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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Collection Suspension for Excess Yard and Garden Material
Please be advised the collection suspension for excess yard and garden material placed beside the compost cart for pickup comes into effect on Monday, 4 October 2021. Yard and garden material such as leaves, branches, twigs, weeds and other plant debris will be...
Recycle More Electrical and Electronic Items for Free
We are pleased to announce that as of 1 August 2021, you can recycle more electrical and electronic items free of charge under the Recycle My Electronics program. Recycle My Electronics is a national recycling program for electrical and electronic items administered...
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