Hamilton dump
Hamilton dump: hours, fees and what it takes
The City of Hamilton’s Community Recycling Centres take what isn’t picked up at the curb. Recycling goes in free, and garbage is paid for by weight.
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Where is the Hamilton dump?
The Hamilton dump is the City of Hamilton’s Community Recycling Centres: Dundas, at 27 Olympic Drive; Kenora, at 460 Kenora Avenue; and Mountain, at 37 Kilbride Road. Each is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed on Sundays and holidays. Garbage costs $11.50 source [1] under 100 kg and $14 source [1] per 100 kg, while recycling is free. Pay with cash, debit, Mastercard or Visa, and come without a trailer: no centre lets one in.
The Hamilton dump: the facts
- Centres
- Dundas, 27 Olympic Drive; Kenora, 460 Kenora Avenue; Mountain, 37 Kilbride Road
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Closed
- Sundays and holidays
- Payment
- Cash, debit, Mastercard or Visa
- Charged by
- A minimum fee under 100 kg, and a rate per 100 kg; HST not included
- Vehicles
- No trailers
- Not accepted
- Soil, rocks, sod and stone; asbestos; ammunition, explosives and fireworks
- Hours and fees checked
- 3 November 2026
Where are Hamilton’s Community Recycling Centres?
The centres are on Olympic Drive in Dundas, on Kenora Avenue, and on Kilbride Road on Hamilton Mountain. A Community Recycling Centre is where residents drop off what the curbside pickup doesn’t take.
Every centre also has a reuse shed for household hazardous waste products, where an attendant takes leftover paint, stain and the like, and gives usable cans away.
| Centre | Address |
|---|---|
| Dundas Community Recycling Centre | 27 Olympic Drive, Dundas |
| Kenora Community Recycling Centre | 460 Kenora Avenue, Hamilton |
| Mountain Community Recycling Centre | 37 Kilbride Road, Hamilton Mountain |
Hamilton transfer stations
Hamilton residents drop off their loads at the City’s Dundas, Kenora and Mountain Community Recycling Centres. The City’s own line on transfer stations: Waste Transfer Stations are for commercial customers and waste collection trucks to drop off waste.
Hamilton dump hours
The Dundas, Kenora and Mountain centres keep the same hours: they open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. from Monday to Saturday, and stay shut on Sundays and holidays.
Once the posted hours end, only City staff and its contractors may enter a Community Recycling Centre. The reuse sheds keep the centres’ hours, from spring to fall.
| Centre | Open | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Dundas | Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Sundays and holidays |
| Kenora | Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Sundays and holidays |
| Mountain | Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Sundays and holidays |
How much does the Hamilton dump cost?
At a Hamilton centre, garbage costs a minimum of $11.50 source [1] under 100 kg, and $14 source [1] per 100 kg. Shingles pay the same two rates. HST is not included in these fees, and it is added where it applies.
A lot goes in free. Recycling costs nothing, and appliances and scrap metal are free for residential loads, with the metal kept apart from other waste. Yard waste from a Hamilton home is free all year, but a business pays for its yard waste. Household hazardous waste costs nothing to drop off, and a resident can take up to 4 cans of paint, varnish or stain a day from a reuse shed, free.
Furniture, mattresses and other bulk items can be taken to a centre, and there is a cost to get rid of what can’t be donated or recycled. Curbside trash tags are not accepted at the centres. Pay with cash, debit, Mastercard or Visa. A commercial vehicle pays a deposit set by its gross weight: $50 source [1] for one up to 2,500 kg, rising to $400 source [1] for one over 9,000 kg.
| What you bring | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Garbage or shingles, under 100 kg | $11.50 source [1] |
| Garbage or shingles, per 100 kg | $14 source [1] |
| Recycling; scrap metal kept separate | Free |
| Appliances and scrap metal, residential loads | Free |
| Yard waste from a Hamilton home | Free |
| Yard waste from a business | Charged |
| Household hazardous waste, from Hamilton residents | Free |
| Paint, varnish or stain from a reuse shed, up to 4 a day | Free |
| Bulk items, such as furniture and mattresses | Charged |
| A commercial vehicle’s deposit, by gross weight | $50 source [1] up to 2,500 kg, rising to $400 source [1] over 9,000 kg |
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What can you take to the Hamilton dump?
Garbage and shingles are charged. Appliances and scrap metal from a home go in free, and tires from cars and small pickups are taken, up to 10 a day. Big rigid plastics are recycled free: large plastic toys, plastic lawn furniture, shelving units, coolers and pet carriers. Clean 2×4s and 2×2s are taken too, and so are wooden logs of 12 to 16 inches, up to 4 feet long.
For yard waste, the centres take brush under 4 feet long, and stumps of 12 to 16 inches, no more than 4 feet long, with the soil knocked off the roots. After the second week of January, a Christmas tree can go to a centre free.
Household hazardous waste is taken from Hamilton residents only, never from a business. Each visit you can bring up to 40 kg of it, or 40 litres if it is liquid, plus 8 fluorescent tubes and 1 thermostat with mercury in it. That includes paint, motor oil, antifreeze, fuel, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, batteries, fire extinguishers and large, non-refillable barbecue propane cylinders. Bring it in containers you are willing to leave behind, each with some product still in it.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are not accepted. Take the batteries out and bring them to a centre on their own; the alarm itself goes in the garbage.
Concrete, brick, drywall and other renovation waste are not on the City’s list for its centres, so check with the City before you load the car. The by-law turns away soil, rocks, sod and stone, asbestos, ammunition, explosives and fireworks, biohazardous waste, toner and ink cartridges, radioactive waste, and mercury outside a thermometer or thermostat.
| What you have | At a Community Recycling Centre |
|---|---|
| Garbage; shingles | Charged by weight |
| Appliances and scrap metal, from a home | Free |
| Tires and rims from cars and small pickups, whole | Taken, up to 10 a day |
| Large rigid plastics: toys, lawn furniture, shelving, coolers, pet carriers | Free |
| Clean 2×4s and 2×2s; wooden logs 12 to 16 in., 4 ft at most | Taken |
| Brush under 4 ft; stumps 12 to 16 in., 4 ft at most | Free, from a Hamilton home |
| Christmas trees, after the second week of January | Free |
| Household hazardous waste, from Hamilton residents | Free, 40 kg or 40 litres a trip, 8 tubes, 1 mercury thermostat |
| Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms | Not accepted; bring the batteries on their own |
| Concrete, brick, drywall and renovation waste | Not on the City’s list: ask the City first |
| Soil, rocks, sod and stone; asbestos; ammunition, explosives and fireworks | Not accepted |
Electronics recycling at the Hamilton dump
Electronics go in free at the Dundas, Kenora and Mountain centres, as recycling. The City’s list names computer monitors, digital cameras, DVD players, electronic games, fax machines, printers, radios and stereos, scanners, pagers and VCRs. Monitors go in the monitor bins, and a printer’s toner has to be drained or taken out first.
Before you go to a Hamilton Community Recycling Centre
Leave the trailer at home: the by-law lets you into a Community Recycling Centre only in a motor vehicle, by the marked routes, and trailers are not permitted at any of the centres. The waste has to come from a home or business in the City.
Sort the load at home into garbage, recycling, yard waste and each other kind the centre takes, with liquids drained off, and keep it covered with a tarp, canvas or net so nothing falls on the road.
Once you are inside, children under 14 stay in the vehicle, nobody smokes or vapes, and everyone follows the posted signs and what staff tell them.
Is there a dump in Stoney Creek, Dundas or Waterdown?
Dundas has a centre of its own, the Dundas Community Recycling Centre, at 27 Olympic Drive. The City’s Kenora centre is at 460 Kenora Avenue, and its Mountain centre at 37 Kilbride Road on Hamilton Mountain.
The City lists none in Stoney Creek or Waterdown, and Stoney Creek is part of the City of Hamilton, so a Stoney Creek household can take its load to the Dundas, Kenora or Mountain centre.
Too much for one trip?
When a load is too big for a car or a trailer, Big Bin can bring a bin to the address. One price covers the delivery, the pickup and 7 days. Clean concrete or clean soil goes in a 14 yard bin of its own, with nothing else in it, for one flat price.
Big Bin delivers bins in Hamilton, in 14 yard, 30 yard and 40 yard sizes.
The bin size guide shows which size a load needs, what can go in a bin checks it item by item, bin and dumpster rental cost shows what a rental includes, and roll-off bins explained covers how the truck works.
For a renovation, see construction bin rental, or weigh a bin against junk removal. Get a quote for your address and dates.
Dump hours and fees for other cities: Oshawa dump, Milton dump, Toronto dump, York Region dump, Mississauga dump and Brampton dump.
How much will your garbage weigh?
The centres charge for garbage by weight. Enter your pile’s size and what is in it, and our free calculator gives an estimated weight for your load.
The Hamilton dump: common questions
Is there a landfill in Hamilton?
Yes: the Glanbrook Landfill, which the City calls its only operating landfill site. Residents can drop off their own loads at the Dundas, Kenora and Mountain Community Recycling Centres.
Is the Hamilton dump open on Sundays and holidays?
No. The Dundas, Kenora and Mountain Community Recycling Centres close on Sundays and holidays. They are open Monday to Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Is scrap metal free at the Hamilton dump?
Yes, for loads from a home, at the Dundas, Kenora or Mountain centre. Bundle and tie aluminum siding, eavestroughs and wire fencing, drain the fluids from engine parts, and detach and drain a lawnmower’s engine. A heating oil tank has to be empty and cut in half, and a fridge, freezer or air conditioner should still have its compressor.
Does the Hamilton dump take tires?
Yes, up to 10 a day: tires with or without rims from passenger cars and light trucks. Each tire has to be whole: the centres don’t accept one that has been cut.
Can you take Styrofoam to the Hamilton dump?
Yes, if it is clean. The City’s waste by-law lists expandable polystyrene with no residue on it, such as the packaging from TVs and appliances among what its centres take.
Sources
Source 1
City of Hamilton — modified 23 October 2026
Source 2
City of Hamilton — modified 21 May 2026
Source 3
By-law 20-221: Solid Waste Management By-law (office consolidation)
City of Hamilton — consolidation updated 1 April 2025
Source 4
By-law 26-034: 2026 user fees and charges
City of Hamilton — passed 11 February 2026, in force from 1 January 2026
Source 5
City of Hamilton — modified 15 January 2026
Source 6
City of Hamilton — modified 13 July 2026
Source 7
City of Hamilton — modified 7 August 2026
Source 8
City of Hamilton — modified 9 January 2026
Source 9
City of Hamilton — modified 20 April 2026
Source 10
By-law 01-218: to regulate on-street parking (office consolidation)
City of Hamilton — office consolidation updated 18 January 2023
Source 11
City of Hamilton — modified 15 January 2026
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