Garbage & Recycling

Garbage Collection

Weekly curbside collection of household garbage is available to all residential dwellings and apartments with not more than five units. Collection service is provided on the following schedule:

• Collection for north of 10th Street, including the north side of 10th Street – Thursdays
• Collection for south of 10th Street, including the south side of 10th Street – Fridays

REMINDER

• Place garbage beside road or curb before or by 6:00am on your scheduled day to ensure pickup.
• All bags must be tagged for collection by wrapping the bag tag around the neck of the bag.
• If you are using a garbage container, wrap the bag tag on the top bag in the container so that it is visible when the lid is lifted.

Clear Garbage Bag Policy

The outer bag for containment of waste shall be clear & transparent (non-tinted). Bags shall be no larger than 26” x 36” and can be placed in a waste container for collection. Each bag placed at the curb for collection shall weigh no more than 50 pounds (23 kg). Unlimited clear kitchen catcher size (20" x 22") bags may be placed inside the larger clear bag. If your waste is not collected, a sticker indicating the reason why will be attached to the bag. Town of Hanover bag tags are required to be wrapped around the neck of the bag. To address privacy of personal items, one solid colour “privacy bag” no larger than 20” x 22” (the size of a kitchen catcher or grocery bag) inside each clear bag is permitted.

• Unlimited clear kitchen catcher size (20” x 22”) bags may be placed inside the larger bag.
• If your waste is not collected, a sticker indicating the reason why will be attached to the bag.
• Town of Hanover bag tags are still required to be wrapped around the neck of the “clear bag”.

Bag Tag Purchase

Bag tags are sold at a cost of $2.50 per tag. Tags are available at the following locations:

Recycling Collection

2023 Recycling Schedule 

Bi-weekly curbside collection of recyclables and cardboard is provided to all residential, commercial and institutional properties.

Recycling FAQS

Winter Recycling Tips

RECYCLING REMINDERS

• Place recyclables beside the road or curb by 6:00am on your designated collection day.
• Flatten and bundle all corrugated cardboard to a maximum size of 30” x 30” x 8”. Place beside your blue box.
• Rinse all food / beverage containers before placing in your blue box.
• Maximum blue box size is 83 litres and shall weigh no more than 23 kg. (50 lbs.)
• NEW - All material must be loose in blue boxes. Do not use plastic bags.

Landfill Site

The Hanover/Walkerton Landfill Site services the Town of Hanover and the Town of Walkerton only.

NEW HOURS OF OPERATION

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 8:00am to 3:00pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and all statutory holidays.

Styrofoam Recycling Information

Sorting of Materials

Please ensure that waste is separated and placed in the following designated areas:

• metal and appliances (large and small) in the STEEL area
• brush and non-manufactured wood in WOOD area
• asphalt shingles in SHINGLE area when the bin is available
• non-painted new drywall in DRYWALL area

Materials accepted for recycling and composting

• Blue Box Recyclables including Cardboard
• Clothing - Drop-off bin provided in recycling area
• Compost such as grass clippings, leaves, yard waste and small articles of brush. These items should be delivered to the site in either reusable containers or compostable bags

Materials NOT accepted 

• Paint
• Propane Cylinders
• Hazardous Materials

       These items can be delivered during residential household hazardous waste day events.

Materials accepted for electronic waste recycling

• computers, monitors, hard drives, DVD players, CD players, radios, projectors, televisons, answering machines, MP3 players, projectors, pagers, cordless & rotary telephones and printing devices
• household appliances are NOT accepted and must be included with your household waste
• ensure that no electronic waste is contained in any loads delivered to the landfill site for disposal

FILM PLASTICS

• all bags must be clean, dry and empty
• remove all food, stickers and receipts

Types of Bags Accepted

• retail, newspaper, flyer, dry cleaning, electronic equipment, bread, fresh vegetable and produce, frozen vegetable, bulk goods, milk (outer), water softener, salt bags (remove rigid plastic handles), diaper and hygiene (outer), soil, mulch, garden product

Types of Overwrap Accepted

• toilet paper, napkin, paper towel, bottled water, soda

Drop-Off Location - Fill an empty grocery or retail bag with plastics and tie tightly. Place filled bags in the yellow bin at the landfill site.

 Landfill Tipping Fees (effective January 1, 2022)

Thanks for your co-operation! Styrofoam Recycling Information - Click to Open

Household Hazardous Waste Days

Saturday October 21, 2023, 10:00am to 2:00pm
Public Works Yard - 70 14th Avenue, Hanover

The Household Hazardous Waste Day Events are provided on behalf of the Hanover/Walkerton Waste Management Committee. The events are free to the residents of Hanover and Walkerton.  Further details regarding dates and locations will be advertised in The Post and online at hanover.ca/events.

At your Household Hazardous Waste Depot, there will be trained professionals who will receive, package, transport and store the materials safely and in compliance with all regulations. Empty containers are to be recycled or disposed of with your household waste.

The following hazardous waste items will be accepted at no charge throughout the year at the following locations:

PHARMACEUTICALS AND SHARPS (all sharps must be contained in a rigid container)

Pharmacies located at:

• Shoppers Drug Mart
• Grants Your Independent Grocer
• Pharma Plus
• Walmart
• Hanover Pharmasave

USED MOTOR OIL AND OIL FILTERS

• Jiffy Lube

PAINT AND STAINS

• Cuneo Interiors
• Hanover Home Hardware
• Hanover Rona Building Centre

Please do not mix paint/stain materials together. All paint and stain must be in original containers and not dried out. Empty paint containers can be placed in your blue box for regular recycling pick up. Please remove lid before placing in box.

ALKALINE BATTERIES

• Hanover Municipal Office
• Landfill Site Trailer
• Canadian Tire
• Hanover Home Hardware
• Hanover Rona Building Centre
• Hanover Public Library

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

• Hanover Municipal Office
• Landfill Site Trailer
• Canadian Tire
• Hanover Rona Building Centre
• Hanover Public Library

COMPACT ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS

• Canadian Tire
• Hanover Rona Building Centre

CELL PHONES

• Hanover Public Library

Commencing the week of October 18, 2021 to the end of November Public Works staff will collect leaves once a week on either Monday or Tuesday. Leaves should be placed at the curb by Monday morning.

• Leaves must be placed in paper compostable bags only. Leaves placed in plastic bags will not be collected.
• Twigs and small branches are not collected but may be taken to the landfill site free of charge throughout the year during regular landfill hours, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.