News Releases

HAMILTON, ON -This week, as part of Waste Reduction Week the City of Hamilton is reminding residents about how they can make environmentally conscious choices every day. Residents can stay informed and choose alternative options when disposing their waste by:

HAMILTON, ON – Yesterday, the City of Hamilton began the process of shutting down its Central Composting Facility in response to odour issues. Today, the City is encouraging residents to continue participating in the composting, recycling and yard waste programs. At this time, all materials typically destined for Hamilton’s Central Composting Facility are being redirected to a different facility. Some changes that residents should be aware of:

HAMILTON, ON – The City of Hamilton is notifying approximately 1,100 residents who are subscribers of Recycle Coach & My Waste of a data breach where email addresses were accessed without authorization. Municipal Media Inc. – the service provider for Recycle Coach & My Waste – notified the City of Hamilton and several other municipalities using these services about the data breach earlier this week. In order to ensure all impacted residents are properly notified, the City has also reached out to the 1,100 affected users.

HAMILTON, ON – The City of Hamilton is sharing some useful information for residents about waste collection for the 2018 calendar year. Residents can expect the annual residential Recycling & Garbage Guide and new green trash tags to arrive in their mailbox within the coming days.

HAMILTON, ON – Residents in Hamilton may continue to experience delays in recycling collection this week due to ongoing challenges experienced by the City’s contracted service provider. Any residents with recycling that has not been picked up as scheduled should keep their blue boxes at the curb. At this time, some recycling collection crews are approximately one day behind schedule. Residents with recycling that hasn’t been picked up after two or more days should contact 905-546-2489. There are currently no delays to waste or green cart collection.

Hamilton, ON - August 21, 2017 - Over the next five years, Hamilton’s Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive $340 million in upgrades. The first project under this multi-year, multi-phase initiative officially kicked off this morning with a tour at the construction site for the new Raw Sewage Pumping Station.

HAMILTON, ON, February 7, 2017 - With significant winds predicted this evening in Hamilton, the City is asking residents with waste collection scheduled for tomorrow to take steps to ensure their recycling material and waste containers do not blow around their neighbourhood.