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Waste is collected weekly. Each household is allowed a maximum of 120L per collection, being the contents of the municipal grey bin.
Your garbage must be at the curb before 7:00 a.m.
You must use the grey municipal waste bin.
Individual garbage bags may not weigh more than 30 lbs (13.6 kg) each.
Do not mix recyclable material into your waste.
Garbage containing inadmissible materials will not be collected.
Each extra garbage bag must be tagged with the yellow municipal tag. These tags can be purchased at the following locations:
- The Town Hall of Plantagenet;
- The Alfred Landfill – 3420, Concession 4
- The Alfred Library – 555 St-Philippe Street
- The Curran Library – 791 Mill Street
- The Lefaivre Library – 1963 Hôtel de Ville Street
- The Plantagenet Library – 550 Albert Street
- The Wendover Library – 5000 du Centre Avenue
Each bag tag costs $2. You must buy a minimum of 10 bags for $20.
Make sure that the sticker faces out to the street, so it is visible to the collection crew. Without the sticker, the collection crew will not pick up the bag.
Do not use tags for recycling, hazardous waste, bulky items or leaf and yard trimmings.
Not Accepted Materials
The following materials will not be picked up during weekly collection:
- Residue from construction, alterations, or demolition operations*
- Organic waste
- Carcasses or animal parts
- Liquid waste
- Electronics
- Hazardous substances
- Vehicles or parts
- Fuel or gas tanks
- Sawdust and/or shavings
- Hay, straw
*Building, construction, alteration, or demolition waste may be brought directly to the landfill, subject to costs as set in the municipal by-law.
