Landfill Fees

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.

When you enter the landfill you will need to stop at the weigh scales. Be prepared to pay the $5 gate fee, in addition to applicable tipping fees, based on what you are bringing to the landfill. You can pay with cash, debit, Visa or MasterCard. Please note: You may be eligible for Tipping Fee Exemptions.

Most 2026 tipping fees are outlined in our fee list below (with the exception of when the scales are not operational - PDF, 57 KB). If you don’t see your items there, please check out our Items Without Tipping Fees to see if they qualify for disposal/recycling without tipping fees.

Sorting your waste prior to going to the landfill could save you money. Ask the scale attendant to help you reduce your tipping fees by taking multiple trips over the scale, or call 311 for more information.

If you want to avoid paying the landfill gate fee, see the many alternative and no-charge options on the Gate Fee page.

If you deliver a load of waste that is 50 kg or less in a one week period, then no tipping fees will be charged.

If you deliver a load of waste that is between 50 kg to 100 kg in a one week period, then the first 50 kg will be without tipping fees and the balance will be charged at the flat rate of $4.25.

If you deliver a load of waste that is over 100 kg in a one-week period, the first 50 kg will be without tipping fees. Any remaining amount will be charged at the tipping fee rate per tonne. ($135 per tonne or $13.50 per 100 kg).

Please note, your residential waste must be delivered by you in a private motor vehicle. We track these exemptions based on your vehicle license plate.

Tipping Fees

Asbestos only

  • $270 per tonne + $200 fee per load
  • $27.00 per 100 kg (220 lbs) + $200 fee per load
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

Special instructions for asbestos disposal

  • You must call the City at 311 during regular business hours at least 48 hours before delivering asbestos.
  • We must know the quantity and anticipated arrival time of the waste. We will then call you back with instructions.
  • Do not dispose of the asbestos until you have spoken to the Environmental Services Division.
  • Asbestos must not be co-mingled with other waste and must be delivered and disposed of in accordance with provincial or federal statutes or regulations.

Concrete and brick

  • $68 per tonne (2,200 lbs)
  • $6.80 per 100 kg (220 lbs)
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate
  • Pieces must be no greater than 1.2 m and free from metals or other materials.

Garbage

  • $135 per tonne (2,200 lbs)
  • $13.50 per 100 kg (220 lbs)
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

Garbage mixed with Blue Box recyclables

  • $405 per tonne (2,200 lbs)
  • $40.50 per 100 kg (220 lbs)
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

Garbage mixed with scrap metal or electronics

  • $270 per tonne (2,200 lbs)
  • $27.00 per 100 kg (220 lbs)
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

Odorous waste

  • $270 per tonne (2,200 lbs) + $200 fee per load
  • $27.00 per 100 kg (220 lbs) + $200 fee per load
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

Wood waste only

  • $68 per tonne (2,200 lbs) 
  • $6.80 per 100 kg (220 lbs)
  • Loads weighing 100 kg (220 lbs) or less = $4.25 Flat Rate

1 tonne = 1,000 kilograms
1000 kilograms = 2,200 pounds