, clothing, footwear, hats, purses, belts. Check specific items in our Waste Wise tool.

Tires

  • Passenger tires, light truck tires 
  • Medium (commercial - not marked by "P" or "LT") truck tires.
  • Large truck tires (off-road tires > 700kg).
  • Off-road tires (off-road tires <700kg).