The City of Guelph will begin allowing drop-off of hazardous waste and garbage at the Waste waste drop-off opens May 26 for household hazardous waste and garbage at the Guelph Waste Resource Innovation Centre starting May 26.
Yard waste and recyclable drop-off is not yet available and the city says expect long lines and wait times.
The drop off will be open Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Now that we’ve made some site changes to promote physical distancing and put measures in place to protect visitors and employees, we can slowly reopen some services to the public,” says Kealy Dedman, deputy chief administrative officer, infrastructure, development and enterprise services for the City of Guelph in a news release. “We’ll have to limit the number of people on the site, so we expect long lines and wait times; we’re asking people to be patient.”
The public drop-off has been closed since March 25. The commercial drop-off remained open to serve essential businesses and continues to be open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It’s free to drop off household hazardous waste. Fees for other items are posted on the City’s website.
Residents are asked to continue using curbside pickup service for recyclables and yard waste. Some services at Guelph Waste Resources Innovation Centre remain closed including the recycling zone, yard waste area paper shredding, Recycle bike reuse and Paint+ reuse pickup and drop-off.
The city advises:
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Send only one person if possible, two maximum.
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Consider wearing a face-covering (mouth and nose) or mask, including in vehicles when windows are down.
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Stay two metres (6.5 feet) away from anyone you don’t live with.
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Have a credit or debit card ready, preferably with a tap payment function; cash will not be accepted.
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only bring full loads, and load vehicles so household hazardous waste can be removed first.
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Saturdays are typically busiest; consider visiting Tuesday through Friday if possible.
