Category: <span>Wood</span>

Shavings and scraps of clean wood can go to your local landfill.

For curbside pickup: wood scraps can be up to 4 inches in diameter and 3 feet in length.

Put pieces in cart or tie in bundles weighing no more than 45 lbs.
Shavings or scraps of painted or treated wood must go in the garbage.
Sawdust should be bagged or boxed and placed in the garbage.

You may also contact a local bulk or containerized waste removal company found it the Yellow Pages under the heading rubbish removal. Mars Environmental is one of those companies that may service your area.

For two weeks after Christmas, trees can be delivered to a local collection depot- no tinsel, ornaments, or decorations!

The tree must be less than 4 inches in diameter, and trimmed to 6 feet tall and 4 feet across.

Clean trees can also be taken to your local landfill.

If tree is decorated, it must be disposed of as garbage.

Corks are too dense to compost, and we do not recycle them; they can go into your garbage.

Or save them for a crafts project like a trivet or push-pin note board – see internet listings under “wine cork crafts” for specifics.

There are many companies that deal in salvaged building parts and materials. Some will remove the items for you.

See the Yellow Pages for local salvage companies and options.

Unpainted plywood, oriented strandboard (OSB), and particleboard are acceptable at your local landfill as clean woodwaste.

Painted and/or treated wood, including paneling, must be disposed of as garbage.

Offer pallets for reuse at a local thrift store or online, or take to your local landfill and dispose of as clean wood.

Painted wood and treated wood cannot be composted or recycled. Dispose of it as garbage at the your local landfill.

There are many companies that deal in salvaged building parts and materials. Some will remove the items for you. See the Yellow Pages for local salvage companies and options.

Offer to friends or neighbours for reuse.