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: this will make your visit shorter.
• 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.

Building owned under your own name

You have the same access rights to the ecocentre as a resident of Montréal

Acceptable materials

• Clothing that is still in good condition
• Construction, renovation and demolition debris: metal, asphalt shingles, gypsum board, etc.
• Electrical appliances: washing machines, clothes dryers, toasters, etc. 
• Refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, wine cellar/fridge: Only empty residential-type appliances are accepted. Please handle these with care to avoid halocarbon gas leaks, (highly toxic to the environment). Limit of 10 appliances per year.
• Electronics: TV screens, computers, telephones, etc. (Non-functioning discs, CDs, DVDs and VHS are also accepted but are not recycled). Limit of 20 electronic devices per year.
• Engine oil: leak-proof and closed container of 20 litres maximum
• 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 furnitures: sofas, armchairs, chairs.
• Soil (uncontaminated)
• Wood: planks and pieces of wood, natural Christmas trees (undecorated), etc.

Unacceptable materials

Any material not listed as accepted, and in particular:

• Asbestos: contact an engineered landfill site (dumping site)
• Smoke alarms: throw them away with your household garbage
• Compressed gas cylinders other than propane (insulating foam, welding gas, helium, CO₂ cylinders, etc.): contact a specialized business
• Electric vehicle batteries: Take them to a car dealership
• Biomedical waste: consult a health professional or a CSSS (Centre de santé et de services sociaux)
• Pyrotechnics (fireworks and flares), ammunition and firearms: contact your local police station to make an appointment
• Medication: take it to a pharmacy
• Household waste: use the domestic pickup
• Food waste: use a brown bin or a compost site
• Contaminated earth: contact a specialized company
• Old clothing that can no longer be worn
• Used election posters: Please contact a waste recovery operator
• Stripped cars or motor vehicles such as lawnmowers or all-terrain vehicles: Visit a scrap dealer

Fees

Non-taxable

Construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste

• Up to 12 cubic metres per year: free
• Beyond that amount: $29 for each extra cubic metre

Other materials

• Free, but volume may be limited

Use of public weight scale

• $14.50

Number of visits

No more than 15 visits per year and per property for construction materials. There is no limit for other acceptable materials (view the list). 

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

Real estate held in the name of a company

As a company representative, you have the same access rights as construction contractors

Materials accepted and fees charged

• Construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste: $29 per m³
• Metals, green waste and electronic products: free

The volume accepted may be limited.

Use of the weigh scale: $14.50

Unacceptable materials

Any material not listed as accepted, and in particular:

• Asbestos: contact an engineered landfill site (dumping site)
• Smoke alarms: throw them away with your household garbage
• Compressed gas cylinders other than propane (insulating foam, welding gas, helium, CO₂ cylinders, etc.): contact a specialized business
• Contaminated earth: contact a specialized company

Number of visits

No more than 15 visits per year for construction material. There is no limit for other acceptable materials (view the list).

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

By phone

• By-law concerning the use of ecocentre services