Composting at Home – Food Recycler Program

Admaston/Bromley Township is offering residents an innovative food waste diversion solution that reduces food waste at the source!

Buy a food recycler, any brand, and we will reimburse you $100.

Mail or Drop off original receipts at the Township Office and include your Admaston/Bromley property address, name, and mailing address (if different from your property address).

This program is for the year 2026. Receipts accepted will be from households within the Township of Admaston/Bromley and during the time period of January 1 – December 31, 2026.  One receipt per household.  (January 15, 2027 last day to submit a receipt for reimbursement for year 2026).  A minimum purchase of $200 is required to be eligible for the refund.

The food recycler must recycle food into compostable material that can be thrown into a garden or composter or used as soil. 

Addressing Food & Organic Waste

According to Ontario statistics, Ontarians generate about 3.7 million tonnes of food and organic waste, which includes food that could have been eaten or repurposed, as well as unavoidable waste, such as food scraps and vegetable peelings.  About 60% of this was sent to landfills.  The amount of food wasted each year is particularly staggering.  In Canada, about $31 billion worth of food is wasted annually.  This equates to about $868 worth of food wastes per person per year. Many municipalities have made good progress in keeping food and organic waste from being sent to landfills.  Municipalities have recovered through green bin / composting programs, over 1 million tonnes of green bin waste.  Sending food and organic waste to landfills is ultimately unsustainable and puts additional strain on our landfills.  Food waste does not compost in landfills because landfills are designed as sealed, air-tight (anaerobic) environments that prevent decomposition, rather than facilitating it.  Without oxygen or sunlight, food waste decomposes very slowly, producing methane instead of turning into nutrient rich soil like most people believe.  Composting, unlike landfills, create an aerobic environment which allows food waste to break down and create compostable material.

For more information on this topic please download Ontario’s Food & Organic Waste Framework: Action Plan here

Reducing food waste in Ontario can save the average family over $1300 annually.  Planning meals, storing food properly and reusing leftovers are strategies to reducing food waste. Checking your fridge and cupboards before grocery shopping will help you not buy food that is not needed yet.  Understanding the difference between best before dates and expiration dates helps us save food.  Plan your meals out and only buy what and how much you need.  Learn to can and how to preserve food for later.  Get inspired to love leftovers and find creative recipes for the most commonly wasted food.

Visit Love Food Hate Waste Canada website for more information.

How to Reduce Food Waste at Home

Checking your fridge and cupboards before grocery shopping will help you not buy food that is not needed yet.  Understanding the difference between best before dates and expiration dates helps us save food.  Plan your meals out and only buy what and how much you need.  Learn to preserve food by canning it for use later.  Get inspired to love leftovers and find creative recipes for the most commonly wasted food.

Waste Management Update

The Township has been working towards an expansion of the Osceola Landfill since 2010. In May of 2024 the Township was successful in receiving an expansion for the Osceola Landfill. The expansion is for approximately 30 years, however, 2 emergency expansions equating to about 6 years, were required as the Osceola Landfill was full.  In September 2024 it was estimated that if the Township made no changes to waste management, did not make an effort for diversion of waste and increase recycling our landfill would be full in approximately 16 years.

Changes had to be implemented today to extend the life of our only landfill for tomorrow.

In June 2025, Admaston/Bromley Council passed By-Law 2025-23, being a new Waste Management By-Law that adopts a User Pay System for Waste Disposal.

Beginning September 2, 2025, the Township of Admaston/Bromley is moving to a User Pay System for waste disposal.

Bag Tags will be required to deposit household waste into the Township’s Waste Disposal Sites.  Bag Tags will cost $2.50 each and shall be affixed to each bag of garbage (maximum size of 75L/50lbs.)  All other waste disposal charges (Tipping Fees) can be found in the Fees & Charges By-Law.

Transparent Garbage Bags

Beginning January 1, 2026, transparent garbage bags are mandatory.  All waste must be placed in transparent garbage bags.

(You can use one small ‘privacy bag’ inside the transparent bag for privacy items.)  Please see the list of FAQs for more answers like this one.

A transparent bag program supports diversion initiatives, like the blue box recycling and the proper disposal of hazardous and prohibited items.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)

Please refer to the list of FAQs for any questions you may have.

Information Pamphlet

Recycling

Please see below accepted materials for recycling.  Need more information, download the Recycling Guide. (Detailed list)

For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON

The New Manager: Circular Materials Ontario is taking over the management of the residential recycling program. They are a national not-for-profit organization building efficient and effective recycling systems where materials are collected, recycled, and returned back to producers to use as recycled content in new packaging and products.

Important Note for Businesses/Organizations (IC&I) ️

This new model does not include Industrial, Commercial, or Institutional properties (like businesses, schools, and offices). The responsibility for providing recycling programs for these properties falls on the business owner.

Questions or Concerns️Please contact Miller Waste for any recycling related questions @ 1-88-752-3527 or email: area3@millerwaste.ca

Still have questions about recycling and what goes where?  Contact Circular Materials at info@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626

Waste Disposal Sites

Osceola Landfill – 144 Pit Road, Cobden ON
Douglas Transfer Station – 311 Fourth Chute Road, Douglas ON
Stone Road Transfer Station – 735 Stone Road, Renfrew ON

Waste Disposal Site Hours

October 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026

(New: Starting October 1 – Construction Materials only accepted at Osceola)

June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026

September 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027

Please Note: All household garbage must be in garbage bags with a Bag Tag affixed.

All sites are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Canada Day.

Contractor Landfill Site Disposal Request

Contractors shall present a completed Landfill Site Contractor Disposal Form prior to being permitted to dispose of material from a residence, commercial or institutional property located within the Township of Admaston/Bromley. This includes demolition debris, shingles, home and/or estate clean-up, etc. regardless of the quantity.

The Township is NOT permitted to accept material generated outside the municipality per MECP Environmental Compliance Approval certificate.

Please contact the office for a Contractor Landfill Site Disposal Request – 613-432-2885 or info@admastonbromley.com 

Household Hazardous Waste Depot

The depot located at 376 Bruce Street (Renfrew Landfill) is open from the beginning of May to the end of August and can be used by Admaston/Bromley residents.

Please visit their website for more information.  https://www.renfrew.ca/hhwd

Battery Recycling

Recycle Your Batteries Canada

If your battery is damaged, defective, or part of a recall, please contact customerservice@call2recycle.ca to arrange for special handling options.