Landfill

Field Landscape
For Questions Contact:
Coulter Cahill |
Job Title
Public Works Manager
Email
ccahill [at] adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca
| ext.
Extension
8206

 The Township of Adelaide Metcalfe has one landfill site located at 29349 School Road, Strathroy.

Operating Dates & Hours
  • Operating hours are the second and last Saturday of each month from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM for the months of March to November.
  • The Landfill is open the second Saturday only for the months of December, January, and February from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Acceptable Methods of Payment
  • Cash
  • Debit card (prefferred)
Acceptable Items
  • pick up truck load or equivalent of non recyclable materials
  • appliances
  •  carpet, televisions, stereos, mattresses, linoleum, etc.
  • household garbage bag or equivalent up to a maximum of 45 pounds
  • wood (brush and used lumber)
  • bricks, concrete blocks, broken concrete, small quantities only of rocks and stones, metal (including fence wire that is free of wooden posts)
  • tires
  • metal scrap
  • Other volumes are at the discretion of the Landfill Supervisor
Unacceptable Items
  • recyclable materials
  • compostable material
  • commercial vegetable waste
  • automobile bodies
  • dead livestock or poultry
  • cardboard
  • garden waste
  • asphalt
  • asphalt singles/ tar paper
  • hazardous waste
  •  railway ties
  • any other material that may be deemed unacceptable by the Landfill Supervisor
Hazardous Waste
  • Middlesex County residents may use the household special waste drop-off depot through the City of London
  • The City of London operates a Household Special Waste Depot, and offers residents a safe way to dispose of household hazardous (special) waste.  This includes any material that is corrosive, flammable, ignitable or reactive. 
  • The Household Special Waste Depot is located at 3502 Manning Drive (London, Ontario)
  • Hours of operation are Tuesday to Friday, 8am – 4pm, Saturday 8am – 3pm. 
  • For more information, please refer to the City of London - Household Hazardous (Special) Waste Page
Special Operations During COVID-19
  • a maximum of three (3) vehicles will be permitted to unload at any given time.
  • residents are asked to stay inside their vehicles until it is their turn to unload.
  • please respect physical distancing with Landfill staff and others accessing the Landfill site.
  • residents may experience delay in entering the Landfill site due to the current COVID-19 restrictions.
  • gatherings of five (5) or more persons is prohibited and enforceable under the EMCPA legislation.
Landfill Fees