Landfill site location
Thunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Facility
5405 Mapleward Rd
Thunder Bay
The facility's entrance is on the west side of Mapleward Road, between Oliver Road and John Street Road.
Operating hours
Monday - Friday: 8 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Closed Sundays and all statutory holidays (including Easter Monday, Civic Holiday and Remembrance Day).
The Landfill Site is open Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
Landfill site - live camera
Before making a trip to the Solid Waste & Recycling Facility (the Landfill Site), check out the LIVE camera to see how busy the site is.
Site procedures
View a map of the Solid Waste and Recycling Facility (PDF) (landfill).
After entering the site from Mapleward Road, traffic will split into two streams: private vehicles and commercial vehicles.
Plan for unloading and secure your load
When planning a visit to the landfill site, be sure to load your vehicle with the unloading process in mind. Always take the time to sufficiently tarp and secure your load before you leave home. Unsecured loads are subject to fines through the Highway Traffic Act.
Private vehicle procedure |
If you are only using the recycling, hazardous waste and e-waste areas, you do not have to cross the scales and there is no charge. Private vehicles first travel through the household recycling, household hazardous waste and e-waste depots before arriving at the kiosk to be weighed at the scale. If you have other items, stop at the weigh scale kiosk before proceeding onto the main landfill site. In compliance with Ontario Regulations, all vehicles coming to the Landfill Site must be weighed in and out. Vehicles are charged a tipping fee on exit based on the weight of the load they leave at the site. The next stop is the public drop-off area (transfer station area), where there are bins for metals, tires, bulky items, clean wood and garbage. Residential vehicles including cars, vans and half-ton trucks move from bin to bin, depositing their waste into the appropriate area. Attendants are on hand to provide advice; however, customers must separate their loads before leaving home. If you have leaf and yard waste, you will proceed to the leaf and yard waste area near the main tipping face, before returning to the weigh scales to be weighed out. |
Commercial vehicle procedure |
Commercial vehicles, including City waste packers, proceed directly to automated scales upon entering the site. This new traffic flow improves efficiency, reduces wait times for all users, and encourages recycling and proper waste management. Learn how to use the automated scales for registered commercial vehicles (PDF). |
Tipping fees |
Loads weighing up to 120 kg: $10 Non-hazardous solid waste over 120 kg: $84.09 per tonne Non-hazardous (approved) contaminated soil - $45.17 per tonne Revenues from these fees finance the operation of the landfill site. Correct change is appreciated. You may pay by cash, debit, MasterCard or Visa. View the Non-profit Organizations Waiver of Tipping Fees Application Form (PDF). |
Sort your load |
Before leaving home, please sort your load so that you can easily deposit non-garbage items into the following areas and appropriate bins at the landfill site:
If recyclable or compostable material is brought in with regular garbage, it must be clearly separated from the garbage on the load. |
What is and isn't accepted at the landfill |
Accepted
Not Accepted
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A cleaner, greener facility |
The Solid Waste & Recycling facility reflects our community's commitment to sustainable and progressive management of waste and recycling. Enhancements include improved traffic flow and new directional signage, a new administration centre, weigh-scale kiosk and expanded recycling and household hazardous waste areas. "Green" components of the new site were developed using the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design principles. Features such as solar wall cladding, energy-efficient equipment and water-conserving plumbing reduce environmental impact. |
Landfill gas |
The City has partnered with Thunder Bay Hydro to build a power generating station and heat recovery system that uses the methane gas produced from decaying organic materials as fuel. Thunder Bay Hydro Renewable Power Inc. now operates this plant on land leased from the City at the Mapleward Road Waste & Recycling Facility. The 3.2 megawatt power generation plant draws methane gas to fuel two engine-driven generator sets and is designed to generate enough electricity to power 2,000 houses. The project annually converts 263 million cubic feet of methane gas that would have otherwise been released into the environment. |
Further information
Read Our Green Guide (PDF) to help you recycle! It contains an A-Z listing of items, and how to recycle or dispose of them in Thunder Bay.
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