Waste/Recycling

Place your waste at the curb in front of your property between 7 pm on the evening before and 7 am on the morning of your scheduled pick up day.

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Find your Scheduled Pick-up Day

Run out of garbage tags?  Each household can request 14 more tags each waste-calendar year.  

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Order extra waste tags

The City of Hamilton picks up furniture and other bulk items every week that are too big to fit into a garbage bag or can. You can submit a request below for bulk item pick up, or items can be taken to a Community Recycling Centre. There is a cost to get rid of things that cannot be donated or recycled.

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COMMON BULK ITEMS

• Bathtubs (fibreglass or plastic)

• Bed frames (cut into 4 ft lengths, no metal)

• Carpeting (rolled and tied)

• Furniture (up to 200 lbs)

• Hot tubs (cut into pieces under 4ft x 2ft with sharp edges covered)

• Mattresses and box springs (wrapped and sealed in plastic)

• Mirrors and glass tables (sealed in cardboard)

• Pool liners (rolled and tied)

• Pool / ping pong tables (taken apart, no slate)

• Toilets (tanks removed)

• Water coolers

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Schedule a Bulk Pickup Online

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Or call:   905-546-2489 at least one week before you want your bulk garbage picked up. Pick-up will be on the same day as your regular waste collection day.

REPORTING ILLEGAL DUMPING

To report illegal dumping on

 

public property:  wasteenforcement@hamilton.ca

private property: mle@hamilton.ca or call 905-546-CITY(2489).

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Provide as much information as you can, including:

• make/model or license plate number of vehicle

• description of people

• any other information you think may help an investigation

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Do not confront people illegal dumping.  City staffed are trained to handle these situations.