The County of Brant is home to the Biggars Lane Landfill and Paris Transfer Station for solid waste and recycling disposal/drop off.
Staff is available at transfer and landfill stations to help you find the appropriate areas for your recyclables and waste.
Paris Waste Transfer and Recycling Station
This transfer station is operated to allow residents the opportunity to drop off small amounts of solid wastes and recycling items. Loads larger than the equivalent of a full pick-up truck box are to be disposed of at the Biggars Lane Landfill.
Location and Contact:
40 Railway Street, Paris
Map and directions
T: 519.442.7480 (during the hours below)
Hours:
Regular Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Saturdays (2nd Saturday of April to 1st Saturday in November) from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturdays (2nd Saturday in November to 1st Saturday in April) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
The Transfer Station is closed on all Statutory Holidays.
Changes to the hours of operation, if required, are published here.
Biggars Lane Landfill Site
This landfill is where you can drop off large loads (i.e. more than a fully loaded pick-up truck box or equivalent). These are not accepted at the transfer station and must be taken to Biggars Lane Landfill.
Location and contact:
128 Biggars Lane
East of Mount Pleasant
Map and Directions
Phone: 519.484.2652 (during hours below)
Hours:
Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:45 pm
The landfill is closed on all Statutory Holidays, Easter Monday and August Civic Holiday.
Fees and Charges
Current rates are available on the fees and charges schedule.
Tipping fees payment can be made by cash, cheque, debit or credit (Visa and MasterCard only). Credit accounts can be set up for IC & I users.
Sorting
Recyclable and reusable materials must be sorted. Doing so conserves valuable land fill space and generates revenue which directly offsets the cost of operating your waste management facilities.
Users are required to sort the following materials for recycling and reuse:
- Cardboard
- Some electronic wastes (for a current list of acceptable electronic wastes please visit www.recycleyourelectronics.ca/home/what-can-be-recycled)
- Scrap metal
- White goods (fees apply for CFC removal and handling)
- Tires
- Batteries
- Propane tanks
- Cement, Asphalt, Bricks
- Wood (must be sorted from the other waste streams)
- painted, stained, veneer, wooden furniture (no upholstery), pressure treated, wooden doors are acceptable
- No shingles, drywall, or other construction debris is to be placed in the wood disposal area
- Brush and yard waste (must be de-bagged from plastic bags)
- Bulky Plastics (i.e. lawn furniture, pails, children's outdoor toys, agricultural field cover, etc.)
- Please note: Grass clippings are banned from curbside collection and disposal at the waste management facilities
- All blue box materials - recycling carts are provided
There is no charge for blue box materials at the Waste Management Facility
Notice: All loads to be tarped to reduce debris on roadside. Loads that are not secured may be refused.
Other Local Disposal Options
- Disposal options for fridges and freezers
- Dispose of Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW) materials
- Dispose of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE)
- Dispose of used tires
- Dispose of batteries
- Upcoming changes to the ways that wastes are managed in Ontario, visit Waste Diversion Ontario and Stewardship Ontario
- CleanFarms™ provides farmers with tools to help minimize their environmental footprint through free programs such as the empty pesticide container recycling program and the obsolete pesticide collection campaign
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