**NEW**Household Hazardous Depot**NEW**

Tuesday - 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Thursday - 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday - 2:00p.m. to 6:00pm

Location: Waste Transfer Station

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 Concerns   –    229-1340 ext. 2229

**NEW**Free Yard Waste Disposal**NEW**

The Town of Marathon wishes to advise residents that yard waste can now be disposed free of charge at the recycling center of the Waste Transfer Station (WTS).

Residents may bring leaves, grass clippings and small branches to the transfer station in kraft paper, or clear plastic bags. This service is in keeping with Town Council’s policy of waste diversion whenever possible and will be a further alternative to illegal dumping on surrounding green spaces and crown lands. Marathon’s Council and Administration are always looking for ways to divert waste and this additional material stream is a welcome addition to an already robust recycling program which includes. 

• Cardboard
• Fibre
• Plastics
• Steel
• Electronics
• And coming soon, Household Hazardous Waste

This addition to the program will run during extended recycling hours which are currently in effect until late October. Free yard waste disposal will be available at the transfer station only, there will be no curbside pickup of this material.

For more information, please contact Brian Hyshka, Works & Operations Manager at 807-229-1340, ext 2229.

Residential Garbage & Recycling Collection-Rules and Tips

Waste Transfer Station Changes

The Recycling Centre at the Waste Transfer Station will be opened from 2 – 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Recycling Centre accepts the following:

plastic containers (remove lids), food, beverage, metal and aluminum cans (rinse cans), aluminum foil wrap and trays, milk cartons and juice boxes (remove straws), newspapers, flyers, magazines, hardcover books (remove covers), telephone books, egg cartons (not styrofoam), cores from paper towels, toilet tissue rolls, cereal boxes (remove liners), office paper, envelopes, paperbacks, household and fine paper, clean wood, clean metal and bicycles.

Recycling electronics

What WEE (Waste Electronic Equipment) products can I bring?

• Amplifiers

• Audio/video players

• Monitors      

• Scanners   

• Fax machines     

• Cameras      

• Cell phones 

• Printers

• Computers   

• Copiers

• Fax machines        

• Receivers

• Radios   

• Televisions   

• Turntables     

• Telephones

For more information on recycling your electronics, please call 229-1340 ext. 2229, or to access the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), check their website at: www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca

Is garbage collection covered under By-Laws?

Residential garbage collection is under Municipal By-Law No. 1375, being a by-law for establishing and maintaining a waste management system in Town of Marathon.

Garbage & Recycling Collection Schedule

• Wednesday:  Radisson Crescent, Hemlo Drive from the 4-way stop at Michano "South" including all Crescents, Ontario, Manitoba, Sund, Steedman, Aspendale, Spruce, Birch, Lloyd Irwin, Mcfarland, Michano, McKenzie, Johnston, Evergreen, Station Road and all business establishments.

• Friday:  Hemlo Drive from the 4-way stop at Michano "North" including all Cresents(except for Radisson), Penn Lake Heights, west side of C.P.R tracks, and all business establishments.
• To view a map of the garbage collection schedule click here. 

How must waste be contained?

Your garbage is your responsibility until it is collected.  Please place all garbage, rubbish or other refuse in proper type "A" containers, or in receptacles placed in type "B" containers. Please drain off all liquid matter from your waste before placing in the receptacle and/or proper containers. All table and compostable kitchen waste, not suitable for composting, shall be well wrapped in paper. The householder shall be responsible to remove and dispose of, in an approved manner, any accumulation of scattered garbage, waste or rubbish, that may result from tipped-over proper type "A" or "B" containers.

What size is an approved container?

• A proper type "A" container means any container constructed of metals or plastics of volume not less than 2.73 cu.ft, 17 Imperial gallons or 77.28 litres and equal to or less than 5.77 cu.ft, 35.94 Imperial gallons or 163.39 litres with a tight fitting lid, carrying handles and capable of being readily sanitized and having maximum capacity of garbage not more than 40 lbs (18.14 kilograms), commonly known as a Store Purchased Garbage Can.
• A proper type "B" container means a homemade mobile or stationary bin-type container made of metal, plastic and/or wood where the volume is larger than type "A" container.
• Receptacle means a 1-1/2 mm or greater plastic garbage bag of not more than 1.77 cu.ft (50 litres), no more than 4.25 cu.ft (120 litres) capacity, filled to a gross weight of not more than 40 lbs  (18.14 Kilograms) and secured tied in such a way as to allow a garbage collector to carry it in one hand.

How is a bag tag attached?

Every proper type "A" container and all receptacles placed in proper type "B" container shall have a bag tag attached to the contents or around the neck of the bag in such a manner as to be clearly visible to the garbage collector upon removal of the container lid. Untagged receptacle bags or Type "A" containers will not be collected.

Where can bag tags be purchased?

Bag tags are available at the Municipal Town Office or the Recreation Complex Office during regular business hours and retail outlets as determined from time to time by Council.

Please DO NOT include the following items in curbside garbage:

• Any explosive or highly combustible materials of any nature whatsoever;
• Liquor or semi-liquid waste;
• Manure from or carcasses of any animals;
• Major appliances or large household furnishings;
• Bio-medical or household hazardous waste;
• Automobiles or vehicles or any parts thereof;
• Propane Tanks and Batteries;
• Waste electronics and electrical equipment that can be disposed of at the Recycling Centre; and, 
• Any products or contents which cannot readily be placed in a proper type "A" or type "B" container.

What time is curbside pick-up?

Always have your garbage out at the pick-up point no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of pick-up. The truck may not always come at the same time every week, but your collection will be only guaranteed if it is out on time on the pick-up day designated to your area.  During extreme weather conditions such as winter storms, your collection may be delayed but will be completed during the day.

How do recyclables get collected?

All recyclables will be placed at the curb in blue plastic bags.  Recycling pick up is every second week.  See Collection Calendar (top of page) for a list of recyclable items and dates. Please note: recyclables can be dropped off every Saturday morning between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the recycling/reuse centre.  Metals, plastics and foil is to be sorted into one bag and fibres into another bag.   

Reasons for Recycling

The ENVIRONMENTAL reasons for recycling:

• Saving Natural Resources
• Every tonne of paper recycled saves up to 17 trees Saving Landfill Space
• Landfills are under pressure from increases in waste
• Reducing Pollution Saving Energy 

The ECONOMIC reasons for recycling:

• Saves $$ in waste disposal costs through reducing volume to the waste stream
• Recycling services are designed to be very competitive when compared to the alternatives Creates Employment
• Costs such as tipping fees can be immediately saved

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

More Info:

Collection calendar
Collection schedule
Waste transfer station/landfill sites
Recycle your electronics