Details

Before you go

• View the map to find the ecocentre nearest you.
• See the waiting time (in French).
• Check the type and length of accepted vehicles.
• Sort your items in the trunk of your car: you will have to sort them out on site.
• Prepare the documents you will have to show.
• If you’re bringing heavy items (TV, fridge, etc.), please bring someone with you. Employees cannot help with unloading.

Once on site

• For your own safety, we recommend you wear safety glasses, closed shoes and work gloves when sorting and unloading your materials.
• Follow all instructions and signage.

Acceptable materials

• Any item for domestic use that contains an integrated, non-removable battery, such as electronic cigarettes, personal care devices or smoke detector with sealed batteries. Go to the hazardous household waste (HHW) counter
• Branches and logs: Branches more than 1 m long or more than 5 cm in diameter: As long as you can unload them and carry them yourself, without machinery.
• Electric bicycles and scooters
• Construction, renovation and demolition debris: metal, asphalt shingles, gypsum board, etc.
• Electrical appliances: washing machines, clothes dryers, toasters, etc.
• Electronics: TV screens, computers, telephones, etc. (Non-functioning discs, CDs, DVDs and VHS are also accepted but are not recycled).
• Engine oil: leak-proof and closed container of 20 litres maximum
• Fire extinguishers
• Gas-powered car batteries
• Green waste
• Hazardous household waste
• Mattresses and box springs
• Recyclable materials: paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal
• Unusable tires that have only been used for residential purposes (eight max. per day)
• Upholstered furniture: sofas, armchairs, chairs.
• Sand or soil (uncontaminated)
• Clothing that is still in good condition
• Used election posters: Please contact a waste recovery operator
• Wood: planks and pieces of wood, natural Christmas trees (undecorated), etc.

Acceptable materials under certain conditions 

• Gas-fueled lawnmowers and other small motor-powered devices, once emptied: Collect the gas and oil (one container for each liquid) separately before bringing everything to the ecocentre. Fuel transfer is not allowed on site.
• Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, chilled wine cellars. These appliances must be emptied of food or other articles. Only residential appliances are accepted. Handle them carefully to avoid leakage of halocarbons (gases that are very harmful to the environment).
• Hazardous household waste (HHW): Products must be in their original containers and clearly identified. Products must not be mixed with other products.
• Lithium batteries *: Before bringing them to the ecocentre, you should cover the battery terminals with clear tape or insulating tape, making sure not to cover the brand name or chemistry on the label. Alternatively, you can place each battery in a transparent, closed bag. Handle with care to avoid impacts that could damage the battery. 

*Includes: Coin-or button-shaped batteries, alkaline batteries that are 9V or higher, and small sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries.

Unacceptable materials

Any material not listed as acceptable, and in particular:

• Asbestos: contact an engineered landfill site (dumping site)
• Biomedical waste: consult a health professional or a CSSS (Centre de santé et de services sociaux)
• Compressed gas cylinders other than propane (insulating foam, welding gas, helium, CO₂ cylinders, etc.): contact a specialized business
• Contaminated earth: contact a specialized company
• Electric vehicle batteries: Take them to a car dealership
• Any electric (battery-powered) or motor vehicle (e.g., motorcycle, motor scooter, wheelchair, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicle, etc.), except electric bicycles and scooters: Go to a supplier or scrap dealer.
• Food waste: use a brown bin or a compost site
• Household waste: use the domestic pickup
• Medications and syringes: take them to a pharmacy
• Old clothing that can no longer be worn
• Products classified as explosives, such as pyrotechnics (fireworks and Bengal torches), ammunition and firearms, gunpowder and rifle powder: Make an appointment at a neighborhood police station
• Smoke alarms: throw them away with your household garbage
• Wrecked cars, riding lawn mowers or off-road vehicles: Go to a scrap dealer

Fees

Non-taxable

Construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste

• Up to 12 cubic metres per year: free
• Beyond that amount: $30 for each extra cubic metre

Other materials

• Free, but volume may be limited

Use of public weight scale

• $15

Number of visits

No more than 15 visits per year for construction material.

Exception: Unlimited visits to the LaSalle and Saint-Laurent ecocentres are permitted.

By phone

Overview of applicable by-laws.

• By-law concerning the use of ecocentre services