Trail Waste landfill opens Saturday, July 25 for storm waste

The City of Ottawa says the Trail Waste Facility Landfill will be open Saturday, July 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive storm-related waste and debris from the July 1 extreme weather event. The City says residents whose properties were affected by the storm and who have submitted a City service request for a flooded basement or storm-related waste may dispose of eligible storm-damaged materials there free of charge, and asks them to bring the service request number, valid photo identification and proof of address.

Residents who already paid disposal fees at the Trail Waste Facility Landfill between July 2 and 14 for storm-related waste may be eligible for reimbursement, and the City says it cannot reimburse disposal fees paid at other waste collection facilities.

Two separate drop-off events run elsewhere in the city the same day: household hazardous waste at Kanata Research Park, 373 Leggett Drive, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and electronic waste at Redeemer Alliance Church, 4825 Innes Road in Orleans, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Electronic waste is also accepted free of charge at Trail Road.

For curbside pickup beyond the standard three-item limit, the City says residents who have not submitted a basement-flooding request should place eligible materials at the curb and submit a garbage collection service request online or through 3-1-1, selecting "storm-related waste" as the issue. The City says two containers of storm-related construction and demolition material can be set out the same way, and that larger amounts can be taken to the Trail Waste Facility Landfill.