Landfill & Recycling

Johnson Tarbutt Joint Landfill

Location
3860 Government Rd, Desbarats, ON P0R 1E0
Between Puddingstone Road and the railway tracks.

 Landfill Hours
Saturdays : 9 am – 5 pm

Wednesdays : 12 pm -7 pm (summer)

12 pm – 5 pm (winter)

Share Shed Hours

Saturdays : 9 am – 5 pm

Wednesdays : 12 pm – 5 pm

Recycling Locations

  • Johnson Tarbutt Joint Landfill


Do not dispose of household garbage in the recycling bins.

Individuals can be fined $500 and up for depositing garbage anywhere in the Township other than the landfill.

Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can be taken to the Sault Ste. Marie hazardous waste site at 402 Fifth Line East, Sault ste. Marie. 

 

The 2022 schedule will operate from April 18 to October 21. It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Please ensure you tell the attendant that you are from the Township of Tarbutt.

Tarbutt pays for this service option to be available for residents and we need to know how much the service is being used.

Click here to find out whats Acceptable vs Unacceptable.

Commingled Plastic & Metal Food and Beverage Containers

Please recycle the following numbers:

#1 through #7 

 

 

We do not accept, glass, film plastics (plastic bags) and Styrofoam in the recycle bins.

 

 

Tin food and beverage cans, aluminum food and beverage cans, aluminum trays and foil (please clean!), Plastics: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 plastic food and beverage containers. These all go in the same deposit bin.

 

 

  • Please rinse cans and containers 
  • For metal cans, push lid inside and squeeze top a bit to hold it there
  • Remove caps and lids from all plastic bottles
  • You don’t have to remove the labels

Paper, cardboard & newspaper

All paper products, cardboard, boxboard, newsprint go together. Boxes should be flattened.

Battery Recycling

Please recycle batteries using the dedicated battery recycling station. 

The Battery Recycling at the Joint Landfill has been relocated from the front of the office to a the side of share-shed sorting sea- container.

Please use caution and place damaged lithium-ion batteries in the dedicated safety container. Please talk to a landfill attendant about recycling damaged  lithium-ion batteries.

The Don'ts

Many items are labeled with the familiar recyling symbol, however, this does not mean that it is recycleable in OUR program!!

 

If you turn your plastic containers upside down, you will usually find the plastic identified by a number inside the recycling symbol and /or the letters PETE or HDPE underneath it.

 

Some exceptions to the #2 plastic that we CANNOT accept are: Motor oil bottles, pesticide and herbicide containers.

Please do not recycle...

  • Tissues or paper towels
  • Drinking glasses
  • Window pane glass, ceramics or china
  • Light bulbs
  • Coat hangers (plastic or metal)

Contact Green for Life (GFL) Recycling

Telephone: 705-945-7554
Green For Life

86 Sackville Road

Sault ste. Marie, Ontario

Tipping Fees

Household Garbage & Recycling No Charge
Scrap Metal No Charge
Single Axle Trailer $10.00
Half Ton Truck $15.00
Dual Axel Trailer $35.00
Double Axle Truck $150.00
Tri Axle Truck $250.00