Recycling Depots
Thunder Bay has three recycling depots located as follows:
- Mountdale Avenue at Walsh Street, across from Westgate High School
- Front Street between McIntryre and Van Horne Streets
- City of Thunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Facility, 5405 Mapleward Road, take the second right afer entering the gate, before crossing the scales. Watch for the overhead directional signs.
Mountdale & Front Street Depot Hours of Operation:
Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6:30 pm. **Closed Sundays and All Statutory Holidays.
City of Thunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Facility Depot Hours of Operation:
(Open During Regular Landfill Site Hours)
Monday to Friday 8 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 8 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sunday and Statutory Holidays with the exception of:
Victoria Day (May), Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) and Easter Monday
Tips When Using The Depots
Material brought to the depots is the taken to the Material Recycling Facility (MRF) to be sorted and bailed before being shipped to market. Non-recyclable material and garbage must be removed and taken to the Solid Waste & Recycling Facility. Help us reduce the costs of recycling! Don't put non-recyclables in the depots or in your blue bags.
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Watch the signs at the depots.
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Take garbage away with you - only recyclables can be left at the depot.
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Don't leave behind large items.
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For information on disposing of larger items call 625-2195.
Read an easy guide to Thunder Bay's Recycling Depots:
Sort Out the Depots Brochure 
Adobe PDF, 2 pages, 4.35 MB
