2025 Spring Cleanup Schedule
Information for the Public
Release Date: April 24, 2025
| The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay Department of Public Works is advising the public that its Annual Spring Cleanup Program will start on Monday, May 12, 2025. Litter Collection will start on Monday, May 12, 2025 with Town workers collecting litter throughout the community and will continue until it is completed. Bulk Residential Waste Roadside Collection will start on Monday, May 26, 2025, according to the following schedule (subject to change): Valley Area: May 26 to June 6 Hamilton Heights (MOT) Area: June 9 to11 Spruce Park & North Side (Cdn Side): June 12 to 13 If you get missed please call the town and we will arrange to pick up your waste on June 16 and 17. *Dates are subject to change depending on quantities of materials placed roadside by residents. As was done in previous years, the Town is encouraging residents to re-consider what goes roadside. Maybe the items can be sold, donated or given away. This is all to reduce what goes to the Municipal Landfill. If you have something that may still be reusable, maybe post it to your Facebook page so that anyone who may have a use for it can come by and pick it up. Bulk Residential Waste Roadside Collection Eligible and Non-Eligible Items Eligible Items The following can be placed by the roadside for pickup by Town Crews: Construction or Demolition Debris Any debris that is not bagged must be delivered to the Municipal Landfill. Brush/ Branches/ etc must be cut in 4-foot lengths and bundled, can be taken to Municipal Yard Waste Site located off Corte Real Road. Grass/ Leaves must be placed in clear bags for roadside pickup, and can also be taken to the Municipal Yard Waste Site located off Corte Real Road in bio-degradable bags. Plastic bags are not permitted at the Municipal Yard Waste Site. Furniture & Appliances Appliances must not contain freon. Fridges, Freezers & Air Conditioners must be taken to Municipal Landfill with a certificate stating that all refrigerants have been purged. Will be taken at the roadside if accompanied by a certificate stating that all refrigerants have been purged. Non-Eligible Items The following cannot be placed by the roadside for pickup by Town Crews. Items placed at the roadside that do not meet the above list of eligible items will be left at the roadside. Auto Wrecks (Cars, Trucks, Snowmobile, ATV/Motorcycles) Contact Newco Metals for information on pickup and disposal options. This includes engines/motors Paint Rogers Recycling accepts paint at their 15 Churchill Street location, contact 896.5401 for more details. Fridges, Freezers, Air Conditioners Will only be accepted at the landfill or roadside for pick up if accompanied by a certificate stating that all refrigerants have been purged. Hazardous Waste (such as ammonia, acids, pesticides, etc) Must be delivered to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at Municipal Landfill. Regular Vehicle Tires Must be delivered to the local tire recycling depot, contact Rogers Recycling at 896.5401 for more details. Earthen material, soil, sand, etc. Must be delivered to landfill and disposed of in the correct area. Propane Tanks Contact Newco Metals for information on disposal options. Electronic Items TV’s, Cell Phones, Computers, etc. can be recycled at the Green Depot at 15 Churchill Street. See below for further details. Reduce – Reuse – Recycle The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay reminds residents to be mindful of what they put at the roadside not only during spring cleanup but year-round with weekly roadside garbage pick up. Our community is fortunate to have groups, organizations and businesses that can and are happy to assist in keeping unnecessary items out of the Municipal Landfill. Rogers Recycling Green Depot 15 Churchill Street 896-5041 For years many of us have taken our recyclable cans and bottles to Rogers Recycling located at 15 Churchill Street, but did you know that as a Green Depot, Rogers Recycling takes a whole lot more material? Material that would have otherwise ended up in the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay Municipal Landfill. They even accept tires. Call Rogers Recycling today at 896-5041 for more information on what tires are accepted. Electronics Recycling in Happy Valley-Goose Bay There are so many good reasons for recycling your end-of-life electronics right here in Happy Valley-Goose Bay – here are just a few of them. When you recycle your end-of-life electronics through Rogers Recycling (a Recycle My Electronics authorized collection site) you are: Keeping e-waste out of the Municipal Landfill.Confirming the safe and secure destruction of personal data stored.Recovering resources like gold, silver, copper and palladium so they can be recycled to go back into new products.Preventing e-waste from being illegally exported or handled by irresponsible recyclers, decreasing environmental issues for the planet.Protecting workers’ health and handlers’ health and safety. Have an old PC Computer, Monitor, TV, Laptop, or Cell Phone that you want to get rid of? Don’t put it in the trash, take it to Rogers Recycling. Click below to find out what you can drop off. Recycle My Electronics – What Can I Recycle? Paint Recycling in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Have leftover, unused paint? Don’t throw it out, take it to Rogers Recycling which is a Paint Recycling drop-off location. For more information on Paint Recycling check out the Productcare Recycling website by clicking the below tab. Productcare Recycling Auto Recycling Did you know Newco Metals offers Auto Recycling? If you have any automotive bodies, engine/motors, scrap metals, and propane tanks just laying around and you are not quite sure what to do with them, give Newco a call. they will be happy to assist you. They even come to your property to pick it up items such as car wrecks, and snowmobiles. Backyard Composting Backyard Composting lets us recycle just like nature does. In nature, nothing is wasted or thrown away. Instead, insects, worms and microorganisms decompose dead plants and animals, returning valuable nutrients back to the earth and allowing other plants to grow. Learn More by clicking the tab below: Rethink Waste NL – Composting Guide What are the consequences of Illegal Dumping? “In accordance with the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Protection Act, fines range from $500 to $10,000 for individuals and from $1,000 to $1 million for corporations convicted of illegal dumping.” Learn more about the consequences of illegal dumping by visiting ReThinkWasteNL by clicking the below tab. ReThinkWasteNL – Illegal Dumping |