Landfill Site

Winter Hours in effect from Thanksgiving Weekend until Victoria Day Weekend

• Sunday: Closed
• Monday: Closed
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Location

• 1480 County Road 18 (8th Line) - View Map of Landfill Site Location

Township Residents are also permitted to use the Peterborough Waste Management Facility (Landfill Site).

Each year, two Landfill Site passes are provided to ratepayers in the tax billing package. Keep them safe as a replacement pass will cost $10.00. 

If you receive your tax bill via email, your landfill pass is waiting for you at the Smith Landfill (1480 County Road 18) upon your next visit.

A replacement pass can only be purchased at the Selwyn Township Municipal Office.

Remember that passes need to be presented each time you make a trip to the Landfill, and only Selwyn Township residents have use of the Landfill site.

There is a WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) bin located at the Smith Landfill Site. Acceptable materials include:

• Computers including all peripherals and cords
• Computer tablets, laptops, all types of phones (corded, cordless, mobile, smart)
• Answering machines
• Pagers
• Radios
• Speakers
• Turntables
• TVs
• VCRs
• DVD players and Blu-ray players (no VCR tapes, CDs, DVDs)
• Cameras (digital, manual and video)
• Gaming devices and accessories (no game cartridges)

Remember to wipe any drives, etc. prior to dropping off your materials.

Hazardous waste does not belong in the garbage or blue box recycling.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot (HHWD) at the Smith Landfill Site is now CLOSED.

Hazardous waste can be taken to the Pido Road Hazardous Waste Depot.

Mattresses and box springs must be taken to the Bensfort Road Landfill Site. There is a fee. 

• Tires with or without rims are accepted. Up to 10 passenger vehicle tires can be dropped off at the Smith Landfill free-of-charge.
• Agricultural tires (ie. tractor tires) are not accepted - these must be taken to the Bensfort Road Landfill Site

Disposing 

• Residents can take aquatic weeds/wild rice to the Smith Landfill free-of-charge. Please keep aquatic weeds/wild rice separate from other leaf and yard waste.

Weed Harvesting

• Weed harvesting can take place from July until the end of August. Parks Canada - Trent-Severn Waterway (TSW) issues permits annually to mechanical weed harvesters. These harvesters are large machines which cut the weeds, and permit mandates that the harvester is required to remove the cut weeds from the water.
• If you are hiring a company to remove weeds with a mechanical harvester, ensure that they have a permit from Parks Canada/TSW and make sure you ask about their process. Also, ensure that they remove the weeds from the water. If they do not, they are operating illegally and creating further problems for you and your neighbours.
• If you witness a harvester or anyone leaving cut weeds in the water, please note the details of the incident (date, time, location, description of the harvester etc.). Take a picture too, if possible.
• Send the information to Parks Canada/TSW
• Parks Canada/TSW is very concerned about illegal mechanical weed harvesting and appreciates any information that may assist them to address illegal operations taking place on our lakes.

The Landfill accepts leaves and yard waste (plants, weeds etc.). Fees apply for weights of 100 kg’s or more.

Brush is not considered Leaf & Yard Waste and must be disposed of in a separate location at the Landfill and fees apply.

Cash, debit or cheque are accepted.