Landfill and Transfer Station

Notice - Waste Facilities - Social Distancing Required and Reduced Service Hours

Transfer Station/Landfill Revised Hours

The site hours will be open as follows:

• Biggars Lane Landfill – Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. 
• Paris Transfer Station – Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Starting April 8, 2021 - Thursdays 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.

The following measures for protection of staff and residents have been implemented:

• The County will only accept debit and credit payments at the waste facilities.  Tap will be encouraged.  Cash will not be accepted.
• County staff working at drop off areas and interacting with the public will be practicing social distancing (i.e. maintain 2 metres separating themselves) or having a barrier (plexi glass/mask in place). 

 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: * reduced service hours noted above

Regular hours

Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm

Saturdays (2^nd Saturday of April to 1^st Saturday in November) from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Saturdays (2^nd Saturday in November to 1^st 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: * reduced service hours noted above

Regular 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.recyclemyelectronics.ca/on/
• White goods (fees apply for CFC removal and handling)
• Tires
• Batteries
• Propane tanks
• Brush and yard waste (must be de-bagged from plastic bags)
• Clean white bulk Styrofoam
• Construction and demolition material:
  • Rubble (ie. asphalt, concrete and masonry)
  • Metal (ie. iron, steel, brass, aluminum, copper, bath tubs, hardware)
  • Wood (clean, painted, stained, particle board, wood scrap, pallets/crates, counter tops, wood furniture). No pressure treated wood. 
  • Drywall
  • Asphalt shingles
  • Porcelain/toilets
  • Electrical wiring
  • Floor tiles
  • Windows/doors
• 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

• 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 Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority
• 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