City of Barrie opening Recycling Depot at the landfill starting August 25

(Barrie, ON) A Recycling Depot is opening at the lower gate area of the City's landfill starting Tuesday, August 25. This facility will help reduce landfill wait times and make dropping off recycling and household hazardous waste materials more efficient for residents.

The Recycling Depot will operate Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will accept recyclable materials that do not carry a disposal fee, such as:

TiresElectronic wasteBlue/Grey box materialsGreen Bin organicsCorrugated cardboardScrap metal

Household hazardous waste materials will also be accepted at the lower gate facility on Saturdays only.

The landfill is located at 272 Ferndale Drive North. For more information, visitbarrie.ca/landfill or call 705-739-4219.

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