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Closed Labour Day

August 29, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

We are CLOSED on Monday, September 5 for Labour Day. Residents of Pembroke and Laurentian Valley, your collection will move ahead one day. Click here for our regular operating hours. A few things to remember when visiting the Centre: Ensure loads are safely secured during transport to OVWRC No smoking on OVWRC property Wear appropriate clothing ...

Closed Canada Day

June 28, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

We are CLOSED on Friday, July 1 for Canada Day. Residents of Petawawa and Laurentian Valley with Friday collection, your collection will be on Saturday. Click here for our regular operating hours. A few things to remember when visiting the Centre: Ensure loads are safely secured during transport to OVWRC No smoking on OVWRC property Wear ...

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Spring Large Item Collection

May 19, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

Collection of large household goods will be happening soon for residents in the Town of Petawawa, City of Pembroke and Township of Laurentian Valley. Acceptable items must not be placed curbside earlier than Sunday, May 29. Residents are reminded that scavenging of materials that are set-out for large item collection is not permitted under Municipal ...

CLOSED Family Day

February 11, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

We are CLOSED on Monday, February 21, Family Day. Click here for our regular operating hours. A few things to remember when visiting the Centre: Ensure loads are safely secured during transport to OVWRC No smoking on OVWRC property Wear appropriate clothing and footwear for your safety Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all ...

OVWRC Turns 20!

February 11, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

It has been two decades since the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (OVWRC) opened to receive Municipal waste, recycling and organic material. Since 2002, OVWRC has worked together with local Municipalities to “walk lightly on the environment” and keep over 300,000 tonnes of recyclables, food and yard waste and construction and demolition material out of ...

Winter Green Cart Tips

January 28, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

Composting is important, even in the winter. Try these tips to prevent your organic material from freezing to your green cart. Place crumpled newspaper at the bottom of your green cart or use a paper leaf & yard waste bag to line your cart. Continue to layer paper between the material in your cart. Material ...

2022 Tipping Fees

December 15, 2021 Uncategorized No Comments

Click here for the 2022 Tipping Fees. The 2022 Tipping Fees were approved at the Ottawa Valley Waste Management Board’s November 24th, 2021 meeting. The tipping fee schedule includes a slight increase from $95 to $98 for landfill, organics, construction & demolition waste, mixed yard waste/brush and contaminated soils. The non-partner rate for the same ...

Phone Lines Down

November 10, 2021 Uncategorized No Comments

Update (November 12th): Phone lines are fully operational. Our phone lines are down. We remain open (including November 11th) and are reachable via info@ovwrc.com or our social media channels. There is no impact to payment services (i.e. debit).

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Remembrance Day

November 10, 2021 Uncategorized No Comments

We are open regular hours on November 11th, 2021, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM. We will be observing a moment of silence at 11:00 AM.

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CLOSED THANKSGIVING MONDAY

October 4, 2021 Uncategorized No Comments

We are CLOSED on Monday, October 11th, Thanksgiving. Click here for our regular operating hours. A few things to remember when visiting the Centre: Ensure loads are safely secured during transport to OVWRC No smoking on OVWRC property Wear appropriate clothing and footwear for your safety Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times ...

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