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February 20th: Islander Day

In observance of Islander Day, February 20th, IWMC facilities will be closed. Please note, this means regularly scheduled collections for the third Monday of February will be collected in Saturday, February 25th. If you have not yet downloaded The Recycle Coach App,...

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Friday, February 10

Please be advised our Customer Service Center and Waste Watch Drop-off Centers in West Prince and Eastern Kings have delayed opening until 12:30 with a further announcement at 11:30. Our office and Drop-off centers in East Prince, Central Region and Capital Region...

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NOTICE: December 23

Collection notice for Central, Capital and Eastern Region: . If your cart meant to be picked up this week is still curbside, and uncollected by 7 PM on Friday December 23 – please take it in to a secure location due to anticipated high winds. Collections will resume...

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Christmas Trees + Goat Program

Did you know that goats LOVE Christmas Trees? They do! . When you are done with your Christmas tree (and all ornaments + twine is removed), you can drop your tree off to one of our participating goat locations! This is a great way to give your tree purpose after the...

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HOLIDAY HOURS IWMC

Holiday Hours for IWMC Charlottetown + Tignish Office, as well as WWDC's/East Prince Management Facility can be found HERE. Please note that the Charlottetown Office + Tignish Office are CLOSED on December 27th. From the team at IWMC, we wish you a happy and healthy...

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NOTICE: December 1, 2022

CART/RECYCLABLE COLLECTION NOTICE: Kings and Queens County, December 1. . Due to the weather conditions, collection for Thursday, December 1 is CANCELLED for both Kings and Queens County. Prince County collection will proceed as normal. . For customers in Kings and...

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Post-Fiona Update – November 25th

DROP-OFF AT WASTE WATCH DROP-OFF CENTERS (WWDCS) UPDATE: In response to Hurricane Fiona, IWMC allowed residential and commercial customers to drop tree and yard debris to WWDC’s free of charge. November 26th, 2022 will be the final day for this offering in 2022. As...

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February 18 – National Battery Day

February 18 – National Battery Day

On National Battery Day, let’s remember the importance of recycling batteries! Big steps have already been made. In fact, in PEI, 88% of consumers are aware of battery recycling and 62% actively recycled batteries in 2021. Through Waste Watch Drop-Off Centers and...

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2021 Waste Reduction Week: Textile Tuesday

2021 Waste Reduction Week: Textile Tuesday

Today we are celebrating Textile Tuesday as a part of the 20th anniversary of Waste Reduction Week in Canada. North Americans send 9.5 million tonnes of clothing to landfills each year. With the rise of fast fashion since the early 2000s, consumers have been accepting...

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Updated Sorting Guide

We have updated our Sorting Guide. The guide is available here. It contains basic sorting information and disposal instructions in a print-friendly format in case you wish to print a hard copy to have on hand. For more detailed sorting and disposal instructions,...

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