LAKE ANNE, MAY 4, 2015 -- The geese are arriving and departing in cacophonous skeins. A blue jay at the feeder yesterday, as well as the inevitable red squirrels and chickadees. The ladybugs have decided they'd prefer to be outdoors and are dying in drifts by all the sunny windows. A deer stepped off the road as I drove in the other day.
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Ecocentres
We have two.
The Ecocentre at St-Sauveur is free for residents of that town and of Morin-Heights. It is located at 2125 ch. Jean-Adam (route 364), just after the SQ station on the outskirts of St-Sauveur. Between April 1 and November 30, it is open Monday to Sunday, 0730 to 1600.
The second Ecocentre is at 40 ch. Sideline in Gore. It offers free service to residents of Wentworth, Gore and Mille-Isles. It is open every Saturday and Sunday from 0900 to 1700 all year. From mid-May (long weekend) to mid-October (Thanksgiving), it is also open on Wednesdays from 0900 to 1700.
The St-Sauveur Ecocentre accepts:
- carpet
- furniture
- outdoor furniture
- plastic toys
- demolition debris (windows, mirrors)
- tires without rims
- asphalt shingles
- metals
- water heaters
- mattresses
- home appliances
- small appliances
- electronic equipment (TV, computer)
- sports equipment
- bath tubs, toilets
- printer cartridges
- car batteries
- oil, paint, varnish
- compact fluorescent bulbs
- branches
- green clippings other than branches
- Christmas trees
- propane tanks
- batteries
The Jean Coutu in St-Sauveur also has a receptacle for small batteries, in the passageway as you leave the store. Medications can be taken to any pharmacy for disposal.
The following items cannot be taken to the Ecocentre nor can they be recycled, and they should be placed in the regular garbage:
- table scraps
- kitchenware (glass, porcelain, crystal)
- plastic toys (if you aren't taking them to the Ecocentre)
- sports equipment (if you aren't taking them to the Ecocentre)
- incandescent bulbs
- hoses
- CD, DVD
- clothing that cannot be reused
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The Gore Ecocentre accepts:
Electronic devices
- small electronic equipment
- VHS, CD, DVD
- copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners
- TVs
- computers
- telephones, answering machines, cell phones, pagers
- computer peripherals
- screens and monitors
- radios
- video games and consoles
- cameras, video cameras
Construction and renovation materials
- cabinets and counters
- baths, showers, sinks
- construction wood and wood materials
- toilets
- plumbing, hardware
- doors and windows, glass
- ceramic tiles
- asphalt shingles
- cardboard and plastic mixed with construction materials
- aggregates (asphalt, concrete, cement bricks)
- gypsum
Household hazardous waste
- aerosols
- compact fluorescent bulbs
- fluorescent tubes
- batteries (all kinds)
- propane tanks
- anti-freeze
- motor oil
- oil filtres
- empty containers of motor oil
- paints, stains and sealants (all types)
- barbecues
- regular tires with or without rims
Various objects in good condition
- furniture
- household appliances
- household objects
- recreational equipment
- tools
- electrical devices
- books
- games, toys
Metals:
- ferrous metals (steel, iron, appliance scrap, etc.)
- non-ferrous metals (stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, lead, etc.)
The Gore Ecocentre will not accept:
- logs, branches, leaves, grass, vegetation
- all putrescible (direct quote and, no, I don't know) plant waste
- insulating wool and styrofoam
- stones and stone dust
- contaminated waste
- huge tires and bicycle tires
- acids and bases
- glues
- solvants
- pesticides and herbicides
- biomedical waste
- explosives and munitions
- gas or mixed fuel
- incandescent bulbs
- materials that can go in municipal recycling (paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, glass)
- kmh
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