Landfill | City of Peterborough

At the Peterborough Waste Management Facility, we only accept waste generated in the City and County of Peterborough.

Operating hours

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Sunday and statutory holidays: closed. See chart below.

We accept payment by cash, debit, credit card (Visa or MasterCard). No cheques.

Holiday closures

New Year's Day January 1, 2026

Family Day Monday, February 16, 2026

Good Friday Friday, April 3, 2026

Victoria Day Monday, May 18, 2026

Canada Day Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Civic Holiday Monday, August 3, 2026

Labour Day Monday, September 7, 2026

Thanksgiving Monday, October 12, 2026

Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24, 2026

Closed at 11:45 a.m.

Christmas Day Friday, December 25, 2026

Boxing Day Saturday, December 26, 2026

New Year's Eve Thursday, December 31, 2026

Closed at 11:45 a.m.

Location

The Peterborough Waste Management Facility is at 1260 Bensfort Rd. in Otonabee-South Monaghan, about 6 km south of the City.

Fees

Rates apply to sorted and unsorted materials.

Vehicles that leave the landfill property without weighing out will be subject to a fine of $125.

2025 Fees
Materials	Landfill Fees
Sorted, clear bagged garbage, shingles, construction material, drywall – 100 kg or less	$12
Sorted, clear bagged garbage, shingles, construction material, drywall – 100 kg or more	$150/tonne
Unsorted* - garbage, garbage in opaque bags, including mixed loads of recyclables and different types of garbage, etc. 100 kg or less	$25
Unsorted* - garbage, garbage in opaque bags, including mixed loads of recyclables and different types of garbage, etc. 100 kg or more	$260/tonne
Sorted Recyclables include cardboard, green waste, source separated organics, blue box materials, scrap metal, clean wood waste – 100 kg or less	$10
Sorted* Recyclables include cardboard, green waste, source separated organics, blue box materials, scrap metal, clean wood waste – 100 kg or more	$120/tonne
Freon items (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, water coolers and dehumidifiers)	$25 each (includes Freon removal)
Tires – small quantity only (10 or fewer), rims must be removed, call City Waste Management about larger loads	Free
Asbestos items	$300/tonne
Woodchips	$50/tonne
Mattress and box spring – fewer than 10	$23 each
Mattress and box spring – bulk loads of 10 or more	$26 each
Cover Soil (soil is required to be analyzed for the cover rate)	$65/tonne
Contaminated soil (requires pre-approval - Soil Acceptance Application Form)	Call for pricing
Finished Compost material - for purchase (bring your own shovel and container)	4.5 cents per kg

*Unsorted waste is defined as waste where there was no intention to separate divertible waste streams from regular garbage. Divertible waste streams include, but are not limited to, recycling, organics (green bin household organics and/or leaf and yard waste), wood waste, scrap metal, tires, electronics, mattresses and appliances.

Clear bag garbage will be considered sorted; however, the bags must not contain more than 10% divertible wastes. Any waste received in an opaque bag will be considered unsorted.

Determination of what constitutes unsorted waste will be decided by landfill staff onsite.

Please note that regular tipping fees still apply to all properly sorted waste.

You can take household hazardous waste items, such as televisions, electronic devices, paint and batteries to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at 400 Pido Rd.

Tarping your landfill loads

All loads brought to the landfill in open-top vehicles, including pickup trucks, must be tarped. We impose fines for loads that aren't covered by a tarp when they're brought the landfill in open-top vehicles.

Annual monitoring reports

Our annual monitoring reports for groundwater, surface water, leachate and landfill gas.

For reports from years before 2022, please contact our Waste Management office at 705-742-7777 ext. 1657#.

Site liaison committee

The next meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7 p.m. at City of Peterborough, 500 George St N.