To download a copy of the Sorting Guide please visit our collection schedule page by clicking here.
The following must be disposed of properly. DO NOT place in recycling, organics, or garbage:
Medical supplies (i.e. empty, plastic IV bags and tubing) – Garbage (remove all needles)
Ammunition (contact local police station)
Motor oil bottles – Household Hazardous Waste
Needles – Click here for more information
Batteries – Household Hazardous Waste
Cell phones – Electronic Waste
Hazardous waste (paint, oil. etc.)
Collection Schedules can be downloaded here for residents in Petawawa, Pembroke and Laurentian Valley. Copies are also available at your Municipal Office. Your Collection Schedule will note your collection day, items to be collected, Environmental Days, Large Collection (furniture, appliances, scrap metal, elect), Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-Ups and Christmas Tree Disposal.
Hazardous or Special Waste is not collected at curbside. HSW can be brought to the OVWRC year round during regular operating hours or check for Environmental Days during the Spring and Summer.
Old clothing, if useable can be donated to a charity. Unusable clothing is regular garbage.