If you missed your scheduled garbage day for curbside pick-up, or have large loads of acceptable items for disposal, household hazardous waste, or recycling, visit the Transfer Station at 401 Mellick Avenue in the City of Kenora.
Hours of operation
Open seven days a week. Closed on holidays. Reminder the scales closes 1/2 hour before site 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
May to October
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
November to April
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on statutory holidays.
Fees
View our tipping fees schedules, effective January 1, 2024.
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Weigh scale out of service fees and tipping feesThe Attendant has the authority to pro-rate part loads or intermediate size vehicles. |
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Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) recycling services tipping fees |
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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 propane tanks. |
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. |
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 – GFL Environmental
- White goods and scrap metal – scrap dealer
- 20 lb propane tanks – reclaimed by distributors
- Tires – recycled
You can view the Solid Waste Annual Report for the Waste Transfer Facility and the three remote collection depots. The report includes monthly summaries of the solid waste received and a breakdown of the quantities of waste collected. It also highlights the recyclables and hazardous waste materials diverted from the landfill illustrating our collective commitment to waste reduction and environmental preservation.
A paper copy of the Solid Waste Annual Report is available upon request. If you have any inquiries or concerns, please contact Bill Mundy, C.E.T., General Manager of Utilities, at 807-467-2004.
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