Waste collection and ecocentres
Garbage, recycling, compost and bulky items: the next pickup in your town, and where to take the rest. From the official 2026 calendars of all 25 towns.
Boileau
- 🗑️ Household garbage: every other Monday, from 7 a.m. (Tuesday Oct. 13). Furniture and mattresses accepted on regular pickups (écocentre preferred).
- ♻️ Recycling: Fridays, every three weeks with some exceptions (see dates).
- 🍂 No organics collection: home composting (composters supplied by the municipality).
Hazardous waste, oil, paint, tires and electronics: free, call the municipal office first (819-687-3436 ext. 0).
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Boileau
680, chemin de Boileau, Boileau (Québec) · 819 687-3436 · Website
Hours : Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, from May 9, 2026 until Thanksgiving. Closed November to April.
Accepted : Household hazardous waste, metal, electronics, bulky items, construction materials, propane tanks.
Boileau and Namur residents (inter-municipal agreement), proof of residence required. Namur: $50 per 2 m³ of bulky items or construction materials, billed by the municipality.
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Bowman
- 🗑️ Household garbage: variable frequency (about every 4 weeks), Monday or Wednesday per the calendar. Clear bags required, inside the bin.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday (Wednesday Oct. 14; Mondays Dec. 7 and 21).
- 🍂 Compost (120 L brown bin): Mondays, weekly June–September and every two weeks in spring and fall (Tuesday after a Monday holiday). Paper bags of leaves accepted next to the bin.
- 🛋️ Big clean-up (mattresses, box springs, furniture): southern Bowman. Sud de Bowman
- 🛋️ Big clean-up (mattresses, box springs, furniture): northern Bowman. Nord de Bowman
Calendar posted for April to December 2026. No écocentre: tires without rims, car batteries, oil, paint, solvents, pesticides and electronics go to municipal designated spots. Fridges/air conditioners: écocentre only.
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Chénéville
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Wednesday (bin at the road by 6 a.m.). A few pickups move to Thursday around holidays.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday, alternating with garbage.
- 🛋️ Bulky items (sofas, furniture, mattresses, appliances) picked up 3 times a year: May 14, July 2 and October 15, 2026. At the road by 7 a.m.
Chénéville residents can use the Lac-Simon écocentre (123 rue du Parc).
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Lac-Simon
123, chemin du Parc, Lac-Simon (Québec) J0V 1E0 · 819 428-3906, poste 1879 · Website
Hours : May 2 to October 11, 2026: Thursday to Monday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. From October 13, 2026: Saturdays only, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed on holidays.
Accepted : Lumber, treated wood, plywood, melamine, branches (under 3 in.), insulation, drywall, pipes, metals, tires without rims, paint, oil, batteries, bulbs, electronics, furniture, appliances, 1-lb propane tanks. Refused: rubble, concrete, shingles, yard waste, hazardous products like chlorine and pesticides. Reuse container for furniture in good condition.
Free for Lac-Simon and Chénéville owners and residents; proof of property ownership required (citizen card in Lac-Simon). Renovation permit requested for construction materials.
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Duhamel
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): Mondays, every 2 weeks June–September and every 3 weeks the rest of the year (see dates; some move to Tuesday after a holiday). Circuit 1 : Lac-Gagnon Ouest, Grande-Baie, Lac-Gagnon Est (numéros pairs), Accueil Gagnon, Buses, Club-des-Douze, Pilon, Potvin, Sitelles
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): Mondays, every 2 weeks June–September and every 3 weeks the rest of the year (see dates; some move to Tuesday after a holiday). Circuit 2 : secteur village, route 321, Petite-Nation, Lac-Doré Nord et Sud, Brébeuf, Boisé, Filion, Preston, Tour-du-Lac, lacs Chevreuil, Iroquois, Lafontaine Sud, Lac-Gagnon Est (numéros impairs)
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Thursday (Wednesday Dec. 23 for Christmas). Circuit 1 : Lac-Gagnon Ouest, Grande-Baie, Lac-Gagnon Est (numéros pairs), Accueil Gagnon, Buses, Club-des-Douze, Pilon, Potvin, Sitelles
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Thursday (Wednesday Dec. 30 for New Year's). Circuit 2 : secteur village, route 321, Petite-Nation, Lac-Doré Nord et Sud, Brébeuf, Boisé, Filion, Preston, Tour-du-Lac, lacs Chevreuil, Iroquois, Lafontaine Sud, Lac-Gagnon Est (numéros impairs)
- 🛋️ Bulky-item pickup (furniture, appliances, etc.) May to October, by registration with public works.
No organics collection; home composting encouraged. Dates read from the 2026 colour calendar.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Duhamel
3605, chemin du Lac-Gagnon Est, Duhamel (Québec) J0V 1G0 · 819 981-0428 · Website
Hours : Thursday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., May 7 to October 31, 2026.
Accepted : Hazardous waste (paint, oil, fuel, toxics), batteries, fluorescent tubes, electronics (ARPE), ink cartridges, wood, drywall, concrete, shingles (call first), fibreglass, metal and appliances, oversized furniture, passenger-car tires. No garbage or recycling.
Duhamel residents; proof of residence (tax bill or other) required. Free.
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Fassett
- 🗑️ Garbage: about every 2 weeks, mostly Wednesdays (some on a Tuesday or Thursday — see dates). Bins or tied green bags, max. 20 kg.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday (Thursday June 25 and Thursday Oct. 15 because of holidays).
- 🛋️ "Special waste" pickup: the first Monday of each month (municipal calendar).
Leaves and grass: orange or clear bags (max. 20 kg). Branches tied in bundles max. 3 ft (10 kg). Construction materials and metal not accepted with garbage. Dates read from the icons in the 2026 municipal calendar.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Fassett
Rue Boucher (entrée), Fassett (Québec) · Website
Hours : Summer: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Winter: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., closed Friday.
Accepted : Accepted materials not listed on the website.
Not stated on the website; contact the municipality.
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Lac-des-Plages
- 🗑️ Garbage: Mondays, every two weeks September–May and weekly from mid-June to end of August.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday.
- 🌿 Curbside branch pickup: 3rd Monday of the month, June to October, by registration (email or 819-426-2391) by noon the Thursday before. Branches no longer accepted at the écocentre.
Dates read from the 2026 calendar image.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Lac-des-Plages
2053 A, chemin du Tour-du-Lac, Lac-des-Plages (Québec) J0T 1K0 (accès par le chemin de l'Église) · 819 426-2391 · Website
Hours : April 1 to November 30: Friday 1–4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. December 1 to March 31: 2nd Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Accepted : Dry construction materials, metal, paint and oil, electronics, etc. (must be sorted). Branches no longer accepted.
Lac-des-Plages residents: driver's licence and proof of residence required.
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Lac-Simon
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every other Tuesday (Wednesday after a Monday holiday). Bins at the road by 7 a.m. Circuit Ouest (route 315, 4e rang Sud, Alfred, Azarie, Baie-de-l'Ours, Chéné, Domaine-des-Cèdres, Tour-du-Lac nº 521 et plus, etc.)
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Tuesday, alternating with garbage (Wednesday after a Monday holiday). Circuit Ouest (route 315, 4e rang Sud, Alfred, Azarie, Baie-de-l'Ours, Chéné, Domaine-des-Cèdres, Tour-du-Lac nº 521 et plus, etc.)
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every other Monday (Tuesday after a Monday holiday). Bins at the road by 7 a.m. Circuit Est (route 321, Baie-Groulx, Baie-Yelle, Bolduc, Érables, Pilon, Presqu'Île, Tour-du-Lac nº 100 à 520, etc.)
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Monday, alternating with garbage (Tuesday after a Monday holiday). Circuit Est (route 321, Baie-Groulx, Baie-Yelle, Bolduc, Érables, Pilon, Presqu'Île, Tour-du-Lac nº 100 à 520, etc.)
- 🛋️ Bulky items: the 2nd Monday of each month, April to December, unless otherwise noted. Île Canard Blanc: July 6–10 and Sept. 8–11, 2026.
- 🍁 Leaves and pine needles, paper bags only: May 22, June 12, Oct. 9 and 23, Nov. 6, 2026.
- 🌿 Branches (max. 7.5 cm diameter, piles 1 m × 1 m, thick end toward the road): weeks of May 25–29, June 1–5, Oct. 5–9 and Oct. 19–23, 2026.
- 🎄 Natural Christmas trees: Friday, January 16, 2026.
- 🍂 Compost: no curbside pickup; use the municipality's drop-off points.
Two routes (East/West): check your road in the calendar list. East route calendar: https://lac-simon.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ferie-Calendrier-2026-circuit-Est.pdf
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Lac-Simon
123, chemin du Parc, Lac-Simon (Québec) J0V 1E0 · 819 428-3906, poste 1879 · Website
Hours : May 2 to October 11, 2026: Thursday to Monday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. From October 13, 2026: Saturdays only, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed on holidays.
Accepted : Lumber, treated wood, plywood, melamine, branches (under 3 in.), insulation, drywall, pipes, metals, tires without rims, paint, oil, batteries, bulbs, electronics, furniture, appliances, 1-lb propane tanks. Refused: rubble, concrete, shingles, yard waste, hazardous products like chlorine and pesticides. Reuse container for furniture in good condition.
Free for Lac-Simon and Chénéville owners and residents; proof of property ownership required (citizen card in Lac-Simon). Renovation permit requested for construction materials.
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Lochaber
The 2026 collection calendar is not posted on the township's website (latest online: 2025). Contact the municipality at 819-985-3291.
Ecocentres
Écocentre du Canton de Lochaber
259, montée du Gore, Canton de Lochaber (Québec) · 819 985-3291 · Website
Hours : Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., May 1 to November 28, 2026.
Accepted : Hazardous waste, household paint, branches, bulky items, small construction materials, CFLs, electronics, freon appliances, batteries, metal, textiles, propane tanks, tires without rims (20 in. or less). Refused: garbage, concrete, asphalt, shingles, renovation materials, grass, medication.
Residents of Canton de Lochaber, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Mayo and Mulgrave-et-Derry: access card + proof of residence. Free; 6 m³/year of bulky items and materials (2 m³ per weekend). Electronics, fluorescent lights and metals accepted from anyone.
Garage municipal de Lochaber-Partie-Ouest (RDD)
1361, montée du Quatre, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest (Québec) · 819 790-9123 · Website
Hours : Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–noon.
Accepted : Household hazardous waste (batteries, paint, solvents, used oil, cleaning products, etc.).
Not stated (2025 municipal leaflet).
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Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every other Tuesday. Bin out after 5 p.m. the day before, back in by 10 p.m. on pickup day.
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Tuesday, alternating with garbage.
- 🍂 No organics collection: home composter and kitchen pail supplied; subsidized digester ($60).
Écocentre: the Canton de Lochaber one (259 montée du Gore). Household hazardous waste: municipal garage, 1361 montée du Quatre (Mon–Thu 8–4, Fri 8–noon).
Ecocentres
Écocentre du Canton de Lochaber
259, montée du Gore, Canton de Lochaber (Québec) · 819 985-3291 · Website
Hours : Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., May 1 to November 28, 2026.
Accepted : Hazardous waste, household paint, branches, bulky items, small construction materials, CFLs, electronics, freon appliances, batteries, metal, textiles, propane tanks, tires without rims (20 in. or less). Refused: garbage, concrete, asphalt, shingles, renovation materials, grass, medication.
Residents of Canton de Lochaber, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Mayo and Mulgrave-et-Derry: access card + proof of residence. Free; 6 m³/year of bulky items and materials (2 m³ per weekend). Electronics, fluorescent lights and metals accepted from anyone.
Garage municipal de Lochaber-Partie-Ouest (RDD)
1361, montée du Quatre, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest (Québec) · 819 790-9123 · Website
Hours : Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–noon.
Accepted : Household hazardous waste (batteries, paint, solvents, used oil, cleaning products, etc.).
Not stated (2025 municipal leaflet).
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Mayo
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Wednesday (2027: Jan. 13 and 27).
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday, alternating with garbage (2027: Jan. 6 and 20).
Écocentre: the Canton de Lochaber one (259 montée du Gore), May 1 to Nov. 28, 2026.
Ecocentre
Écocentre du Canton de Lochaber
259, montée du Gore, Canton de Lochaber (Québec) · 819 985-3291 · Website
Hours : Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., May 1 to November 28, 2026.
Accepted : Hazardous waste, household paint, branches, bulky items, small construction materials, CFLs, electronics, freon appliances, batteries, metal, textiles, propane tanks, tires without rims (20 in. or less). Refused: garbage, concrete, asphalt, shingles, renovation materials, grass, medication.
Residents of Canton de Lochaber, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Mayo and Mulgrave-et-Derry: access card + proof of residence. Free; 6 m³/year of bulky items and materials (2 m³ per weekend). Electronics, fluorescent lights and metals accepted from anyone.
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Montebello
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Tuesday.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday.
- 🍂 Organics (compost): every Friday.
- 🛋️ Bulky items: May 26 and October 27, 2026.
Dates read from the 2026 collections and council-meetings calendar (image PDF). Info: 819-423-5123 ext. 3401.
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Montpellier
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): Mondays, once a month January–April and November–December, every two weeks May–October (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
- 🍂 Compost (brown bin): every Monday January–October, every two weeks in November and December (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
- 🍁 Yard-waste pickup (special bags): May 19–22 and Oct. 20–23, 2026.
Construction-material drop-off at 1 rue du Bosquet on May 30 and Oct. 17, 2026. The "Matières résiduelles" page still links the 2025 calendar; the 2026 calendar is posted separately. Info: 819-428-3663 ext. 3.
Ecocentre
Dépôt de matériaux de construction de Montpellier
1, rue du Bosquet, Montpellier (Québec) · 819 428-3663 · Website
Hours : Drop-off days: May 30 and October 17, 2026.
Accepted : Construction materials.
Not stated.
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Mulgrave-et-Derry
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Thursday.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Thursday, alternating with garbage.
- 🛋️ Bulky-item pickup: Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Écocentre: the Canton de Lochaber one (259 montée du Gore), with access card and proof of residence.
Ecocentre
Écocentre du Canton de Lochaber
259, montée du Gore, Canton de Lochaber (Québec) · 819 985-3291 · Website
Hours : Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., May 1 to November 28, 2026.
Accepted : Hazardous waste, household paint, branches, bulky items, small construction materials, CFLs, electronics, freon appliances, batteries, metal, textiles, propane tanks, tires without rims (20 in. or less). Refused: garbage, concrete, asphalt, shingles, renovation materials, grass, medication.
Residents of Canton de Lochaber, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Mayo and Mulgrave-et-Derry: access card + proof of residence. Free; 6 m³/year of bulky items and materials (2 m³ per weekend). Electronics, fluorescent lights and metals accepted from anyone.
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Namur
- 🗑️ Garbage: Mondays, every two weeks September–May and weekly in June, July and August (Tuesday Oct. 13).
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday (Thursday June 25).
Écocentre: the Boileau one (inter-municipal agreement), proof of residence required; $50 per 2 m³ for bulky items and construction materials, billed by the municipality.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Boileau
680, chemin de Boileau, Boileau (Québec) · 819 687-3436 · Website
Hours : Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, from May 9, 2026 until Thanksgiving. Closed November to April.
Accepted : Household hazardous waste, metal, electronics, bulky items, construction materials, propane tanks.
Boileau and Namur residents (inter-municipal agreement), proof of residence required. Namur: $50 per 2 m³ of bulky items or construction materials, billed by the municipality.
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Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Friday.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday.
- 🛋️ Bulky items (furniture, mattresses, appliances): Fridays May 22 and Oct. 23, 2026.
No full écocentre: electronics, paint, stain, fluorescent tubes and used oil at the municipal garage; batteries at the town office. Construction materials: RLS Environnement, 106 rue Papineau, Papineauville (819-427-6427).
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every other Wednesday per the 2026 calendar. Bin near the street by 6 a.m.
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Wednesday, alternating with garbage.
- 🛋️ Bulky-item pickup: May 20, 2026.
The Environment page text still says Thursday, but the 2026 calendar shows Wednesday. Municipal drop-off for paint, used oil, batteries, tires without rims and electronics. Info: 819-522-6610 ext. 5.
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
- 🍂 Organics (brown bin): every Tuesday in summer (through Sept. 8), then every other Tuesday. Compostable plastic bags refused; use paper bags.
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Wednesday.
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every four weeks, on Wednesday.
- 🛋️ Big clean-up (bulky items): October 26, 2026.
Calendar posted for July 2026 to January 2027. Routes are being adjusted (shared calendar with Val-des-Bois planned for 2027): a pickup may finish the next day. The services page still shows the old Monday schedule. Hazardous-waste drop-off (oil, paint, CFLs, electronics): 24 chemin de la Rivière.
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Papineauville
- 🗑️ Garbage (240 L green bin): every other Monday. Bins out from 4 p.m. the day before.
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): every other Monday, alternating with garbage.
- 🍂 Compost (brown bin): every Monday (Tuesday May 19 and Tuesday Sept. 8).
- 🛋️ Bulky items (max. 10 per dwelling): May 18, July 13 and Oct. 19, 2026. Put out after 4 p.m. the day before or by 6 a.m.
- 🍁 Yard waste: May 4 and 11, 2026 (bags must be next to the brown bin; max. 10 bags this spring).
- 🎄 Christmas tree pickup: January 12, 2026.
Dates taken from the 2026 municipal calendar. Pickup problems: 819-427-5511 ext. 2501.
Ecocentre
Écocentre municipal de Papineauville
106, rue Papineau, Papineauville (Québec) J0V 1R0 · Website
Hours : Summer (May 1 to Oct. 31): Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Winter (Nov. 1 to Apr. 30): Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Accepted : Free: small branches, batteries, paint and solvents, oil, pool products, propane, tires (< 48 in.), electronics and appliances, metals, bulbs and tubes, extinguishers, textiles, ink cartridges. With fees: construction materials, drywall, shingles, concrete, bulky furniture, rigid/agricultural plastics, toilets and sinks. Yard waste now charged (min. $15).
Free items for Papineauville residents and non-resident owners.
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Plaisance
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Tuesday.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday, alternating with garbage.
- 🍂 Compost: every Tuesday.
- 🛋️ Bulky items (with garbage): June 2 and Oct. 20, 2026. Max. 10 items per dwelling; put out after 4 p.m. the day before or by 6 a.m.
The page's "click here" link still points to the 2025 calendar; the 2026 calendar is in the municipal site's files. Electronics: permanent drop-off at Ameublement Brandsource Desrochers (Mon–Fri 8–5).
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Ripon
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Monday (Tuesday after a Monday holiday). Secteur 1 (rangs et chemins ruraux : 1er Rang, routes 315 et 321, 5e Rang Nord et Sud, 7e Rang, Lac-Grosleau, Montagne-Noire, Viceroy, etc.)
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Monday, alternating with garbage (Tuesday after a Monday holiday). Secteur 1 (rangs et chemins ruraux : 1er Rang, routes 315 et 321, 5e Rang Nord et Sud, 7e Rang, Lac-Grosleau, Montagne-Noire, Viceroy, etc.)
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Tuesday (Wednesday in a week with a Monday holiday). Secteur 2 (village et environs : rue Principale, route 317, 8e Rang, Saint-André, Sainte-Julie Ouest, etc.)
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday, alternating with garbage (Wednesday in a week with a Monday holiday). Secteur 2 (village et environs : rue Principale, route 317, 8e Rang, Saint-André, Sainte-Julie Ouest, etc.)
- 🍂 Organics (brown bin, urban sector): every Thursday (Friday in holiday weeks). Rural sector: 16 community drop-off bins, emptied weekly.
- 🛋️ Curbside bulky items: Friday May 1 and Friday Oct. 2, 2026 (at the road the night before or by 6 a.m.). Refused: construction materials, freon appliances, scrap metal, tires, hazardous waste.
Two sectors: check your road in the sector list (https://www.ripon.ca/fichiersUpload/fichiers/20251204095555-page-1_lr.png). Bins at the road between 8 p.m. the day before and 7 a.m. Ashes: municipal garage lot, 139 rue Principale.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Ripon
145, rue Principale, Ripon (Québec) J0V 1V0 · 819 983-2000, poste 2701 · Website
Hours : May 6 to November 7, 2026: Wednesday 3:30–6:30 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.–noon and 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Accepted : Residential construction debris (no shingles), hazardous waste, metal, appliances, electronics, yard waste (branches < 2 in.), bulky items, tires without rims.
Proof of residence required (driver's licence, tax bill, lease, etc.). Free up to 1.5 m³ per day; $10 per extra 1.5 m³; 2 free drop-offs, extra visit $25.
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Saint-André-Avellin
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Tuesday. Bins out after 7 p.m. the day before. Zone urbaine et partie nord de la zone rurale
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Friday. Partie sud de la zone rurale (Des Pins, De l'Enclave, Georges-Legault, Grande-Herse, King-Edward, Mont-Lévis, Notre-Dame, Petite-Herse, Philias-Ladouceur, rang St-André, St-André–St-Sixte, St. Andrew, St-Denis, St-Louis, St-Joseph Est et Ouest, route 321 Sud)
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday, alternating with garbage (whole municipality).
- 🍂 Food waste (brown bin): Fridays, weekly from mid-April to mid-November and once a month the rest of the year.
- 🛋️ Bulky items (max. 10): on the first garbage pickup of each month. Zone urbaine et partie nord de la zone rurale
- 🛋️ Bulky items (max. 10): on the first garbage pickup of each month. Partie sud de la zone rurale (Des Pins, De l'Enclave, Georges-Legault, Grande-Herse, King-Edward, Mont-Lévis, Notre-Dame, Petite-Herse, Philias-Ladouceur, rang St-André, St-André–St-Sixte, St. Andrew, St-Denis, St-Louis, St-Joseph Est et Ouest, route 321 Sud)
- 🍁 Leaf pickup (paper bags): Oct. 23 and 30, Nov. 6, 2026.
- 🌿 Curbside branch chipping (max. 15 cm) — village: Sept. 14–15; rural South: Sept. 16–17; rural North: Sept. 21–22, 2026. Branches out before the first day.
Dates read from the icons in the 2026 municipal calendar. Fridges/air conditioners: écocentre only.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Saint-André-Avellin
Garage municipal, 2, rue Bourgeois Nord (via la rue Hôtel-de-Ville), Saint-André-Avellin (Québec) J0V 1W0 · Website
Hours : Summer (April to October): every Wednesday 1–7 p.m. and every other Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Winter (November to March): 1st Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Accepted : Electronics, iron, residential construction materials, halocarbon appliances, bulky items, oil and filters, paint, Christmas lights, hazardous waste, batteries and fluorescents. Refused: shingles, tires on rims or oversized, branches, leaves, grass.
Saint-André-Avellin residents only, proof of residence required; 6 free visits per year (max. 2 m³), contractors and businesses refused.
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Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
- 🗑️ Garbage: Tuesdays, weekly in June, July and August, every two weeks the rest of the year.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday (Thursday July 2).
No municipal écocentre: construction materials go to RLS (108 rue Papineau, Papineauville, fees). Electronics (ARPE drop-off), oil and paint: 396 rue du Parc / town hall.
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Saint-Sixte
- 🗑️ Garbage: Wednesdays, about once a month in winter and every two weeks May–October (see dates; Thursday around some holidays). Ensemble du territoire (sauf montées Labelle et Larouche)
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday (Thursday June 25 and Thursday Oct. 15). Ensemble du territoire (sauf montées Labelle et Larouche)
- 🗑️ Garbage: Tuesdays, about once a month in winter and every two weeks May–October (Wednesday after a Monday holiday). Montées Labelle et Larouche
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Tuesday (Wednesday Oct. 14). Montées Labelle et Larouche
- 🍂 Compostable materials: bring them to the Molok in front of the grotto on rue Principale.
- 🛋️ Curbside bulky items: April 24 and Sept. 25, 2026 (upholstered furniture, carpets, tarps). At the road the night before or by 7 a.m.
Pickup is done by the Municipality of Ripon (inter-municipal agreement). The 2026 calendar also shows Thursday "organics" dates, but the municipal page directs residents to the Molok on rue Principale. Bins at the road between 8 p.m. the day before and 6 a.m.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Saint-Sixte
25, rue Principale (derrière le garage municipal), Saint-Sixte (Québec) · Website
Hours : 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., April 25 to November 28, 2026.
Accepted : Batteries, metal, paint, halocarbon appliances, construction materials, tires without rims, oil and filters, electronics, branches/leaves/grass, hazardous waste (containers 20 L or less).
Saint-Sixte owners and tenants, proof of residence required. Free; max. 2 m³ per opening day and 6 trips per year.
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Thurso
- 🗑️ Garbage: every other Thursday, alternating with recycling.
- ♻️ Recycling: every other Wednesday.
- 🍂 Compost (brown bin): every other Friday; every Friday May to September.
- 🛋️ Bulky items (appliances, mattresses, furniture, tires off rims, branches): May 12–14, July 7–9 and Oct. 13–15, 2026 (at the curb from the Monday). Extra furniture/mattress pickups on Thursdays April 2, June 11, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3.
Hazardous-waste and electronics drop-off days at the municipal garage (80 rue des Pins) on May 13 and Oct. 14, 2026.
Ecocentre
Garage municipal de Thurso (collectes RDD et électroniques)
80, rue des Pins, Thurso (Québec) · Website
Hours : Collection days: May 13 and October 14, 2026.
Accepted : Computer and electronic equipment; household hazardous waste (pesticides, paint, solvents, batteries, propane, CFLs, etc.).
Not stated.
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Val-des-Bois
- 🍂 Organics (brown bin): Mondays, weekly in summer and every two weeks in winter (moved around holidays).
- ♻️ Recycling (blue bin): Tuesdays, every two weeks.
- 🗑️ Garbage (green bin): every four weeks, on Tuesday (Wednesday Sept. 9).
Dates read from the 2026-2027 calendar image (Feb. 2026 to Jan. 2027). Materials at the road between 8 p.m. the day before and 7 a.m. A shared calendar with Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette is planned for 2027.
Ecocentre
Écocentre de Val-des-Bois
178, chemin Lépine, Val-des-Bois (Québec) J0X 3C0 · 819 454-2280 · Website
Hours : From May 9, 2026: Wednesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.–noon. Closes November 14, 2026.
Accepted : Unlimited: yard waste, electronics, labelled paint and solvents, batteries, fluorescent tubes, CFLs, ink cartridges, tires without rims. 4 free visits: metal, wood, shingles, construction waste, concrete.
Val-des-Bois residents only.
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