Special recycling

All batteries, including single-use and rechargeable batteries, are considered household hazardous waste and cannot be placed in your garbage or recycling.

Safe disposal of hazardous waste helps to protect you, waste collectors, and the environment. This is because hazardous materials can pose a variety of risks, from skin damage on contact to ground water and soil contamination. Flammable hazardous materials like batteries have also been known to cause fires when they are compressed in collection vehicles or at waste management facilities.

Batteries should be brought to one of the County’s two hazardous waste depots, free of charge.

    Oxford County Waste Management Facility
    384060 Salford Road, Salford

    City of Woodstock EnviroDepot
    944 James Street, Woodstock

Batteries can also be disposed of using Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! boxes located throughout the County. You can locate a drop-off box at www.recycleyourbatteries.ca.

Preparing batteries for disposal

• Place used batteries back in their original packaging or a clear plastic bag
• Cover the positive (+) or charging terminals with tape

Safe storage tips

• Avoid placing loose batteries in drawers or containers that are metal or contain metal objects (e.g. coins, paper clips, screws)
• Store in a cool, dry place (avoid direct sunlight or extreme heat)
• Aim to drop off batteries within six months to avoid them becoming corroded or leaking.

Learn more about batteries at www.chargedforlife.ca

Tires are recycled for things like surfacing walking trails, sidewalks and driveways, roofing shingles, swings and playground equipment, athletic field turf and paving materials.

The Oxford County Waste Management Facility will accept up to 20 tires per person per day. Clean tires are accepted at no charge if they are not part of a load that contains other garbage. Tires can be on rims, but shredded tires or tires that are too dirty will be charged a tipping fee. See the tipping fees section for current rates and information. 

For large loads or or farm/large truck/over sized tires, please contact the Waste Management Facility (landfill).
    

Scrap metal and white goods appliances can be taken year-round to the Oxford County Waste Management Facility (landfill).

Acceptable materials

• Scrap metal
• White goods appliances such as stoves, refrigerators and freezers

Note: Items which contain Freon or may have contained Freon will be subject to $20.00/unit surcharge unless properly tagged by an authorized Freon removal technician.

Small appliances that have more metal than plastic content can be put into the scrap metal bin. Otherwise, the appliances are landfilled and tipping fees apply.

Used or old clothing can be reused by bringing them to a variety of community donation organizations throughout Oxford County, or they can be brought to the landfill to be recycled or reused depending on their quality. 

Oxford County has partnered with Diabetes Canada to reuse and recycle old textiles. Please visit the Diabetes Canada website for program rules.
     

Oxford County farmers generate approximately 300 tonnes of bale and silage wrap annually. As faithful stewards of the county’s valuable agricultural resources, farmers now have an environmentally-conscious and sustainable way to dispose of plastics that would otherwise end up in a burn pile or the landfill.

Acceptable materials

• Silage bags
• Bunker covers
• Bale wraps
• Fertilizer bags
• Salt bags (blue, black and white)

Unacceptable materials

• Net wrap
• Twine mesh
• Contaminated or loose items

Requirements

• All materials must be reasonably clean and free of contamination.
• Materials must be sorted according to type, packed in collection bags and tied up.
• Loose or excessively dirty material will not be accepted and categorized as garbage.
• Cost for disposal: $50/tonne.

How it works

• Order free collection bags: 1-800-755-0394 or wastemanagement@oxfordcounty.ca
• Deliver your items to the Waste Management Facility