Workplace Waste Reduction and Recycling Directory

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This directory lists companies offering waste-related services. Please note that,

Companies provided details of their services.
The Region of Waterloo does not recommend, endorse, or guarantee the service of any company listed.
Due to COVID-19, some companies may have changed their services.

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Agricultural plastics and other waste

Clean Farms, www.cleanfarms.ca. Materials accepted: Bags and large tote bags, containers up to 23 litres, pesticides and livestock meds.

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Switch Energy Corp, www.switchenergycorp.com. Contact: Don Nott, 519-524-0193. Address: 80171 Kinburn Line, Clinton, Ontario, N0M 1L0. Materials handled: Bale wrap, silage bags, greenhouse wrap, pallet stretch wrap, boat wrap.

Appliances

Goodwill Retail and Donation Centre, Contact: Mary Linton, Store Manager Tel: 519-894-0628, Fax: 519-894-2346. Address: 1348 Weber Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 1C4. Materials handled: Reusable items including clothes, linens, furniture, appliances (no gas or large appliances), shoes, toys, books. Service provided: Retails second-hand items.
Habitat for Humanity Restore, www.hfhwr.ca. Contact: Brian Daynard, Manager, Tel: 519-747-0664, Fax: 519-747-2153. Address: 120 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8, and 150 Holiday Inn Drive Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1Z4. Materials handled: New and reusable items including fridges, stoves, doors, flooring, cabinets, windows, vanities, sinks, lumber, plumbing fixtures, hardware, lighting, patio stones. Service provided: Retails and end-user of new or used (and/or repairable) building materials.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, batteries. Service provided: Processing metals; e-waste material recovery, garbage pick-up.
The Junkey Monkey www.junkeymonkey.ca. Contact: Brent Fairless, Tel: 519-222-6438 Email: junkeymonkey68@gmail.com. Address: 16 Braga Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8I9. (Not a drop-off site.) Materials handled: Free appliance, metal and e-waste removal as well as car parts, batteries, wire and copper piping removal. Will come to your house to remove materials.
Macro Point Ltd. www.appliancetimers.com. Contact: Howard Simons, President, Tel: 519-621-5500, Fax: 519-621-5328. Address: 31 Water Street South, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 7G8. Materials handled: Mechanical and electronic appliance timers for washers, dryers, dishwashers and ranges. Service provided: Repair timers on all major appliances. Will buy failed electronic range timers.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Shop. Contact: B. Stumpf, Manager, Tel: 519-743-5021. Address: 335 Lancaster Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, M2H 4V4. Materials handled: Reusable items, including clothing, kitchen appliances, linen, books and magazines, etc. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand shop.
Salvation Army. Contact: Charlotte Keeler, Coordinator, Tel: 519-584-0818, Fax: 519-584-1966. Address: 563 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5K2. Materials handled: Reusable items, such as clothing, furniture, working appliances. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store.
Stratford E-waste Recyclers. Contact: D. McIsaac, Manager, Telephone and Fax: 519-272-8864. Address: 285 Lorne Street, Unit 6, Stratford, Ontario. Materials handled: Small kitchen and other appliances, e-waste, copiers, telephones, VCRs, smoke detectors, typewriters, film, jewelry, wire. Service provided: Material recovery.
Worth a Second Look. Contact: Don Gingrich, Tel: 519-569-7566, Fax: 519-743-9452. 97 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C1. Materials handled: Reusable items, such as furniture, small working appliances, housewares, books. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store. Provides pick up of large furniture items.

Asphalt, Brick, Concrete and Clean Fill

Brantco Construction. Contact: Fernando Medeiros, Tel: 519-622-1600, Fax: 519-622-2443. Address: 1555 Bishop Street, Unit 1, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 7J4. Materials handled: Clean used asphalt. Service provided: Reusing/Recycling
Dufferin. Contact: Tel: 519-743-3679, Fax: 519-576-3941. Address: 32 Forwell Road, PO Box 1146, Kitchener, Ontario, N2B 3E8. Materials handled: Clean used asphalt. Service provided: Reusing/Recycling.
Sittler Grinding. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-581-1351, Fax: 519-581-5656, Email: info@sittlergrinding.com. Address: 2650 Arthur Street North, PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials including concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard and paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste, construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding service.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-652-7699. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials including concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard and paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste, construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing, recycling, composting.

Batteries

Aevitas Inc. Contact: Dan Power, Tel: 519-740-1333 ext. 25, Fax: 519-740-2320. Address: 75 Wanless Court, Ayr, Ontario, N0B 1E0. Materials handled: Fluorescent light bulbs, e-waste, batteries, paints and oils, PCB waste, hazardous waste. Service provided: Recycling, hazardous waste disposal, transportation services.
CMI Metal Recycling Corp. Contact: Steve Gibson, Tel: 519-620-9148, Fax: 519-620-1367 Email: cambridge@combinedmetals.com. Address: 454 Dobbie Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1T 1S7. Materials handled: Batteries, anything steel, electronic, non ferrous. Service provided: Purchase various scrap metals and prepare to sell to larger metal dealers.
CarQuest Canada. Contact: Howard Swayze, Manager, Tel: 519-621-5270, Fax: 519-621-6154. Address: 451 Dundas Street, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 5R5. Materials handled: Batteries. Service provided: Recycling
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President ,Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial paint; steel, plastic and fiber drums. Service provided: Collection; Hauling of residential and industrial hazardous waste; Reuse; Recycling; Materials brokering.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati, Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, batteries. Services provided: Processing metals, e-waste material recovery, garbage pick-up.
The Junkey Monkey www.junkeymonkey.ca. Contact: Brent Fairless, Tel: 519-222-6438, Email: junkeymonkey68@gmail.com. Address: 16 Braga Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8I9 (Not a drop-off site). Materials handled: Free appliance, metal and e-waste removal as well as car parts, batteries, wire and copper piping removal. Will come to your house to remove materials.
Provincial Environmental Services. Contact: Daniel Soshowsky, Tel: 905-571-1059 Fax: 905-577-0842. Address: 505 Kenora Avenue, Building 4, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 3P2. Materials handled: Virgin off-spec hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, solids and liquids. Battery and fluorescent lamp recycling (pick up only). Service provided: Brokering, reusing, recycling, disposal, hauling, shredding.
Raw Materials Corp. www.rawmaterials.com. Contact: Mike Kersley, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes; scrap metal; plastics; batteries: lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Service provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.

Carpet

Aspera Recycling. Contact: 1-855-927-7372. Address: Toronto, Ontario and Delhi, Ontario. Materials handled: Clean and dry used carpet. No carpet tacks, wood strips or other waste. Service provided: Material recovery, recycling.

Chemicals

Aevitas Inc. Contact: Tom Maxwell, Tel: 519-740-3334, Fax: 519-740-2320. Address: 75 Wanless Court, Ayr, Ontario, N0B 1EO. Materials handled: Fluorescent light bulbs, e-waste, batteries, paints and oils, transformers.
Aimco Solrec Ltd. Contact: Keith Heese, Tel: 905-878-2627, Fax: 905-878-4728. Address: 425 Morobel Drive, Milton, Ontario, L9T 4N6. Materials handled: Paint, ink, halogen and non-halogenated solvents, alkalis, fuels, resins sands, plastics, organic chemicals, oils. Service provided: Recycling, waste management, waste fuel blending.
Alphachem Ltd. Contact: Mike Cheek, Tel: 905-821-2995, Fax: 905-821-2660. Address: 2485 Milltower Court, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 5Z6. Materials handled: Surplus chemicals and solvents. Service provided: Purchasing/accept chemicals; Distributor.
Bema Company Ltd. Contact: Michael Bates, Tel: 905-984-6677, Fax: 905-984-6684. Address: 20 Lake Street, Suite 200, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 5W7. Materials handled: Petroleum coke, coal tar, alumina oxide, glycols, heat transfer fluids. Service provided: Chemical broker of industrial by-products.
The Battery Broker. Contact: Kevin Loveys, Tel: 416-255-3321, Fax: 416-255-7707. Address: 11 Tupper Avenue, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8Z 5H5. Materials handled: Waste batteries, all types and sizes. Mercury batteries and mercury contaminated products. Service provided: Recycling, collection, hauling. Provides environmental management programs, site assessments/audits, registration reports.
Chem-Ecol. Contact: Alan Robson ,Tel: 905-372-2251, Fax: 905-372-1658, Email: alan@chem-ecol.com. Address: 640 Victoria Street, Cobourg, Ontario, K9A 4W4. Materials handled: Hydraulic, gear, refrigeration, lubricating, quenching, electrical, cutting, and circulating oils, fire resistant fluids depending on volume. Minimum 5 full drums and bulk waste. Service provided: Recycling, mobile industrial waste oil purification.
Detox Environmental Ltd. Contact: Randy Duffy, Tel: 905-623-1367, Fax: 905-623-5494. Address: 322 Bennett Road, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3Z2. Materials handled: Hazardous waste and non-hazardous liquid and solid industrial waste. Service provided: Chemical disposal and recycling, hauling, treating and disposal of special waste.
Fanchem Ltd. Contact: Tina Pelton, Tel: 905-637-7034, Fax: 905-637-7037. Address: 3228 South Service Road., Suite 207, Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3H8. Materials handled: Acids, alkalides, inorganic off-spec surplus chemicals. Industrial only. Location for accepting materials. Pick-up large quantities of hazardous material. Must call first and get approval. Service provided: Brokering, recycling, disposal and hauling of liquid waste.
Fielding Chemical Technologies. Contact: Katelyn Gorelle, Tel: 905-281-4631, Fax: 905-279-9277. Address: 3575 Mavis Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 1T7. Materials handled: Chlorinated and non-chlorinated solvents, such as from paints, light fuels, polymeric resins, waste organic chemicals, liquid and gaseous refrigerants. Reclaims spent refrigerators. Bulk quantities only. Service provided: Recycling, disposal, distillation (minimum 50 per cent recoverability). Emergency Response Team and industrial training.
Greenflow Environmental Services www.greenflow.com. Contact: Mark Wiedener, Tel: 905-333-3004 or toll free 1-800-287-5416, Fax: 905-333-1306, Email: sales@greenflow.com. Address: 4151 Morris Drive, Unit 2 to 6, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5L5. Materials handled: Photo-chemicals developer, fixer, wash water, fountain solutions, ink contaminated solvents. Scrap plates and silver, film silver, hazardous waste. All hazardous and non-hazardous liquid industrial waste. Microfiche polyester plates. Service provided: Repairing and reconditioning of silver recovery systems; recycling; purchase of scrap film; brokering silver; hauler (scrap film, waste chemicals), chemical recycling and disposal, developer reduction, pH neutralizing systems, solvent recycling. Authorized distributor and service of Island Clean Air. Hauling hazardous, medical and recycling waste.
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste, paint, steel, plastic and fiber drums. Service provided: Collection, hauling, reuse, recycling, materials brokering.
Kemira Waste Solutions www.kemira.com. Contact: Dan Roos, Tel: 905-761-6361, Fax: 905-761-6366. Address: 500 Creditstone Road, Concord, Ontario, L4K 3Z3. Materials handled: Ferrous chloride, ferrous sulphate mainly from steel pickling lines, ferric sulphate. Service provided: Brokering. Has after-market use for spent pickle liquor.
Maratek Environmental. Contact: Lena Savio, Tel: 905-857-2738, Fax: 905-857-2764. Address: 60 Healey Road, Unit 8, Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5A5. Materials handled: Photochemical wastes, bleach, fixer, developers, fountain solutions, blanket wash. Service provided: Brokering, selling press-room chemical recycling equipment and recycled fixer.
Newalta Customer Service. Contact: Tel: 1-800-263-8602, Fax: 905-548-8485, Email: oncall@newalta.com. Address: 1100 Burlock Drive, 5th Floor, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6B2. Materials handled: Hazardous, non hazardous, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and oily wastes. Service provided: Reusing, recycling, disposal, hauling, treatment processing, by-product recovery, consulting, lab analysis.
Proactive Recycling Inc. Contact: Bert Wakeford, Owner, Tel: 519-371-6511, Fax: 519-371-7198, Email: paimk@bmts.com. Address: PO Box 368, 1580 20th Street, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 5P5. Materials handled: Heatset and coldset web inks. Service provided: On site four colour mobile ink recycling, bulk ink recycling for large printers.
Provincial Environmental Services. Contact: Daniel Soshowsky, Tel: 905-577-0575, Fax: 905-577-0842. Address: 505 Kenora Avenue, Building 4, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 3P2. Materials handled: Virgin off-spec hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, solids and liquids. Battery and fluorescent lamp recycling. Service provided: Brokering, reusing, recycling, disposal, hauling, shredding.
Quantex Technologies. Contact: Marco Dalla Nora, Tel: 519-748-5348, Fax: 519-748-5904. Address: 260 Shoemaker Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 3E1. Materials handled: Drum and bulk wastes. Waste oils, oily wastes and emulsions, acid and alkaline, mineral spirits, light and heavy fuels. Service provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Raw Materials Corp. www.rawmaterials.com. Contact: Rick Unyi, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes; scrap metal; Oils; Plastics; Batteries: lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Service provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.
Safety-Kleen Canada. Contact: Ian Convery, Tel: 905-648-3270, Fax: 519-750-1036. Address: 60 Bury Court, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 0A9. Materials handled: Waste solvent aromatics, petroleum distillates. Service provided: Reselling, recycling. Ministry-approved facility.
Stobec Inc. www.stobec.com. Contact: P. Laroche, Tel: 450-436-2525 or toll free 1-800-561-6511, Fax: 450-436-2332. Address: 900 Rue Blondin Ste., Adele, Quebec, J8B 2R1. Materials handled: Surplus obsolete off-spec chemicals of all kinds. Service provided: Brokering.
Woodington Systems Inc. Contact: Joe Lyng, Tel: 905-680-1900. Address: 2800 Thorold Townline, PO Box 100, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 3Y8. Materials handled: Acids, alkalis, light fuels, kerosene and gasoline, liquid and soft hazardous wastes and non-hazardous wastes; crankcase, hydraulic, industrial oils; corrugated cardboard and paper; and emergency response and analytical lab. Service provided: Reuse, recycle, transfer (including polychlorinated biphenyl waste), disposal.

Computer/Electronic Equipment (E-Waste)

Aevitas Inc. Contact: Tom Maxwell, Tel: 519-740-3334, Fax: 519-740-2320. Address: 75 Wanless Court, Ayr, Ontario, N0B 1E0. Materials handled: Fluorescent light bulbs, e-waste, batteries, paints and oils, transformers.
Electronic Products Recycling Association. Visit their website for information about the province-wide stewardship program for e-waste.
Greentec (ISO 14001, Ministry-approved facility) www.greentec.com. Contact: Mark Wolters, Email: mwolters@greentec.com or Justin Vanhartingsveldt, Email: justinv@greentec.com, Tel: 519-624-3301, Fax: 519-624-3301. Address: 95 Struck Court, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8L2. Materials handled: Consumer electronics, computers, hard drivers, cathode-ray tubes, televisions, printers, batteries, telecommunication devices, etc. Service provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling, collection program.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati, Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, batteries. Service provided: Processing metals, e-waste material recovery, garbage pick-up.
Laser Network. Contact: Chris Stoate, President, Tel: 905-847-5990 or toll free 1-800-461-4879, Fax: 905-847-5991. Address: 2823 Bristol Circle, Unit 1, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6X5. Materials handled: Laser printer cartridges, printer repairs. Service provided: Reusing, recycling, reconditioning, printer maintenance.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz, Tel: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, printers; barrels and drums; plastics; metal; paper and corrugated cardboard; rubber; organics.
Stratford E-waste Recyclers. Contact: D. McIsaac, Manager, Telephone and Fax: 519-272-8864. Address: 285 Lorne Street, Unit 6, Stratford, Ontario. Materials handled: Small kitchen and other appliances, e-waste, copiers, telephones, VCRs, smoke detectors, typewriters, film, jewelry, wire. Service provided: Material recovery.
thINK Food. Contact: Tel: 416-516-7465 or toll free 1-888-271-3641, Fax: 416-516-8071. Address: 70268 Dundas Street West, PO Box 24030, Toronto, Ontario, M6P 1Y8. Materials handled: Printer cartridges, cell phones. Service provided: Recycling and processing of printer cartridges and cell phones to raise funds for local food bank.

Drums and Barrels

Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste, paint; steel, plastic and fiber drums. Service provided: Collection, hauling of residential and industrial hazardous waste, reuse, recycling, materials brokering.
Lennox Drums Ltd. Contact: Jerry Lennox or Ray Lennox, Tel: 905-427-1441 or toll free 1-800-263-7528, Fax: 905-427-4986. Address: 233 Fuller Road, Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2E1. Materials handled: Metal and plastic drums, tote tanks (all types, all sizes). Service provided: Drum reconditioning, recycling, and disposal. Tote tanks reconditioning, recycling and disposal.
Quantex Technologies. Contact: Marco Dalla Nora, Tel: 519-748-5348, Fax: 519-748-5904. Address: 260 Shoemaker Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 3E1. Materials handled: Drum and bulk wastes. Service provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz, Tel: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, printers; barrels and drums; plastics; metal; paper; corrugated cardboard; rubber; organics. Service provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling.
Universal Drum. Contact: Angelo Petrucci, Manager, Tel: 905-822-3280, Fax: 905-822-1248. Address: 2460 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 1K7. Materials handled: Clean metal, plastic, and fiber drums. Service provided: Reuse, recondition, disposal.

Drywall (Gypsum Board)

New West Gypsum ON Inc. Contact: Mark Burns, Tel: 905-847-0520 or toll free 1-800-267-0090, Fax: 905-847-0522. Address: 2182 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6L 5V6. Materials handled: Drywall. Service provided: Recycling, Residential drop-off.
Region of Waterloo Drywall Diversion program. Go to our Business/Commercial page for details.
Sittler Grinding. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-581-1351, Fax: 519-581-5656, Email: info@sittlergrinding.com. Address: 2650 Arthur Street North, PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials including concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard and paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste, construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding service.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Unit 610, London, Ontario N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Service provided: Processing, recycling, composting, residential drop-off.

Environmental grants and programs

Community Environmental Fund. Go to the Region of Waterloo's Environmental Sustainability page for details.
Export Development Canada Regional Office. Contact: Tel: 416-640-7600 or toll free 1-866-278-2300 Fax: 416-862-1267. Address: 150 York Street Suite 810, P.O. Box 810,Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3S5. EDC provides insurance, financing and other services and information to facilitate Canadian businesses to export goods/commodities, including recyclable materials.
R.E.E.P. Green Solutions www.reepgreen.ca. Contact: Tel: 519-744-9799, Fax: 519-745-3218. Address: 191 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1B1. The Residential Energy Efficiency Project, or R.E.E.P. encourages citizen action for a healthier, more sustainable community. R.E.E.P. and offer workshops and consultation services to businesses
TD Friends of the Environment. Contact: Roger St. Louis, Regional Manager, Tel: 416-308-5047, Fax: 416-308-5162. Address: 66 Wellington Street West, TD Tower, 10th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5K 1A2. This fund is open to Canadian, not-for-profit organizations with a Charitable Registration Number who are going to use the funds in Canada for projects that relate to the funds three focus areas: protects and preserves the Canadian environment, assists young Canadians in understanding and participating in environmental activities in local communities and enhances cooperation among environmental organizations. Applications are reviewed by local board.
Union Gas www.uniongas.com Contact: Efficiency Engineering Inc., Mike Thomas, Tel: 519-624-9965 ext 214, Fax: 519-624-9316, Email: mthomas@ee-solutions.com. Address: 420 Sheldon Drive, Suite 203, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 2H9. Commercial Building Incentive Program: Launched by the federal government in 1998. Provides financial incentives for buildings that were designed and constructed to be at least 25 per cent more efficient than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB). Applicants may apply for funding up to a maximum of $60,000 based on estimates of total energy cost savings.

Film

Envision Recycling. Contact: Leo Gervais, Tel: 905-540-9222 or toll free 1-800-663-2988, Fax: 905-540-9666, Email: info@envisionrecycling.com. Address: 339 Carlton Avenue West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 3E6. Materials handled: low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene (sorted by natural, printed and coloured), stretch wrap, carbon black (INDUSTRY only). Service provided: Material recovery, recycling. Retails recycled content film products (INDUSTRY only).
Greenflow Environmental Services www.greenflow.com. Contact: Al Pettmans, Tel: 905-333-3004 or toll free 1-800-287-5416, Fax: 905-333-1306, Email: sales@greenflow.com. Materials handled: Photo-chemicals developer-fixer/wash water/fountain solutions/ink contaminated solvents. Scrap plates and silver, film silver, hazardous waste. All hazardous and non-hazardous liquid industrial waste. Microfiche polyester plates. Service provided: Repairing and reconditioning of silver recovery systems, recycling, purchase of scrap film, brokering silver, hauler (scrap film, waste chemicals), chemical recycling and disposal, developer reduction, Ph neutralizing systems, solvent recycling. Authorized distributor and service of Metafix Inc. Authorized distributor and service of Island Clean Air. Hauling hazardous, medical waste and recycling waste.
PM Recycling Ltd. Contact: Richard Untich, Tel: 519-740-3499, Email: haworthia@golden.net. Address: 125 Turnbull Court, Unit 6, Cambridge, Ontario, N1T 1H8. Materials handled: X-ray film, litho-film. Service provided: Recycles extracted silver from film.

Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Aevitas Inc. Contact: Tom Maxwell, Tel: 519-740-3334, Fax: 519-740-2320. Address: 75 Wanless Court, Ayr, Ontario, N0B 1E0. Materials handled: Fluorescent light bulbs, e-waste, batteries, paints and oils, transformers. Service provided: Recycling, hazardous waste disposal, transportation services, waste water treatment, polychlorinated biphenyl disposal.
Provincial Environmental Services. Contact: Daniel Soshowsky, Tel: 905-577-0575, Fax: 905-577-0842. Address: 505 Kenora Avenue, Building 4, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 3P2. Materials handled: Virgin off-spec hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, solids and liquids. Battery and fluorescent lamp recycling. Service provided: Brokering, reuse, recycling, disposal, hauling, shredding.
Raw Materials Corp. www.rawmaterials.com. Contact: Rick Unyi, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes, scap metal, oils, plastics, batteries - lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Service provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.
Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) www.takebackthelight.ca. Contact: Tel: 416-657-2797, Email: tbtl@rco.on.ca. Address: 215 Spadina Avenue, Unit 407, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7. Materials handled: Fluorescent lamps. Service provided: Take Back the Light streamlines the process for getting bulbs to the recycler and provides a cost-effective solution to handling fluorescent bulb waste. Buyers/users of fluorescent bulbs can participate in this program free of charge.

Furniture/Mattresses

Bits and Pieces Furniture and Décor. Contact: M. Smith, Owner, Tel: 519-742-4033, Fax: 519-742-6605. Address: 408 Gage Avenue, Unit 3, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5C9. Materials handled: Used furniture, area rugs, lamps, dishes, floor model stereos. Service provided: Accepts/sells used furniture.
Goodwill Retail and Donation Centre. Contact: Mary Linton, Store Manager, Tel: 519-894-0628, Fax: 519-894-2346. Address: 1348 Weber Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 1C4. Materials handled: Reusable items including clothes, linens, furniture, appliances (no gas or large appliances), shoes, toys, books. Service provided: Retails second-hand items.
Habitat for Humanity Restore www.hfhwr.ca. Contact: Brian Daynard, Manager, Tel: 519-747-0664, Fax: 519-747-2153. Address: 120 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8, and 150 Holiday Inn Drive Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1Z4. Materials handled: New and reusable items including fridges, stoves, doors, flooring, cabinets, windows, vanities, sinks, lumber, plumbing fixtures, hardware, lighting, patio stones. Service provided: Retails and end-user of new or used (and/or repairable) building materials.
Hand Me Downs. Contact: Diane Denomme, Tel: 519-742-5437. Address: 324 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5G2. Materials handled: Children's books, furniture, toys, etc. Service provided: Retails high quality children's clothing and accessories.
Salvation Army. Contact: Charlotte Keeler, Coordinator, Tel: 519-584-0818, Fax: 519-584-1966. Address: 563 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5K2. Materials handled: Reusable items such as clothing, furniture, working appliances. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store.
The Timeless Material Co www.timelessmaterials.com. Contact: Jerry Kieswetter, Tel: 519-883-8683 or toll free 1-800-609-9633, Fax: 519-883-4016. Address: 305 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2N4. Materials handled: Reusable building materials (residential and industrial). Specialize in old house parts and antique lumber products. Service provided: Hauling, labour. Sells reusable items.
Worth a Second Look. Contact: Don Gingrich, Tel: 519-569-7566, Fax: 519-743-9452. Address: 97 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C1. Materials handled: Reusable items such as furniture, small working appliances, housewares, books. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store, pick-up of large furniture items.

Glass

NexCycle Industries Contact: Joe LaPierre, Tel: 519-836-5981, Fax: 519-836-4344. Address: 50 MacLean West (Locator #7387), R.R. 3, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 6H9. Materials handled: Glass bottles, tempered glass. Service provided: Recycling.

Haulers

1-800-GOT JUNK? www.1800gotjunk.com Contact: Marc Lemieux, Owner, Tel: 519-220-9234, Email: kitchenerwaterloo@1800gotjunk.com. Address: 1595 Victoria Street North, Unit A202, Kitchener, Ontario, N2B 3E6. Materials handled: Residential and commercial solid non-hazardous materials, renovation material, drywall, plastics, shingles, glass, metal, fluorescent light bulbs, appliances, furniture, mattresses, pallets, wood, carpets, brick, concrete, paper, cardboard, e-waste, textiles, tires and rubber, printers. No hazardous waste. Service provided: Full service junk removal, light demolition and secure document shredding; loading, clean-up and disposal.
Accurate Industrial Waste Ltd. Contact: Ron Passer, Owner, Tel: 905-738-5053, Fax: 905-660-9944. Address: 100 Bass Pro Mill Drive, Unit 38, Vaughn, Ontario, L4K 5X1. Materials handled: Liquid waste - oils, sludges, septic and sump material. No polychlorinated biphenyls and radioactive wastes. Service provided: Hauling and disposal at accredited facility.
Aclo Compounders. Contact: Mike Lapierre or Kim Hillcoat, Tel: 519-653-5031 or toll free 1-800-665-2256, Fax: 519-653-2770. Address: 498 Eagle Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N3H 4T3. Materials handled: Various plastics including polypropylene, polyethylene. Service provided: Hauler, processor.
B.J. Bear Co. Ltd. Contact: Tel: 519-669-1750, Fax: 519-669-3818. Address: 25 Earl Martin Drive, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 3L4. Service provided: Local and long distance transportation with walking floor and flatbed trailers.
BFI Waste Systems. Contact: Brendan Glass, Operations Manager, Tel: 519-571-0220, Fax: 519-571-9681. Address: 38 Forwell Road, Kitchener, Ontario, N2B 3E8. Materials handled: Glass, metal, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, polyethylene terephthalate, wood pallets. Service provided: Hauling
Canuck Compounders. Contact: Bruce Bowyer, Tel: 519-621-6521, Fax: 519-621-0320. Address: 180 Sheldon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V1. Materials handled: polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and other plastic. Service provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Cascades Recovery Inc. Contact: Scott Lambir, Tel: 519-746-5264, Fax: 519-756-2323. Address: 434 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 7W3. Materials handled: Food/beverage cans, steel, paper and corrugated cardboard, plastics. Service provided: Brokering, consulting, importer/exporter, hauling, processing.
DP Haulage. Contact: Dorel Pekurar, Owner, Tel: 519-571-9884, Fax: 519-742-8653. Address: 101 Whitney Place, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 2X8. Materials handled: Industrial, commercial, institutional and residential recyclable and waste materials. No hazardous waste. Service provided: Hauling for disposal/delivery to recyclers.
ECO Wood Products. Contact: Briana, Tel: 905-669-4340, Fax: 905-669-9945, Email: briana@ecowood-products.com. 75 Freshway Drive, Concord, Ontario. Materials handled: Waste wood (pallets, crates, etc.), sawdust, animal bedding, mulch. Service provided: Hauling, processing, recycling, sales.
GFL Environmental Corporation www.gflenv.com. Contact: Lavina Palango, Tel: 519-578-8821, Mobile: 226-387-4282, Fax: 519-578-8270, Email: lpalango@gflenv.com. Address: 16 Centennial Road, Kitchener, Ontario, N2B 3G1. Materials Handled: Solid non-hazardous waste, single-stream recycling, junk removal, demolition/rubble (clean), sludge removal. Special waste services include: hazardous demolition/ rubble, asbestos removal, grease, absorbents, soil remediation and emulsion treatment. Service provided: Permanent and temporary containers from two to 50 cubic yards. Haulage and disposal/ processing to GFL transfer facility. No minimum weight or service frequency.
Golden Disposal Waste and Recycling Services www.goldendisposal.com. Contact: Julie Lavigne-Kolpean, Vice-President, Tel: 519-744-5246, Email: GoldenDisposal@gmail.com. Address: 515 Sawmill Road, R.R. 1, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8. Materials handled: Trash/junk removal for residents, property managers and small businesses. Service provided: 11to 25 cubic yard roll-off bins for non-hazardous solid waste (household garbage, brush, renovation debris, concrete, shingles).
HGC Management Inc. Contact: Herb Lambacher, President, Tel: 519-747-9982. Address: 460 Woody Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3T6. Materials handled: Industrial, commercial, institutional and residential recyclable and waste materials. No hazardous waste. Service provided: Collection and recycling.
John's Disposal Services. Contact: John Lazeo, Tel: 905-549-9407. Address: PO Box 73, Grimsby, Ontario, L3M 4G1. Materials handled: Scrap iron, metals, household and construction debris. Service provided: Hauling.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati, Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, batteries. Service provided: Processing metals; e-waste material recovery, garbage pick-up.
Krums. Contact: Sarah Rawlinson, Office Manager, Tel: 519-669-1615, Fax: 519-669-4433. Address: 270 Arthur Street North, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6. Materials handled: Dry bakery waste, baled corrugated cardboard. Service provided: Hauling.
Miller Waste Systems www.millerwaste.ca. Contact: Derek Cathcart, Tel: 905-475-6397, Fax: 905-475-6396. Address: 8050 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, Ontario, L3R 2N8. Materials handled: Recyclable and waste materials. Service provided: Collection, hauling, and design/build/operate transfer stations, material recovery facilities, and and compost facilities.
Provincial Waste Services www.provincialwastesystems.com. Contact: Paul Smith, Tel: 519-669-8888. Address: 25 Earl Martin Drive, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 3L4. Materials handled: Commercial, industrial, residential, restaurant wastes. Non-hazardous waste, recycling, appliances and cardboard. Service provided: Collection, hauling. Focus on small business within Waterloo Region and Wellington County.
Town and Country Waste Disposal. Contact: G. Bramley, Tel: 519-578-7745, Fax: 519-576-1925. Address: RR 2 Petersburg, Ontario, N0B 2H0. Service provided: Hauling; Provides waste containers.
Tri City Services Ltd. Contact: Mike Foley, Tel: 519-836-3994 or toll free 1-800-461-0594, Fax: 519-836-0750. Address: 16 Nicholas Beaver Road, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 6H9. Materials handled: Tires, rims, rubber products (all sizes). Service provided: Disposal service, pick-up service available.
Triple M Metal Ltd. Contact: Brad Masters, Account Executive, Tel: 519-894-1360, Fax: 519-894-0970. Address: 61 Balzer Road, Kitchener, Ontario, N2C 1X5. Materials handled: All metal material. Service provided: Transporting metal for processing, send to mills.
WSI Waste Services. Contact: Ziya Erka, Tel: 519-745-8080, Fax: 519-745-4934. Address: 147 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario, N2C 2E1. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard, mixed office paper, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Service provided: Hauler
Waste Management of Canada Corp. Contact: Tel: 519-883-3000, Fax: 866-863-4805. Address: 125 Northfield, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 6N8. Materials handled: Recyclable and waste materials including asphalt, concrete fill, wood, drums, drywall (gypsum board), metals, organics, bakery waste, paper, corrugated cardboard, plastics, rubber and tires. Service provided: Recycling and waste removal. Hauling. Provision and collection of containers.
Wasteco www.wasteco.com. Contact: Jamie Ward, Operations Manager, Tel: 519-836-1610, Fax: 519-836-4531. Address: 235 Curtis Drive, Guelph, Ontario, N1K 1Y3. Materials handled: Recyclable and waste materials. Service provided: Waste disposal and recycling services.

Hazardous and Special Waste

The Orange Drop program is a province-wide household hazardous waste recycling program run by Stewardship Ontario, funded by the fees paid when purchasing these items. Information about proper disposal of hazardous materials, including the most up-to-date list of free drop-off locations for residents is available at www.makethedrop.ca. Businesses can view a list of approved Transporters and Processors for this program on the Stewardship Ontario website. Businesses are asked to contact these Orange Drop Approved companies directly for HHW/MHSW service.
Aevitas Inc. www.aevitas.ca. Contact: 1-800-324-9018. Materials handled: Fluorescent light bulbs, e-waste, batteries, paints and oils, transformers.
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste, paint; steel, plastic and fiber drums collection; hauling of residential and industrial hazardous waste; reuse and recycling. Service provided: Materials brokering.
Monserco Ltd. Contact: Ron Leblond, Tel: 905-450-3507, Fax: 905-450-8523. Address: 190 Wilkinson Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 4W3. Materials handled: Radioactive waste, industrial hygiene waste. Service provided: Disposal, recycling.
Newalta Customer Service. Contact: Tel: 1-800-263-8602, Fax: 519-315-2205, Email: oncall@newalta.com. Address: 1100 Burlock Drive, 5th Floor, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6B2. Materials handled: Hazardous, non-hazardous, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and oily wastes. Service provided: Reusing, recycling, disposal, hauling, treatment processing, by-product recovery, consulting, lab analysis.
Panda Environmental www.pandaenvironmental.com 1-877-745-4140
TerraPure www.terrapureenv.com 1-800-263-8062

Metal

CMI Metal Recycling Corp. Contact: Pablo Colucci, Tel: 519-620-9148, Fax: 519-620-1367, Email: cambridge@combinedmetals.com. Address: 454 Dobbie Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1T 1S7. Materials handled: Catalytic converters, copper, mercury, platinum, potash, and stainless steel/alloy. Service provided: Purchase various scrap metals, material recovery/resell.
Cascades Recovery Inc. Contact: Scott Lambir, Tel: 519-756-5264, Fax: 519-756-2323. Address: 434 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 7W3. Materials handled: Food/beverage cans, steel, paper and corrugated cardboard, plastics. Service provided: Brokering, consulting, importer/exporter, hauling, processing.
ELG Canada Inc. Contact: Ian Deakin, President, Tel: 905-335-6337, Fax: 905-335-9687. Address: 4375 Corporate Drive, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5P7. Materials handled: Stainless steel scrap and nickel alloy from dealers only. Service provided: Recycling
Gerdau Ameristeel Cambridge www.gerdauameristeel.com. Contact: Sean Penneck, Environmental Manager, Tel: 519-740-2488, Fax: 519-623-2601. Address: 160 Orion Place, Cambridge, Ontario, N1T 1R9. Materials handled: Idled metal. Service provided: Material recovery, recycling, processing.
Greenflow Environmental Services www.greenflow.com Contact: Al Pettmans, Tel: 905-333-3004 or toll free 1-800-287-5416, Fax: 905-333-1306, Email: sales@greenflow.com. Address: 4151 Morris Drive, Unit 2, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5L5. Materials handled: Photo-chemicals developer-fixer/wash water/fountain solutions/ink contaminated solvents. Scrap plates and silver, film silver, hazardous waste. All hazardous and non-hazardous liquid industrial waste. Microfiche polyester plates. Service provided: Repairing and reconditioning of silver recovery systems; recycling; purchase of scrap film; brokering silver; hauler (scrap film, waste chemicals), chemical recycling and disposal, developer reduction, Ph neutralizing systems, solvent recycling. Authorized distributor and service of Metafix Inc. Authorized distributor and service of Island Clean Air. Hauling hazardous, medical and recycling waste.
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste, paint; steel, plastic and fiber drums. Service provided: Collection, hauling of residential and industrial hazardous waste, reuse, recycling, materials brokering.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati, Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, batteries. Service provided: Processing metals, e-waste material recovery, garbage pick-up.
The Junkey Monkey www.junkeymonkey.ca Contact: Brent Fairless, Tel: 519-222-6438, Email: junkeymonkey68@gmail.com. Address: 16 Braga Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8I9 (not a drop-off site). Materials handled: Free appliance, metal and e-waste removal as well as car parts, batteries, wire and copper piping removal. Will come to your house to remove materials.
London Salvage and Trading Co. Contact: Larry Krummer, Tel: 519-451-0680 or toll free 1-800-265-7897, Fax: 519-659-3576. Address: 333 Egerton Street, London, Ontario, N5Z 2H3. Materials handled: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Service provided: Industrial hauler, processing, brokering.
Quantum Murray (Thompson Metals and Disposal) Contact: G. Thompson, Tel: 905-681-8832, Fax: 905-637-6267. Address: 961 Zelco Drive, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 4Y2. Materials handled: All grades of scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Service provided: Processing, recycling, re-marketing, demolition, soil remediation.
Raw Materials Corp. www.rawmaterials.com Contact: Mike Kersley, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes, scrap metal, oils, plastics, batteries - lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Service provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.
Recycle Trade Inc. www.recycletradeinc.com Contact: Claudio Leo, Operations Manager, Tel: 905-951-0000 or toll free 1-800-743-9734, Fax: 905-951-1468. Address: 6 Browing Court, Bolton, Ontario, L7E 1G8. Materials handled: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Service provided: Processing, brokering.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz, Tel: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, and printers, barrels and drums, plastics, metal, paper and corrugated cardboard, rubber, organics. Service provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling.
Sittler Grinding. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-581-1351, Fax: 519-581-5656, Email: info@sittlergrinding.com. Address: 2650 Arthur Street North, PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials including concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard, paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste, construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding service.
Stratford E-Waste Recyclers. Contact: D. McIsaac, Manager, Tel: 519-272-8864, Fax: 519-272-8864. Address: 285 Lorne Street, Unit 6, Stratford, Ontario. Materials handled: Small kitchen and other appliances, e-waste, copiers, telephones, VCRs, smoke detectors, typewriters, film, jewelry, wire. Service provided: Material recovery.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199 Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Suite 610, London, Ontario, N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Service provided: Processing, recycling, composting.
Wentworth Metal Recycling. Contact: Ken Rochwerg, Tel: 905-527-1707 or toll free 1-800-559-7402, Fax: 905-528-4684. Address: 495 Wentworth Street North, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 5X1. Materials handled: Any metals. Service provided: Recycling, local refuse hauling.
Woznuk Brothers Steel and Metal. Contact: Alex Woznuk and John Wynen, Tel: 519-621-9840, Fax: 519-621-9312. Address: 1050 Main Street, Galt, Ontario, N1R 7G8. Materials handled: All scrap metals. Service provided: Processing, recycling.

Oil Filters and Oily Waste

Aimco Solrec Ltd. Contact: Keith Heese, Tel: 905-878-2627, Fax: 905-878-4728. Address: 425 Morobel Drive, Milton, Ontario, L9T 4N6. Materials handled: Oils, fuels. Services provided: Waste management, waste fuel blending.
Bema Company Ltd. Contact: Michael Bates, Tel: 905-984-6677, Fax: 905-984-6684. Address: 20 Lake Street, Suite 200, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 5W7. Materials handled: Waste oils, petroleum coke, coal tar, glycols, heat transfer fluids. Services provided: Chemical brokering of industrial by-products
Chem-Ecol. Contact: Rick Quinn, Tel: 905-372-2251, Fax: 905-372-1658. Address: 640 Victoria Street, Coburg, Ontario, K9A 4W4. Materials handled: Hydraulic, gear, refrigeration, lubricating, quenching, electrical, cutting, circulating and oils, fire resistant fluids. Services provided: Recycling, mobile industrial waste oil purification.
Enervac Corp. Contact: Tony O'Connor, Tel: 519-623-9890, Fax: 519-623-8250. Address: 280 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 5S9. Materials handled: Coolants, cleaners, oils. Services provided: Recycling, reuse, ultra filtration systems to treat oil waste waters. Also perform waste audits.
Fielding Chemical Technologies. Contact: Katelyn Gorelle, Tel: 905-281-4631, Fax: 905-279-9277. Address: 3575 Mavis Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 1T7. Materials handled: Oils, waste crankcase oils and lubricants, liquid and gaseous refrigerants, reclaims spent refrigerators. Services provided: Recycling, disposal, distillation (minimum 50 per cent recoverability).
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste, paint; steel, plastic and fiber drums. Services provided: Hauling, reuse, recycling; materials brokering.
Newalta Customer Service. Contact: Tel: 1-800-263-8602, Fax: 519-315-2205, Email: oncall@newalta.com. Address: 1100 Burlock Drive, 5th Floor, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6B2. Materials handled: Hazardous, non-hazardous, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and oily wastes. Service provided: Reuse, recycling, disposal, hauling, treatment processing, by-product recovery, consulting, lab analysis.
Quantex Technologies. Contact: Marco Dalla Nora, Tel: 519-748-5348, Fax: 519-748-5904. Address: 260 Shoemaker Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 3E1. Materials handled: Drum and bulk wastes. waste oils, oily wastes and emulsions, mineral spirits, light and heavy fuels. Services provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Raw Materials Corp. www.rawmaterials.com. Contact: Rick Unyi, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes, scrap metal, oils, plastics, batteries - lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Services provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.
Rondar Engineering and Technical Services. Contact: Tel: 905-561-2808, Fax: 905-896-6898. Address: 333 Centennial Parkway North, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 2X6. Materials handled: Transformer oils, including polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated oil including askarel, fuels, aliphatic solvents. Services provided: Site remediation, decontamination, reconditioning transformer oil, storage.
Safety-Kleen Canada. Contact: Ian Convery, Tel: 905-648-3270, Fax: 905-648-7828. Address: 1574 Wilson Street East, Unit 1 and 2, Ancaster, Ontario, L9G 4X1. Materials handled: Waste solvent aromatics, petroleum distillates. Services provided: Reselling, recycling, Ministry-approved facility.
Scott Tank Cleaning Co. Ltd. Contact: Dave Orr, Tel: 905-278-0231, Fax: 905-278-3225, Email: scottank@on.aibn.com. Address: 28 Queen Street West, Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1L4. Materials handled: Waste oils, gasoline, acids, chemical tanks. Service provided: Hauling, disposal, treatment, spill clean-up, site rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency response, and tank cleaning, testing, inspection, and removal.
Woodington Systems Inc. Contact: Joe Lyng, Tel: 905-680-1900. Address: 2800 Thorold Townline, PO Box 100, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 3Y8. Materials handled: Acids, alkalis, light fuels, kerosene and gasoline, liquid and soft hazardous waste and non-hazardous wastes; crankcase, hydraulic, industrial oils; paper and corrugated cardboard; and emergency response and analytical lab. Service provided: Reuse, recycle, transfer (including polychlorinated biphenyl waste), disposal.

Organics - Compostable and Food Waste Materials

All Treat Farms. Contact: Andrew Drury, Tel: 519-848-3145 or toll free 1-800-265-7612, Fax: 519-848-2598. Address: 7963 Wellington Road, Arthur, Ontario, N0G 1A0. Materials handled: Leaves, grass clippings, brush, wood chips. Will consider sawdust and stumps. Clean compost. Services provided: Aerobic composting, screening, wood grinding. End user - supplies various horticultural materials, such as soils, mulch.
Coron Developments Corp. Contact: Ron Preikschas, Tel: 519-662-6900, Fax: 519-662-6990. Address: 1733 Line 34, Shakespeare, Ontario, N0B 2P0. Materials handled: Uncontaminated wood (no pressure treated), pallets, grass, branches, brush, sawdust, stumps, corrugated cardboard, fruits, vegetables, manure, pet waste (including shavings), and bakery goods. Can be co-mingled and packaged. Services provided: Materials are recycled and used. Bins and haulage are offered.
Future Waste Management Inc. www.futurewaste.com Contact: Shawn Davidson, Tel: 519-893-9029, Fax: 519-893-8730, Email: info@futurewaste.com. Address: 806548 Oxford Road 29, Drumbo, Ontario, N0J 1G0. Materials handled: Organic materials including vegetables, fruit, bakery products, liquids (milk, juice, soda), vegetable oil. Products can be fully packaged. Services provided: Organic materials and packaging are recycled.
Kitchener Clean Incorporated www.kitchenerclean.com/office-compost-program. Contact: Tori Savage or Derrick Carroll, Tel: 519-513-3965. Address: 237 Arnold Street, Unit 2, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6E8. Materials handled: Compostable materials - all food scraps, including tea bags, coffee grounds; paper products, including paper towels, paper coffee filters, napkins, microwave popcorn bags, paper plates, and "compostable" coffee cups. Services provided: "Office Compost program" Provision of disinfected green bin containers. Organics are collected weekly or twice per week, as required.
NRD By-Products. Contact: Mark Hazeleger, Tel: 519-833-0862, Fax: 519-833-7085. RR 2, Hillsburgh, Ontario, N0B 1Z0. Materials handled: Dry food waste, such as food grade grain or bakery waste. May accept wet food waste. Wood shavings or sawdust. Liquid waste, such as juice, milk, or ice cream. Services provided: Reuses as animal feed supplement. Pick-up and provision of containers are negotiable. Tank trailers, roll off containers, and van trailers available.
N.S. Bauman Ltd. Contact: Jason Haut, Tel: 519-343-3353. Address: 7214 Line 86, RR 3, Wallenstein, Ontario, N0B 2S0. Materials handled: Bakery waste. Services provided: Reprocesses bakery waste on a custom-order basis. Call first.
Nestle/Ralston Purina. Contact: Tracy Robbins or Angus McCarles, Tel: 905-822-1611, Fax: 905-855-5700. Address: 2500 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 1K8. Materials handled: Dry food-grade processing and milling by-products. Large quantities only. Services provided: Reuses as animal feed supplement.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs www.omafra.gov.on.ca. Contact: Tel: 519-826-4350 or toll free 1-888-466-2372. Address: 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 4Y2. Materials handled: Food waste. Services provided: May be able to match food by-products with possible end-users (case by case basis).
Recycle London. Contact: Mary Klassen or David Burton, Tel: 519-686-8484 or toll free 1-800-265-6036, Fax: 519-652-9447. Address: 4659 Wellington Road South, London, Ontario, N6E 0A6. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard, boxboard, organics, core tubes, office paper, newsprint, polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene plastics, aluminum and steel cans. Services provided: Recycling, composting, residue disposal.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz, Tel: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, printers, barrels and drums, plastics, metal, paper, corrugated cardboard, rubber, organics. Services provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling.
Rothsay Rendering. Contact: Kevin Debruyn, Manager, Tel: 905-628-2258 or toll free 1-800-263-0302, Fax: 905-628-8577. Address: PO Box 65647, Hwy 5, Dundas, Ontario, L9H 5G1. Materials handled: Inedible bones, fat, by-products, waste cooking oil and greases from butcher shops, restaurants and institutions. Services provided: Rendering, pick-up and provision of containers are negotiable.
Sanimax www.sanimax.com. Contact: Tel: 905-312-6992 or toll free 1-800-361-4269, Fax: 905-312-6994. Address: 800 Parkdale Avenue North, Hamilton, Ontario, L8H 7T6. Materials handled: used cooking oil, grease trap servicing, animal and meat by-products. Services provided: Collection and recycling, grease trap cleaning, line jetting, power washing.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Unit 610, London, Ontario, N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Services provided: Processing, recycling, composting.
Wright Environmental Management Inc. Contact: Stephen Wright, Vice President, Tel: 905-881-3950, Fax: 905-881-2334. Address: 95 Mural Street, Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3G2. Materials handled: Food waste and biosolids (sewage sludge). Services provided: In-vessel composting. Sells equipment to individuals and municipalities

Pallets

Chep Canada Inc. Contact: Brian Isard, Manager, Tel: 905-790-2437, Fax: 905-790-6546. Address: 76 Wentworth Court, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 5M7. Materials handled: CHEP pallets only. Services provided: Reconditioning, recovery and recycling of CHEP (blue) pallets.
Region of Waterloo Pallet Diversion program: Wooden pallets only. For details, go to our "Drop-off programs for businesses" section.
Sittler Environmental Recycling. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-581-1351, Fax: 519-581-5656. Address: PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials: concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard, paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste. Construction and demolition materials. Services provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding service.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Suite 610, London, Ontario, N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Services provided: Processing, recycling, composting, residential drop-off.
Willow Brae Pallets. Contact: Rob Weber, Tel: 519-664-3688, Fax: 519-664-1689, Email: rob@willowbraepallets.com. Address: 3 Bast Place, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8. Materials handled: Any repairable pallets. Services provided: Repairing and recycling.

Paper

Arts Junktion. Contact: Eileen Orr, Tel: 416-393-0894, Fax: 416-393-8133. Address: 380 Ossington Avenue (basement), Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3A5. Materials handled: Small bright fabric scraps, wood, small boxes, water-based paints, yarn, children's books, toys (anything teachers could use in the classroom). Service provided: Reusing in school arts program.
Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. Contact: D. Rowland, Fax: 416-297-2292, Email: donna_rowland@atlantic.ca. Address: 111 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1P 2Y9. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard. Service provided: Hauling, processing, manufacturing.
Canes Recycling. Contact: D. Roberts, and P. Jacobs, Tel: 416-298-5307, Fax: 416-298-5352. Address: 80 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1P 2Y9. Materials handled: Newspaper, coated book stock, magazines, office waste, coated ground wood sections. Service provided: Hauling, processing, manufacturing.
Climatizer Insulation. Contact: Tony Tabone, Plant Manager, Tel: 416-798-1235, Fax: 416-798-1311. Address: 120 Claireville Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 5Y3. Materials handled: Paper, old newsprint. Service provided: Recycling, reuse, manufacturing.
Genor Services. Contact: Scott Lambier, Tel: 519-756-5264, Fax: 519-756-2323. Address: 434 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 7W3. Materials handled: Corrugated cardboard, paper (such as fine paper, newsprint, phone books), boxboard, cans, polyethylene terephthalate, mixed plastics, container glass. Service provided: Brokering, consulting, importer/exporter, hauling, processing.
Hanna Paper Fibres Ltd. www.hannapaper.com. Contact: Ian Noble, Tel: 905-475-9844 or 416-494-0983, Fax: 905-475-5537. Address: 70 Addiscott Court, Markham, Ontario, L6G 1A6. Materials handled: Waste paper and corrugated cardboard. Service provided: Recycling.
Index Waste Management Corporation. Contact: Steve Atkinson, Tel: 416-745-4447, Fax: 416-745-2199. Address: 39 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, M9L 1L9. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard (including waxed). Service provided: Recycling into steam energy.
Iron Mountain. Contact: Michael Tapping, General Manager, Tel: 905-792-7055 or toll free 1-877-459-8326, Fax: 905-792-2617. Address: 195 Summerlea Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 4P6. Materials handled: Computer paper, fine paper, newsprint, other paper grades. Service provided: Confidential record destruction, hauling, processing.
JC Waste Management. Contact: Fred Potash, Tel: 905-672-5333. Address: 6405 Northwest Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1K2. Materials handled: boxboard, newsprint, corrugated cardboard, fine paper. Service provided: Recycling, confidential destruction.
Mississauga Paper Fibres Ltd. Contact: John La Brie, Tel: 905-564-7260, Fax: 905-564-7454. Address: 1111 Tristar Drive, Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1W5. Materials handled: fine paper, printer paper, corrugated cardboard. Service provided: Shredding, recycling.
Norampac Inc. Contact: Fattima Camara, Tel: 905-671-7404, Fax: 905-671-7444. Address: 7447 Bramalea Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S 1C4. Materials handled: boxboard, fine paper, newsprint, corrugated cardboard, hard pack, office paper, bulk, white ledger. Service provided: End-user.
Paper Fibres. Contact: Mark Mateer, Tel: 905-672-7222, Fax: 905-672-5333. Address: 6405 Northwest Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1K2. Materials handled: All types of paper. Service provided: Brokering, packing, baling.
Recycle London. Contact: Mary Klassen, Administrator, Tel: 519-686-8484 or toll free 1-800-265-6036, Fax: 519-652-9447. Address: PO Box 790, Lambeth, Ontario, N6P 1R7. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard, boxboard, organics, core tubes, office paper, newsprint, polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene plastics aluminum and steel cans. Service provided: Recycling, composting, residue disposal.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz, Tel and Fax: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, printers, barrels and drums, plastics, metal, paper, corrugated cardboard, rubber, organics. Service provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling.
Sittler Grinding. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-578-8821, Fax: 519-669-5710, Email: info@sittlergrinding.com. Address: PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials: concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard, paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste. Construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding service.
Woodington Systems Inc. Contact: Tel: 905-680-1900. Address: 2800 Thorold Townline, PO Box 100, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 3Y8. Materials handled: Acids, alkalis, light fuels, kerosene and gasoline, liquid and soft hazardous waste and non-hazardous wastes; crankcase, hydraulic, industrial oils; fine paper and corrugated cardboard; emergency response and analytical lab. Service provided: Reuse, recycle, transfer (including polychlorinated biphenyl waste), disposal.

Plastics

Aclo Compounders. Contact: Mike Lapierre and Kim Hillcoat, Tel: 519-653-5031 or toll free 1-800-665-2256, Fax: 519-653-2770. Address: 498 Eagle Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N3H 4T3. Materials handled: ABS, TPO, PS, PP, SAN, PE. Services provided: Hauler, processor.
Aimco Solrec Ltd. Contact: Keith Heese, Tel: 905-878-2627, Fax: 905-878-4728. Address: 425 Morobel Drive, Milton, Ontario, L9T 4N6. Materials handled: Plastics. Service provided: Recycling, waste management, waste fuel blending.
Bob Skura and Company Inc. Contact: Bob Skura, Tel: 519-748-1135. Address: 127 Woodview Crescent, Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 3E5. Materials handled: Plastics including LLDPE, shrink wrap, PP, PVC Rigid, PVC Flex, TPO, TPU. May include some contamination. Service provided: Separation, material recovery, landfill diversion, waste efficiency consultation.
Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Alliance. Contact: Lori Provencal, Sales and Material Manager, Tel: 905-612-8290, Fax: 905-612-8024. Address: 7595 Tranmere Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S 1L4. Materials handled: Most types of disposable polystyrene and expanded polystyrene products and packaging including food service (plates, cups), industrial reels and spools, garment hangers, horticulture trays. Service provided: Recycling, manufacturer of recycled polystyrene resin, identification of recyclable plastics.
Canuck Compounders. Contact: Bruce Bowyer, Tel: 519- 621-6521, Fax: 519-621-0320. Address: 180 Sheldon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V1. Materials handled: PE, PP, PVC, ABS. Service provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Custom Cryogenic Grinding. Contact: Dan Heffernan, Tel: 519-426-5544, Fax: 519-426-5132. Address: 76 Davis Street, PO Box 567, Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 4N5. Materials handled: Co-laminated plastics, most rubber, plastic compounds. Service provided: Processing.
Dacol Plastics Limited www.dacolplastics.com. Contact: Colette Schiebel, Tel: 519-624-2838, Fax: 519-624-5499, Email: colette@dacolplastics.com. Address: 265 Breithaupt Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5H3. Materials handled: Post-consumer plastic (TPO bumpers only) - components removed; most post-industrial rigid plastics; some contaminated regrind plastics; automotive plastic skids (dunnage) and fold-down returnable containers; post-industrial trays used as packaging components; loose and baled shrink wrap; PE CD cases, certain types of VHS tapes. Dacol can sample plastics not listed here but require recycling. Service provided: Grind and process plastic scrap.
Dekka Resins. Contact: Roy Keighley, Manager, Tel: 519-753-1888, Fax: 519-753-7678. Address: 55 Plant Farm Road, Brantford, Ontario, N3P 2A4. Materials handled: PP, PSI, HDPE. Service provided: Custom grinding, blending, pelletizing.
Entropex. Contact: Carl Yates, Manager, Tel: 519-332-0430, Fax: 519-332-8220. Address: 1271 Lougar Avenue, Sarnia, Ontario, N7S 5N5. Materials handled: Industrial/post-consumer plastics, all types. Service provided: Recycler.
Envision Recycling. Contact: Leo Gervais, Tel: 905-540-9222 or 800-663-2988, Fax: 905-540-9666. Address: P O Box 9, Depot 1, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 3R6. Materials handled: LDPE, LLDPE (sorted by natural, printed and coloured), stretch wrap, carbon black (INDUSTRY only). Service provided: Material recovery, recycling, retails recycled content film products.
Genor Services. Contact: Scott Lambier, Tel: 519-756-5264, Fax: 519-756-2323. Address: 434 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 7W3. Materials handled: Corrugated cardboard, paper including fine paper, newsprint, phone books, boxboard, cans, polyethylene terephthalate, mixed plastics, container glass. Service provided: Brokering, consulting, importer/exporter, hauling, processing.
Greenline Resins Ltd. Contact: Cecil Green, Tel: 519-539-0401, Fax: 519-539-3132. Address: 200 Universal Road., PO Box 1653, Woodstock, Ontario, N4S 0A2. Materials handled: Most plastics. Service provided: Processing.
JC Waste Management. Contact: Fred Potash, Tel: 905-672-5333. Address: 6405 Northwest Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1K2. Materials handled: Plastics. Service provided: Recycling, confidential destruction.
Kal-Trading Inc. Contact: Gobi Saha, President, Tel: 905-273-7400, Fax: 905-273-6700. Address: 3440 Wolfedale Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 1W4. Materials handled: All types of plastics. Service provided: Processing and distributing of virgin off-spec, regrind, reprocessed and compound.
NAM Polymers Inc. www.nampolymers.ca. Contact: Ali Lodhi, Vice President, Tel: 416-679-8765, Fax: 416-674-7658, Email: sales@nampolymers.ca. Address: 414 Attwell Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 5C3. Material handled: All types of plastics - PS, HIPS, LDPE, LLDPE , HDPE, PP, PVC, ABS, SBS, Krayton, Nylon, Polycarbonate. Service provided: Grinding, recycling, and reprocessing of plastic raw materials.
NPI. Contact: Tel: 905-454-2666, Fax: 905-454-2668. Address: 235 Wilkinson Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 4M2. Materials handled: PE, PP LDPE, HDPE. Service provided: Recycling, shredding.
Northern Plastic Lumber. Contact: Kevin Bain, Tel: 705-878-5700, Fax: 705-878-5702. Address: 77 David Street, Lindsay, Ontario, K9V 1N8. Materials handled: Mixed plastics, PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS. Service provided: manufacturer.
Plast-Ex International Inc. Contact: Tel: 905-793-3600, Fax: 905-793-2500. Address: 15 Armthorpe Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 5M4. Materials handled: All types of plastics. Service provided: Recycling.
Raw Materials Corp.www.rawmaterials.com. Contact: Rick Unyi, Tel: 905-835-1203, Fax: 905-835-5945. Address: 17 Invertose Drive, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 5V7. Materials handled: Fluorescent tubes, scap metal, oils, plastics, batteries - lead acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, mercury and mercury waste, lithium, zinc carbide, alkaline, silver oxide. Service provided: Recycling, importing, exporting.
Recycle London. Contact: Mary Klassen, Administrator, Tel: 519-686-8484 or toll free 1-800-265-6036, Fax: 519-652-9447. Address: 4659 Wellington Road South, London, Ontario, N6E 3W7. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard, boxboard, organics, core tubes, office paper, newsprint, polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene plastics, aluminum and steel cans. Services provided: Recycling, composting, residue management.
Recycling Service. Contact: L. Pomerantz Tel and Fax: 905-545-5577, Email: info@rainbarrell.ca. Address: 17 Head Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1T8. Materials handled: Computers, monitors, printers, barrels and drums, plastics, metal, paper, corrugated cardboard, rubber, organics. Services provided: Refurbishment, material recovery, recycling.
Sheridan Nurseries www.sheridannurseries.com. Contact: Linda MacLeod, Assistant Manager, Tel: 519-743-4146, Email: kitchamsm@sheridannurseries.com. Address: 100 Elmsdale Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 1H6. Materials handled: Plastic plant pots, plastic flats, trays and seedling containers. Pots need not have come from Sheridan, but must be clean of all dirt and debris. Services provided: Drop-off location for plant container recycling.
Shirlon Plastics Co. Ltd. Contact: Sol Agranti, Tel: 519-623-3180, Fax: 519-620-3555. Address: 100 Pinebush Road, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 8J8. Materials handled: Polyethylene plastics. Services provided: Processing, custom manufacturing of vacuum formed and rotational moulded plastic components.
Shuman Plastics Inc. Contact: Dan or Ken Shuman, Tel: 716-685-2121, Fax: 716-685-3236. Address: 35 Neoga Street, Depew, Buffalo, New York, USA 14043. Materials handled: All thermal plastic (post industrial only). Services provided: Recycling, brokering.
Simplas Inc. Contact: Stuart Clark, Tel: 416-571-6206, Fax: 905-694-8448. Address: 5395 Maingate Drive, Unit B2, Door 15, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 1G6. Materials handled: Polyvinyl chloride and Poly pipe. Services provided: Waste diversion from landfills, collection of plastics, clean and regrind, consultation and customized programs.
Switch Energy Corp. www.switchenergycorp.com. Contact: Don Nott, 519-524-0193. Address: 80171 Kinburn Line, Clinton, Ontario, N0M 1L0. Materials handled: Plastic film - bale wrap, silage bags, greenhouse film, pallet stretch wrap, boat wrap.
Think Plastics Inc. www.thinkplastics.ca. Contact: Chuck Sparks, Tel: 519-662-6665 or 866-516-BALE, Fax: 519-662-6667. Address: 267 Victoria Street South, New Hamburg, Ontario, N3A 2K5. Materials handled: "White" bale wrap greenhouse film. Services provided: Collection only.
Waste Container Services. Contact: Tel: 416-444-0501, Fax: 416-467-0077. Address: 106 Howden Road, Scarborough, Ontario, M1R 3E4. Materials handled: Computers, polystyrene, polycarbonate, rubber crumb. Services provided: Hauling, disposal, material recovery, delivery.

Printer Toner/Cartridges/Printer Ribbons

Greenpoint Laser Products. Contact: Tel: 416-609-9191 or toll free 1-800-429-9548, Fax: 416-609-0686. Address: 80 Nashdene Road, Unit 131, Scarborough, Ontario, M1V 5E4. Materials handled: Laser printer cartridges, inkjet cartridges, printer ribbon cartridges. Service provided: Recycling.
Greentec (ISO 14001, MOE approved) www.greentec.com. Contact: Mark Wolters Email: mwolters@greentec.com or Justin Vanhartingsveldt Email: justinv@greentec.com, Tel: 519-624-3300 ext. 236. Fax: 519-624-3301. Address: 95 Struck Court, Cambridge, Ontario N1R 8L2. Materials handled: Consumer electronics, computers, hard drives, cathode-ray tubes, televisions, printers, batteries, telecommunication devices, etc. Service provided: Refurbishing, material recovery, recycling, collection program.
Imaging Solutions. Contact: Lorne Doyle, Empties Manager, Tel: 905-564-9218, Fax: 905-564-9225. Address: 1090 Lorimar Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S 1R8. Materials handled: Laser printer cartridges. Service provided: Repairing, reusing, recycling, reconditioning, remanufacturing on site.
Laser Networks. Contact: Chris Stoate, President, Tel: 905-847-5990 or toll free 1-800-461-4879, Fax: 905-847-5991. Address: 2823 Bristol Circle, Unit 1, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6X5. Materials handled: Laser printer cartridges, printer repairs. Service provided: Reusing, recycling, reconditioning, printer maintenance.
Michael Weiss. Contact: mrweiss@sympatico.ca, Tel: 519-821-1259, Fax: 519-837-2268. Address: PO Box 652 Main Station, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 6L3. Materials handled: Any used laser printer cartridges and/or inkjet cartridges. Service provided: Free pick-up service for any used laser printer/inkjet cartridges.
TECKN-O-LASER Inc. Contact: Tel: 800-361-1539, Fax: 800-279-5618. Address: 1421 Nobel Street, St. Julie, Quebec, J3E 1Z4. Materials handled: Teckn-o-laser cartridges. Service provided: Provides recycled cartridges.
thINK Food. Contact: Tel: 416-516-7465 or toll free 1-888-271-3641, Fax: 416-516-8071. Address: 70268 Dundas Street West, PO Box 24030, Toronto, Ontario, M6P 1Y8. Materials handled: Printer cartridges, cell phones. Service provided: Recycling and processing of printer cartridges and cell phones to raise funds for local food bank.

Recycling Container Suppliers

Buckhorn Canada Inc. Contact: Ray Gargarella, Tel: 905-791-6500, Fax: 905-791-9942. Address: 8032 Torbram Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 3T2. Services provided: Sells recycling containers such as curbside bins, wheeled roll-out carts.
Busch Systems International. Contact: Ted Boothe, Tel: 705-722-0806. Address: 343 Saunders Road, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 9A3. Materials handled: Various recycling containers and promotional items. Services provided: Manufactures and sells to distributors and municipalities.
Conestoga Material Handling. Contact: Dennis Villeneuve, Tel: 519-746-8141, Fax: 519-746-8146. Address: 620 Superior Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2C6. Materials handled: Baskets, bins, boxes, containers, trays, totes. Services provided: Sells various recycling containers.
MidPoint International Inc. www.cleanriver.com. Contact: Bruce Buchan, Tel: 905-726-9658 or toll free 1-888-646-4246, Fax: 905-726-9659. Address: 189 Earl Stewart Drive, Unit 1, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 6V5. Materials handled: Various recycling (and waste) containers plus accessories. Services provided: Manufactures, utilizing 100 per cent recycled content.
Molok North America Ltd. Contact: Tel: 519-323-9909, Fax: 519-323-9910. Address: 179 Norpark Drive, Units 19 to 21, Mount Forest, Ontario, N0G 2L0. Materials handled: Deep collection bins for recyclables (and waste). Services provided: Manufactures, installs, hauling.
ORBIS Corporation. Contact: Art Mckenzie, Tel: 800-894-8397 ext 822, Fax: 905-450-2009, Email: art.mckenzie@orbiscorporation.com. Address: 39 Westmore Drive, Rexdale, Ontario, M9V 3Y6. Materials handled: Curbside recycling containers, backyard composters, containers for source separation of organic materials, kitchen pails, rain barrels. Services provided: Manufactures and sells containers to distributors and municipalities.
Techstar Plastics Inc. www.techstarplastics.com. Contact: Cathy Arkles, Tel: 905-985-8479 or toll free 1-800-263-7943, Fax: 905-985-0265. Address: 15400 Old Simcoe Road, Port Perry, Ontario, L9L 1L8. Materials handled: Various curbside, internal, and bulk recycling containers. Services provided: Manufactures and sells recycling containers to distributors and municipalities.
VQuip Inc. Contact: Tel: 905-336-1611, Fax: 905-336-3035. Address: 4430 Mainway Drive, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5Y5. Materials handled: Bulk recycling (and waste) containers. Services provided: Cutting-edge turnkey systems for collection, compaction and transfer of recyclables, organics (and waste).

Recycling Equipment Suppliers

Gensco Equipment (1990) Inc. Contact: Tel: 416-465-7521, Fax: 416-465-4489. Address: 53 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2R6. Equipment handled: New and used processing and recycling equipment
Hawkway Industries. Contact: Wayne Frey, Tel: 519-669-2138, Fax: 519-669-2592. Address: 7212 Line 86, Wallenstein, Ontario, N0B 2S0. Equipment handled: Manufacturer of the Kruncher, that crushes aluminium, plastic and steel into dense bricks.
McCloskey International Limited www.mccloskeyinternational.com. Contact: Paschal McCloskey, Tel: 705-295-4925 or toll free 1-877-876-6635, Fax: 705-295-4777, Email: mccloskey@mccloskeyinternational.com. Address: 1 McCloskey Road, RR 7, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 6X8. Equipment handled: Trommel Screeners, Vibrating screens, Stacking conveyors
Reaction Distributing Inc. Contact: Tel: 905-426-6442, Fax: 905-426-5925. Address: 44 Spiers Crescent, Ajax, Ontario, L1S 6Y7. Equipment handled: Supplier of both new and used solid waste handling equipment. Will evaluate needs and supply appropriate equipment from extensive line of balers and compactors.
Recycling Equipment Canada www.recyclingequipmentcanada.com. Contact: Tel: 519-746-0990, Fax: 519-746-8122, Email: contact@recyclingequipmentcanada.com. Address: 100 Frobisher Drive, Unit 4, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2A1. Equipment handled: Sell and lease new and used equipment including balers, shredders, separators and compactors as well as custom add-ons, such as hoppers and conveyors.
Walker-National Ltd. Contact: Brian Thwaites, Vice-President and General Manager or Neal Strong, Tech Representative, Tel: 905-643-3338 or toll free 1-800-267-4678, Fax: 905-643-6111. Address: 901 Arvin Avenue, Stoney Creek, Ontario, L8E 5N9. Equipment handled: Designs and manufactures magnetic and Eddy Current Separation and lifting equipment for recycling, separating ferrous and non-ferrous metals from wood, glass concrete, municipal waste, mining auto shred, foundry sand, etc.

Reuse Centres and Non-Profit Groups

Arts Junktion. Contact: Eileen Orr, Tel: 416-393-0894, Fax: 416-393-8133. Address: 380 Ossington Avenue (basement), Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3A5. Materials handled: Small bright fabric scraps, wood, small boxes, water-based paints, yarn, children's books, toys (anything teachers could use in the classroom). Service provided: Reuse in school arts program.
Bits and Pieces Furniture and Décor. Contact: Margery Smith, Owner, Tel: 519-742-4033, Fax: 519-742-6605. Address: 408 Gage Avenue, Unit 3, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5C9. Materials Handled: Reusable furniture, area rugs, wall hangings, lamps, dishes and old floor model stereos. No other electronics or appliances. Service Provided: Accepts and sells used furniture.
Food Bank of Waterloo. Contact: Peter McGuire, Food Solicitation Manager, Tel: 519-743-5576, Fax: 519-743-8965. Address: 50 Alpine Court, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 2M7. Materials handled: Perishable and non-perishable food, if packaged and edible. Service provided: Pick-up food from producers and distributors, and redistributes to local agencies.
Goodwill Retail and Donation Centre. Contact: Mary Linton, Store Manager, Tel: 519-894-0628, Fax: 519-894-2346. Address: 1348 Weber Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 1C4. Materials handled: Reusable items including clothes, linens, furniture, appliances (no gas or large appliances), shoes, toys, books. Service provided: Retails second-hand items.
H. Salb International. Contact: Farokh Ghadialy, Tel: 416-746-1944 x223, Fax: 416-746-7232. Address: 49 Rivalda Road, North York, Ontario, M9M 2M4. Materials handled: Cotton and cotton blends, wool and synthetic; any types of clothing, shoes; wipe rags. Service provided: Sells used clothing and wiping cloths, recycles.
Habitat for Humanity Restore www.hfhwr.ca. Contact: Brian Daynard, Manager, Tel: 519-747-0664, Fax: 519-747-2153. Address: 120 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8, and 150 Holiday Inn Drive Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1Z4. Materials handled: New and reusable items including fridges, stoves, doors, flooring, cabinets, windows, vanities, sinks, lumber, plumbing fixtures, hardware, lighting, patio stones. Service provided: Retails, and end-user of new or used (and/or repairable) building materials.
Hand Me Downs. Contact: Diane Denomme, Tel: 519-742-5437. Address: 324 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5G2. Materials handled: Children's books, furniture, toys, etc. Service provided: Retails high quality children's clothing and accessories
Maycourt Nearly New Shop. Contact: Tel: 519-745-4412. Address: 714 Belmont Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5E3. Materials handled: Women's and children's clothing in good condition, consignment, jewelry - donated. Service provided: Non-profit second hand store. Fundraiser.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Shop. Contact: B. Stumpf, Manager, Tel: 519-743-5021. Address: 335 Lancaster Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, M2H 4V4. Materials handled: Reusable items, including clothing, kitchen appliances, linen, books and magazines, etc. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand shop.
New Hamburg Thrift Center. Contact: Tel: 519-662-4222, Fax: 519-622-4639. Address: 41 Heritage Drive, New Hamburg, Ontario, N3A 2J3. Materials handled: Used furniture, clothing and housewares (light fixtures, hardware, wall hangings, artificial flower arrangements, kitchenware, knickknacks, linens, bedding and towels) - by donation. Service provided: Non-profit used furniture and clothing store.
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy. Contact: Michelle Gregor, Supervisor, Tel: 519-658-6621, Fax: 519-658-5531. Address: 7 Queen Street East, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 2A7. Materials handled: Reusable items: clothes, knickknacks, books, dishes, furniture, appliances. Service provided: Pick up from homes at no charge, and items are dropped off at a local Value Village store.
Salvation Army. Contact: Charlotte Keeler, Coordinator, Tel: 519-584-0818, Fax: 519-584-1966. Address: 563 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontairo, N2M 5K2. Materials handled: Reusable items, such as clothing, furniture, working appliances. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store.
The Timeless Material Co www.timlessmaterials.com. Contact: Jerry Kieswetter, Tel: 519-883-8683 or toll free 1-800-609-9633, Fax: 519-883-4016. Address: 305 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2N4. Materials handled: Reusable building materials (residential and industrial). Specialize in old house parts and antique lumber products. Service provided: Hauling, Labour, sells reusable items.

Salvage

Habitat for Humanity Restore www.hfhwr.ca. Contact: Brian Daynard, Manager, Tel: 519-747-0664, Fax: 519-747-2153. Address: 120 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8. and 150 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N2C 1Z4. Materials handled: New and reusable items including fridges, stoves, doors, flooring, cabinets, windows, vanities, sinks, lumber, plumbing fixtures, hardware, lighting, patio stones. Service provided: Retails, end-user of new or used (and/or repairable) building materials.
Joseph and Company Inc. Contact: Ami Tsarfati, Tel: 519-743-0205 ext. 5, Fax: 519-743-9341. Address: 257 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C9. Materials handled: Scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals, waste, batteries. Service provided: Hauling waste, processing metals, e-waste material recovery and garbage pick-up.
Stan's Enterprises. Contact: Stan Valenta, Owner, Tel: 519-664-2114, Fax: 519-664-2114. Address: RR 1, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8. Materials handled: Pressure treated dimensional lumber, cedar, spruce, pine and plywood (one-half inch or three-quarters of an inch in sizes of one-third sheet or larger), used doors. Service provided: Provides collection if sufficient for truck load.
The Timeless Material Co www.timelessmaterials.com. Contact: Jerry Kieswetter, Tel: 519-883-8683 or toll free 1-800-609-9633, Fax: 519-883-4016. Address: 305 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2N4. Materials handled: Reusable building materials (residential and industrial). Specialize in old house parts and antique lumber products. Service provided: Labour, trucking.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Suite 610, London, Ontario, N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Service provided: Processing, recycling, composting.

Sludges and Liquid Waste

Detox Environmental Ltd. Contact: Randy Duffy, Tel: 905-623-1367, Fax: 905-623-5494. Address: 322 Bennett Road, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3Z2. Materials handled: Hazardous waste and non-hazardous liquid and solid industrial waste. Service provided: Sludge transport, incineration, tank cleaning, emergency response, chemical disposal, vacuum trucks, transfer station, recycling, hauling, treat and disposal of special waste.
Global Road and Sewer Maintenance Ltd. Contact: Julie Serrano, President, Tel: 905-738-6704, Fax: 905-738-1303. Address: 166 Bowes Road, Unit B, Concord, Ontario, L4K 1J6. Materials handled: Sewer and road materials/waste. Service provided: High-pressure sewer cleaning, road sweeping and washing
Hotz Environmental Services. Contact: Alfred Seto, Vice President, Tel: 905-545-2665, Fax: 905-545-7822. Address: 239 Lottridge Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6W1. Materials handled: Residential and industrial hazardous waste paint; steel, plastic and fibre drums. Service provided: Collection, hauling, reuse, recycling, materials brokering.
John Knox Pumping Station. Contact: Brian McMahan, Tel: 905-770-0050. Address: 382 Enford Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 3G1. Materials handled: Industrial waste and septic. Service provided: Pumping, waste removal.
Newalta Customer Service. Contact: Tel: 800-263-8602, Fax: 905-548-8485. Address: 1100 Burlock Drive, 5th Floor, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6B2. Materials handled: Hazardous, non-hazardous, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and oily wastes. Service provided: Reusing, recycling, disposal, hauling, treatment processing, by-product recovery, consulting, lab analysis.

Textiles

Arts Junktion. Contact: Eileen Orr, Tel: 416-393-0894, Fax: 416-393-8133. Address: 380 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3A5. Materials handled: Small bright fabric scraps, wood, small boxes, water based paints, yarn, children's books, toys (anything teachers can use in the classroom). Service provided: Reuse in school arts program.
Bits and Pieces Furniture and Décor. Contact: M. Smith, Owner, Tel: 519-742-4033, Fax: 519-742-6605. Address: 408 Gage Avenue, Unit 3, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5C9. Materials handled: Reusable items, including area rugs, lamps, dishes and wall hangings. Service provided: Accepts/sells used items.
Goodwill Retail and Donation Centre. Contact: Mary Linton, Store Manager, Tel: 519-894-0628, Fax: 519-894-2346. Address: 1348 Weber Street East, Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 1C4. Materials handled: Reusable items including clothes, linens, furniture, appliances (no gas or large appliances), shoes, toys, books. Service provided: Retails second-hand items.
The Green Door. Contact: Susan, Tel: 519-804-2466 x25. Email: susanca@theworkingcentre.org. Address: 37 Market Lane, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 1A1. Materials handled: Items include women's, men's, and children's clothing, plus accessories, shoes, and more! Service provided: Donations of clothing are welcome at Worth a Second Look at 97 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5C1.
H. Salb International. Contact: Farokh Ghadialy, Tel: 416-746-1944 x223, Fax: 416-746-7232. Address: 49 Rivalda Road, North York, Ontario, M9M 2M4. Materials handled: Cotton and cotton blends, wool and synthetic, any types of clothing, shoes; wipe rags. Service provided: Retailing of used clothing, wiping cloths. Recycling of sweaters, woollen or synthetic.
Hand Me Downs. Contact: Diane Denomme, Tel: 519-742-5437. Address: 324 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5G2. Materials handled: Reusable children's clothing up to size 16, maternity wear. Service provided: Retails high quality children's clothing and accessories.
Maycourt Nearly New Shop. Contact: Tel: 519-745-4412. Address: 714 Belmont Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5E3. Materials handled: Women's and children's clothing in good condition - consignment. Jewelry - donated. Service provided: Non-profit second hand store. Fundraiser.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Shop. Contact: B. Stumpf, Manager. Tel: 519-743-5021. Address: 335 Lancaster Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, M2H 4V4. Materials handled: Reusable items, including linen and clothing. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand shop.
Salvation Army. Contact: Charlotte Keeler, Coordinator, Tel: 519-584-0818, Fax: 519-584-1966. Address: 563 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 5K2. Materials handled: Reusable items, such as clothing, furniture, working appliances. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store.
Worth a Second Look. Contact: Seth, Tel: 519-569-7566, Email: sethr@theworkingcentre.org. Address: 97 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, ON. Materials handled: Used furniture and assorted houseware items. Service provided: Non-profit second-hand store. Provides pick up of large furniture items.

Tires and Rubber

There is a province-wide tire recycling program run by the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA). For information about tire recycling, including the most up-to-date list of tire recyclers and free drop-off locations, please visit RPRA's Tire Recycling program page.

Waste Audit Consultants and Services

AET Group Inc. Contact: Scott Freiberger, Tel: 519-576-9723, Fax: 519-570-9589, Email: sfreiberger@aet-group.com. Address: 531 Wellington Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5L6. Service provided: Waste audit consultation
The Battery Broker. Contact: Kevin Loveys, Tel: 416-255-3321, Fax: 416-255-7707. Address: 11 Tupper Avenue, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8Z 5H5. Materials handled: Waste batteries, all types and sizes. Mercury batteries and mercury contaminated products. Service provided: Recycling, collection, hauling. Provides environmental management programs, site assessments/audits, registration reports.
Building Knowledge Canada. Contact: Gord Cooke, President, Tel: 519-658-6232, Fax: 519-658-6103. Address: 240 Holiday Inn Drive, Unit K, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 3X4. Service provided: Waste audit consultation
Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Alliance. Contact: Lori Provencal, Sales and Material Manager, Tel: 905-612-8290, Fax: 905-612-8024. Address: 7595 Tranmere Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S 1L4. Materials handled: Most types of disposable polystyrene products such as food service (plates, cups) foam (expanded polystyrene) packaging, industrial reels and spools, garment hangers, horticulture trays.
CH2M Hill Engineering Ltd. Contact: Tel: 519-579-3500, Fax: 519-579-8986. Address: 72 Victoria Street South, Suite 300, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4Y9 .
Canuck Compounders. Contact: Bruce Bowyer, Tel: 519-621-6521, Fax: 519-621-0320. Address: 180 Sheldon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V1. Materials handled: polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride. Services provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Composting Council of Canada www.compost.org. Contact: Danielle Buklis, Tel: 416-535-0240,Fax: 416-536-9892, Email: info@compost.org. Address: 16 Northumberland Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1P7.
Enervac Corp. Contact: Tony O'Connor, Environmental Manager, Tel: 519-651-1034, Fax: 519-651-1038. Address: 280 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1Z4. Materials handled: Coolants, cleaners, oils.
GHD (formerly Conestoga-Rovers and Associates). Contact: Greg Ferraro, Vice President, Tel: 519-884-0510. Address: 651 Colby Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 1C2.
Genor Services. Contact: Scott Lambier, Tel: 519-756-5264, Fax: 519-756-2323. Address: 434 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 7W3. Materials handled: corrugated cardboard, paper (fine paper, newsprint, phone books), boxboard, cans, polyethylene terephthalate, mixed plastics, container glass. Services provided: Brokering, consulting, importer/exporter, hauling, processing.
MJ Waste Solutions www.mjwastesolutions.ca. Contact: Mary Jean O'Donnell, Principal, Tel: 519-344-4955 or 888-544-4955, Email: zerowaste@mjwastesolutions.ca. Address: PO Box 22067, Twin Lakes, Sarnia, Ontario, N7S 6J4.
Municipal Waste Association www.municipalwaste.ca. Contact: Tel: 519-823-1990, Fax: 519-823-0084, Email: mwa@municipalwaste.ca. Address: 11B Suffolk Street East, PO Box 1894, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 7A1. Service provided: Sharing waste management/diversion information, workshops, contract work.
Newalta Customer Service. Contact: Tel: 800-263-8602, Fax: 905-548-8485, Email: oncall@newalta.com. Address: 1100 Burlock Drive, 5th Floor, Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6B2. Materials handled: Hazardous, non-hazardous, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and oily wastes. Services provided: Reuse, recycling, disposal, hauling, treatment processing, by-product recovery, consulting, lab analysis.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs www.omafra.gov.on.ca. Contact: Ron Lackey, Feed Ingredients and By-Products Specialist, Tel: 519-271-7407 or Don Hilborn, Engineer, By-Products/Manure, Tel: 519-537-7928, Email: ag.info@omafra.gov.on.ca. Address: 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 4Y2. Materials handled: Food waste. Service provided: Waste consultation
Ontario Waste Management Association. Contact: Michele Goulding, Manager, Finance and Administration, Tel: 905-791-9500, Fax: 905-791-9514. Address: 2005 Clark Blvd., Unit 3, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 5P8.
Quantex Technologies. Contact: Marco Dalla Nora Tel: 519-748-5348 Fax: 519-748-5904. Address: 260 Shoemaker Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 3E1. Materials handled: Drum and bulk wastes. Services provided: Consulting, hauling, processing.
Recycling Council of Ontario www.rco.on.ca. Contact: Tel: 416-657-2797 Email: rco@rco.on.ca. Address: 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 407, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2T7. Service provided: Can provide on-site consultation, including waste assessments and audit, for businesses, organizations and institutions. Personalized waste reduction action plans and other resource materials will be provided.
Scott Tank Cleaning Co. Ltd. Contact: Dave Orr, Tel: 905-278-0231, Fax: 905-278-3225, Email: scottank@on.aibn.com. Address: 28 Queen Street West, Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1L4. Materials handled: Waste oils, gasoline, acids, chemical tank. Services provided: Hauling, disposal, treatment, spill clean-up, site rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency response and tank cleaning. Testing, inspection and removal.
Tammy Billings, Senior Business Director. Tel: 519-897-3668, Fax: 519-208-8528, Email: 2billings@rogers.com. Address: 98 Old Maple Lane, Kitchener, Ontario, N2N 3B3. Service provided: Waste audits.
Woodington Systems Inc. Contact: Tel: 905-680-1900. Address: 2800 Thorold Townline, PO Box 100, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 3Y8. Materials handled: Acids, alkalis, light fuels, kerosene and gasoline, liquid and soft hazardous waste and non-hazardous wastes; crankcase, hydraulic, industrial oils; fine paper and corrugated cardboard; emergency response and analytical lab. Service provided: Waste audits.

Waste Reduction and Recycling organizations and publications

Canadian Environmental Regulation and Compliance News Templegate Information Services Inc. Contact: Tel: 416-920-0768, Fax: 416-920-0620. Address: 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 200 to 206, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1R8. Focus: Newsletter that highlights developments of federal and provincial legislation, legal cases, etc.
Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine. Contact: Steve Davey, Tel: 905-727-4666, Fax: 905-841-7271. Address: 220 Industrial Parkway South, Unit 30, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3V6.
Municipal Waste Association (MWA) www.municipalwaste.ca. Contact: Tel: 519-823-1990, Fax: 519-823-0084, Email: mwa@municipalwaste.ca. Address: 11B Suffolk Street East, PO Box 1894, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 7A1. Focus: Sharing waste management/diversion information; workshops; contract work. Publishes quarterly newsletter for members - membership fees vary.
Pollution Probe Foundation. Contact: Natasha Lan, Tel: 416-926-1907, Fax: 416-926-1601. Address: 625 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2G1. Focus: Publishes various topical environmental educational primers, including acid rain, smog, mercury, renewable energy and water protection.
Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) www.rco.on.ca. Contact: Tel: 416-657-2797, Email: rco@rco.on.ca. Address: 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 407, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7. Focus: News clipping service, e-bulletins and other communiques are provided to RCO members and stakeholders.
Recycling Data Management. Contact: Jerrold and Christina Boulanger, Owners, Tel: 613-448-2383 or toll free 1-800-267-0707, Fax: 613- 448-3950. Address: PO Box 100, Chesterville, Ontario, K0C 1H0. Focus: Publishes: American Recycling Markets Directory, Recycle Products Guide, and the Canadian Recycling Markets Directory (annuals); also Material Recycling Markets (monthly newsletter) which lists recent prices for materials such as steel, paper and plastics.
Recycling Product News Baum Publications Ltd. Contact: Tel: 604-291-9900, Fax: 604-291-1906. Address: 2323 Boundary Road, Unit 201, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5M 4V8. Focus: Published nine times each year for the recycling and waste management industry professional - focuses on new equipment, products, methods and technologies.
Solid Waste and Recycling Magazine. Contact: Tel: 416-510-6798, Email: bobrian@solidwastemag.com. Address: 12 Concorde Place, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3R8. Focus: Bi-monthly magazine targets municipal and industrial waste management. Provides timely analysis of new regulations, in-depth coverage of trends and hot topics, profiles on new and innovative products plus strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO). Contact: Julie Vincent, Tel: 416-410-6933 ext. 1, Fax: 416-410-1626. Mailing address: PO Box 176, Suite H, Milton, Ontario, L9T 4N9. Shipping address: 295 Alliance Road, Milton, Ontario, L9T 4W8. Focus: Publishes quarterly magazine "Influents" describing current WEAO activities and highlights various pollution control measures.

Wood Materials

All Treat Farms. Contact: Andrew Drury, Tel: 519-848-3145 or toll free 800-265-7612, Fax: 519-848-2598. Address: 7963 Wellington Road, Arthur, Ontario, N0G 1A0. Materials handled: Leaves, grass clippings, brush, wood chips. Will consider sawdust and stumps. Clean compost. Service provided: Aerobic composting and end-user. Supplies various horticultural materials, such as soils, mulch. Screening. Wood grinding.
Arts Junktion. Contact: Eileen Orr, Tel: 416-393-0894, Fax: 416-393-8133, Email: eileen.orr@tbsb.on.ca. Address: 380 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3A5. Materials handled Small bright fabric scraps, wood, small boxes, water based paints, yarn, children's books, toys (anything teachers could use in the classroom). Service provided: Reuse in school arts program.
Coron Developments Corp. Contact: Ron Preikschas, Tel: 519-662-6900, Fax: 519-662-6990. Address: 1733 Line 34, Shakespeare, Ontario, N0B 2P0. Materials handled: Uncontaminated wood (no pressure treated), pallets, branches, brush, sawdust, stumps, corrugated cardboard, construction and demolition which can contain metal objects and can be comingled. Service provided: Materials are reused. Bins and haulage are offered.
Habitat for Humanity Restore www.hfhwr.ca. Contact: Brian Daynard, Manager, Tel: 519-747-0664, Fax: 519-747-2153. Address: 120 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8, and 150 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 1Z4. Materials handled: New and reusable items including fridges, stoves, doors, flooring, cabinets, windows, vanities, sinks, lumber, plumbing fixtures, hardware, lighting, patio stones. Service provided: Retails, end-user of new or used (and/or repairable) building.
Index Waste Management Corporation. Contact: Steve Atkinson, Tel: 416-745-4447, Fax: 416-745-2199. Address: 39 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, M9L 1L9. Materials handled: Uncontaminated wood material (no pressure treated), brush and sawdust. Service provided: Recycling into steam.
N.S. Bauman Ltd. Contact: Willard or Wayne Bauman, Tel: 519-669-5447, Fax: 519-669-3590. Address: RR3, Wallenstein, Ontario, N0B 2S0. Materials handled Clean sawdust, particle board sawdust, bakery waste. Service provided: Remanufacturing, reprocessing.
NRD By-Products. Contact: Mark Hazeleger or Clint Johnson, Tel: 519-833-0862, Fax: 519-833-7085. Address: RR 2, Hillsburgh, Ontario, N0B 1Z0. Materials handled: Dry food waste, such as food grade grain or bakery waste. May accept wet food waste. Wood shavings or sawdust. Liquid waste, such as juice, milk, or ice cream. Service provided: Reuses as animal feed supplement. Pick-up and provision of containers are negotiable. Tank trailers, roll-off containers, and van trailers available.
Pestell Shavings Ltd. www.pestell.com. Contact: Craig Pestell, Tel: 519-662-6565, Fax: 519-662-6102. Address: 141 Hamilton Road, New Hamburg, Ontario, N3A 2H1. Materials handled: Wood shavings, sawdust. Service provided: Distributor. Packaging and selling shavings in large quantities.
Sittler Environmental Grinding. Contact: Steve Sittler, Co-owner, Tel: 519-578-8821, Fax: 519-669-5710, Email: info@sittlergrinding.com. Address: PO Box 368, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z5. Materials handled: Solid non-hazardous materials: concrete, drywall, metal, corrugated cardboard, paper, any wood products. Mixed loads are acceptable. No hazardous waste. Construction and demolition materials. Service provided: Processing and transfer station, mobile grinding.
Stan's Enterprises. Contact: Stan Valenta, Owner, Tel: 519-664-2114, Fax: 519-664-2114. Address: RR 1, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8. Materials handled: Pressure treated dimensional lumber, cedar, spruce, pine and plywood (one-half inch or three-quarters inch in sizes of one-third sheet or larger), used doors. Service provided: Will pick-up if sufficient for truckload.
The Timeless Material Co www.timelessmaterials.com. Contact: Jerry Kieswetter, Tel: 519-883-8683 or toll free 1-800-609-9633, Fax: 519-883-4016. Address: 305 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 2N4. Materials handled: Reusable building materials (residential and industrial). Specialize in old house parts and antique lumber products. Service provided: Hauling, labour. Sells reusable items.
Try Recycling www.tryrecycling.com. Contact: J. Graham, Tel: 519-858-2199, Fax: 519-858-4171. Address: 111 Waterloo Street, Suite 610, London, Ontario, N6B 2M4. Materials handled: Mixed construction and demolition materials, asphalt shingles and pavement, flat roofing materials, metals, drywall and plaster products, reinforced concrete, foundry and sandblasting sand, stumps, brush, yard waste, clean wood pallets. Service provided: Processing, recycling, composting.