Yard waste disposal

Learn about our annual yard waste curbside collection and year-round drop-off locations.

Frankford landfill closed Monday, Feb. 17 The Frankford landfill will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, for Family Day. Regular operating hours will resume on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Frankford landfill closed Saturday, March 29 The Frankford landfill/yard waste depot will be closed on Saturday, March 29, 2025 due to forecasted inclement weather. The Frankford landfill is sometimes closed during the winter season as staff perform winter maintenance operations to clear the city's roadways and sidewalks.

Quinte West residents have three options for leaf and yard waste disposal:

Bag leaves for the City of Quinte West’s spring and fall leaf and yard waste curbside collection.
Drop off leaf and yard waste to a year-round drop-off location.
Mulch leaves with a lawnmower and let them remain on your property.

Leaf and yard waste collection schedule

Curbside leaf and yard waste collection happens in the spring and the fall.

Spring 2025 collection schedule

April:

Monday, April 14 – Trenton ward
Monday, April 21 – Frankford, Sidney and Murray* wards
Monday, April 28 – Trenton ward

May (NEW!):

May 12 – Trenton ward
May 26 – Frankford, Sidney and Murray* wards
June 2 – Trenton ward

*Residents in Murray Ward east of 2nd Dug Hill Road with a Thursday garbage collection date will have their leaf and yard waste collected with Trenton ward collection on April 14 and April 28.

Leaf and yard waste must be in a paper yard waste bag and curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection date. Brush and branches must be tied together and should not exceed 3 feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds for curbside collection.

Year-round yard waste drop off

Frankford landfill

Year-round yard waste can be dropped off at the Frankford landfill site at 1850 Fish and Game Club Rd., Frankford. There is no fee, and your waste does not need to be bagged. Acceptable yard waste includes grass clippings, small branches, leaves and larger brush and branches that are not accepted by curbside collection.

Christmas tree drop-off is accepted. Please ensure they are completely free of decorations and ornaments. Artificial trees are not accepted.

Drop off times

Monday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

During the winter season, the Frankford Landfill may be closed due to inclement weather and subsequent winter maintenance operations of City roadways and sidewalks. Please call Public Works at 613-392-2841 ext. 4912 or refer to this page to confirm operating hours during a weather event.

Curbside Christmas tree collection

Curbside Christmas tree collection is scheduled for:

Monday, Jan. 6, 2025
Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

Place your real tree, free of lights, ornaments and decorations, at the curb by 7 a.m.

You can also drop off your real tree at the Frankford yard waste depot during operating hours.

Holiday operating schedule

The Frankford landfill will be CLOSED:

Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022
Monday, Dec. 26, 2022
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023

The Frankford landfill will be OPEN:

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022
Saturday, Dec 31, 2022

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