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Waste Transfer Facility

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Bring large loads, household waste, and recycling to the Transfer Station at 401 Mellick Avenue in the City of Kenora.

Hours of operation

*reminder the scales closes 1/2 hour before closing time

Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday
April to October 
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday
November to March
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Closed on statutory holidays.

Fees

View our tipping fees schedules. Effective July 1, 2022.

Regular fees and tipping fees

Regular fees and tipping fees
ItemFee

Bag tag

$2.50 per tag

Blue Box

$15.00

ICI roll out containers

$140.00

Per bag not exceeding 11.36 kilograms (1 – 7 bags)

$2.50

All approved materials up to 250 kilograms

$20.00 minimum fee

All approved materials over 250 kilograms

$120.00 per tonne

Approved materials re-directed to Kenora Area Landfill

$85.00

Approved materials re-directed to reuse area

$45.00 per tonne

ICI cooking oil

$2.50 up to 20 litres

Approved residential recycle materials

no charge

Brush, tree and yard waste

$20.00 min fee up to 250 kgs,

$120.00 per tonne over 250 kgs

Bagged leaf and grass clippings

free

Approved contaminated materials based on a consecutive haul from a single project location

0 to 50 tonnes - $85 per tonne,

51 to100 tonnes - $70 per tonne,

101 to 500 tonnes - $60 per tonne,

501 tonnes and over - $55 per tonne

Weighing of vehicle on scale

$20.00 per vehicle

Industrial solid waste delivered to Kenora Area Landfill – minimum 1,000 tonnes per year

$45.00 per tonne
 

40 yard bin rental
 

$ 250 .00 per drop-off and pick-up, plus $ 85 per ton to dispose the waste at the landfill, plus $20 per day bin rental, $250.00 per bin plus material drop-off and pick-up in approved areas

Handling of approved hazardous materials that require immediate burial

handling surcharge – $140.00 per transaction handling charge

Commercial garbage pick-up surcharge

student labour rate – $30.00
regular labour rate – $40.00

Sewer sludge

$105 per tonne

Weigh scale out of service fees and tipping fees

The Attendant has the authority to pro-rate part loads or intermediate size vehicles.

Weigh scale out of service fees and tipping fees
ItemFee

Per bag
Bags not to exceed 46 litres filled to a gross rate of not more than 11.36 kilograms (25 pounds)

$2.50 per bag

Per car trunk full or utility load

$24.00

Per pick-up (1/2 ton) truck full load

$24.00

Per one tonne stake truck (6 yards) full load

$42.00

Per three tonne stake truck

$102.00

Per tandem truck (14 yards)

$300.00

Per packer (25 yards)

$408.00

Per packer (40 yards)

$480.00

Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) recycling services tipping fees

industrial, commercial and institutional recycling services tipping fees
ItemFee

Bulk Corrugated Cardboard (OCC)
 

$6.00 minimum up to 200 kilograms
$65.00 per tonne (pro-rated) over 200 kilograms

Paper

$6.00 minimum up to 200 kilograms

$30.00 per tonne (pro-rated) over 200 kilograms

Commercial recycle drop-off 
 
 

$95 per tonne (pro-rated) over 200 kg

Roll out containers (95 gal)
$3.00 per container per pick-up delivered to the Transfer Station

Blue Box roll-out container

$6.00 per container per pick-up

Large recycle bags

$3.00 per bag per pick-up

 

Protocols at the facility

All loads must pass over the scale and be weighed before disposing of your waste items. Separate all items into the appropriate areas. Look for the signs to be sure you are putting the waste into the correct area.

Failure to comply with the facility protocols may result in additional clean-up charges. Second offenders will be denied access to the site.

Brush and yard waste

Hydraulic dump trailers full of brush and large trailer loads of brush are redirected to the Kenora Area Landfill on Highway 671 Jones Road. For regular residential loads of brush, turn right, go to the top of the hill to construction area, pull into stall 4, and offload your brush in the bin that is there.

Bulked cardboard and paper

Turn right past the scale and drive up to the top. Go past the building with the green stripe and enter the 2nd building (recycle building). Place paper/cardboard in designated piles.

Grass, leaves, garden shrubs

To access the compost area you must turn right after the scale, head up to the garbage building and the compost pile is located at the top of the hill on your first right. Paper bags only. Empty plastic bags if used to bring compost to the site.

Construction material

Turn right past the scale drive up past the garbage building, drive up on the ramp and deposit construction debris in the bins.

Large quantities of construction and demolition materials are required to transport the materials to the Kenora Area Landfill on Highway 671 Jones Road. Large loads must first be weighed at the Transfer Station and then dumped at the Kenora Area Landfill Site. On Sundays, trailer loads that cannot be unloaded by hand are not accepted.

Electronics

Ask the scale attendant where the designated area for electronics is now. Place down carefully if it is a TV and do not break the screen. TV's, computers (screen, hard drive, keyboards, mice), radios, stereo equipment, old cell phones, telephones, fax machines, photocopiers, printers, electric type writers, answering machines, DVD and VCR players, modems, scanners and calculators are all acceptable.

Flashlight and pile batteries

Deposit all household batteries free of charge. Receptacles are now located against the summer payment station.

Car batteries and rechargeable batteries

Exit the scale and there are receptacles located straight ahead at the "One Way Traffic" sign. Free of charge.

Fluorescent bulbs

Exit off scale and head straight to the receptacle located against the summer payment station. Light bulbs up to 4 feet (1.22 meters) in length are accepted free of charge. This is for residential customers only. Westburne Electric located at 1 Dennis Street, will accept used fluorescent bulbs from businesses for a fee.

Fridges, water Coolers, air conditioners or anything that contains Freon

We do not accept these items at the Transfer Facility.

Furniture

Place all furniture in the construction/demolition area. Turn right past the scale, drive up past the garbage building and drive up on the ramp. Furniture goes in the bins with the construction/demolition material.

Glass

Glass windows and patio doors go in the construction bins with the wood, and must be paid for at the scale. Turn right past the scale, drive up past the garbage building and drive up on the ramp to access the bins. Glass bottles and jars only go in the bin labelled, "glass" in the recycle area.

Hazardous waste

The hazardous waste depot operates on Thursdays throughout the summer, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come across the scale for directions.

Household garbage

Turn right past the scale go all the way up to the building with the green stripe on it. Back in to the building and throw your household garbage on the floor. Please put household garbage only in this building. No wood, metal or furniture.

Metal

Turn right after the scale, drive up past the garbage building and drive up on the ramp to access the construction/demolition area. The metal bin is the last bin in the row as you drive up. Please only throw metal items in that are about 90% metal. Minimum charge applies.

Propane tanks

Turn right after the scale, drive past the recycle area and the second Jersey barrier is where you will deposit propane tanks. There is a charge for 100 lb propane tanks. Smaller ones are included in your load.

Reusable items

Turn right past the scale and the first area past the recycle is the reuse area. Place any items you think are worth reusing in this area. All reusable items must be paid for and may be included in your load if you are here with a load.

Toys or clothing

Turn right past the scale and drive up to the garbage building. Back in and throw your garbage on the floor. Minimum charge applies.

Tires

Regular car and truck tires can be disposed of at no charge.

Used Cooking Oil

Turn right past scale drive past the recycle area and stop at the squared fence. Pour cooking oil into the brown receptacle that is there. Cooking oil is $2.50 per 20 litre pail. Throw the containers you brought the oil in into the garbage. Dirty containers are not recyclable.

Map of traffic direction at waste facility

Reuse area

You can reduce what goes into the landfill. Bring unwanted household items, in excellent or good working condition, to the Reuse Area (located inside the Transfer Station on the right.)

There is a fee to drop off in the Reuse Area.

  • no holds
  • first come, first pick

About the solid waste transfer facility

The Ministry of the Environment regulates the operation of the Kenora Area Solid Waste Transfer Facility, and it holds the Certificate of Approval Number 3840-4LHJFE.

All materials coming into the Transfer Facility are eventually redirected:

  • Clean Wood and brush – chipped and used as hog fuel
  • Construction and demolition – Kenora Area Landfill
  • Recycling materials – Cascades Recovery Inc. Winnipeg
  • White goods and scrap metal – scrap dealer
  • 20 lb propane tanks – reclaimed by distributors
  • Tires – recycled
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