Surplus residual materials
Managing and collecting surplus residual materials in Gatineau. Find the best ways to dispose of your bulky items and residual materials.
Ville de Gatineau organizes special collections to help manage your surplus and bulky items.
| Type of surplus | Ways to set out items for collection | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Bulky items (any item that is too big for a grey bin) | DTRITUS registration | 18 collections annually |
| Yard waste (dead leaves, yard waste, branches) |
|
2 collections in the spring, 3 in the fall |
| Surplus trash (grey bin surplus) | Tagged surplus trash bags sold by Ville de Gatineau | Every 2 weeks, alongside garbage collections |
| Surplus recycling (any container, packaging or printed material that is too big for the blue bin) |
|
One collection in January and another in July |
| Christmas trees | Natural trees, without decorations | One collection in January |
For your next collection date, consult the collection calendar in the DTRITUS app.
Bulky items are items that are too big to fit into bins for collection.
To find out how to dispose of a bulky item, use the online search engine or the DTRITUS mobile app.
You have two options:
1- Use our online service
2- Use the DTRITUS mobile app
Register for a collection using the DTRITUS mobile app.
Download DTRITUS
Here are the instructions for bulky item collections:
Glass
(Windows, mirrors, patio doors)
Large branches
(More than 10 cm in diameter)
Heavy items
(Items weighing more than 50 kg (110 lbs) that cannot be carried by two people)
Assembled wood
(Sections of stairs, walls, fences)
Items that could cause damage
(Items that could damage the collection truck)
Yard waste collections are organized every year:
For your next yard waste collection date, consult the collection calendar online or in the DTRITUS app.
* Branches between 4 cm and 10 cm in diameter can be collected if you register for a bulky items collection.
Your surplus yard waste will only be collected if set out as follows.
Paper bags
(Maximum of 20 bags per collection)
Garbage cans
(Round garbage cans with handles)
Wheeled bins
(Any colour other than blue, 80 to 360 L, identified by a “V”)
Bundled branches
(Maximum of 5 bundles per collection)
Your grey bin isn't large enough for all of your garbage?
Buy tags from Ville de Gatineau and attach them to your surplus trash bags. A maximum of 5 tagged bags will be collected, in addition to the grey bins.
Tags are sold for $3 each at authorized points of sale and online.
Do you have surplus recycling after the holidays or July 1?
Consult the collection calendar or download your personalized calendar in the DTRITUS app.
Transparent plastic bags
Round garbage cans or wheeled bins identified by an “R”
Cardboard box
You can register for the next available collection for your additional items.
Bulky items are accepted at all times at the ecocentres.
Electronic products contain heavy metals, and coolants contain polluting gases. To ensure compliance with regulations and avoid polluting, these items cannot be collected by the compactor trucks that collect other bulky items.
Ville de Gatineau has a separate contract with another collector for those.
Bulky items are taken to a sorting centre, where everything is sorted and optimally recycled.
Yes, those bags are still accepted.
No, you do not need to tag them.
Yes, tags are always good. The year indicated on them merely refers to the year they were made.
Here are a few suggestions:
A curbside review conducted in fall 2023 revealed that very few homes had more than 20 bags for any given collection, the conclusion being that the limit works for the great majority of residents.
You should also consider that spreading out the bags over several collections will help you remain within the limit.
In the summer, most yard waste comes from garden waste, branches (after extreme weather events), grass clippings and hedge trimmings.
These can be managed in other ways than a special collection:
Branches measuring 4 cm or less in diameter can be composted along with kitchen scraps and yard waste.
Branches measuring more than 4 cm in diameter are taken to a sorting centre for construction materials to be sorted and recycled. A limit of 10 cm is set to avoid damaging the trucks during the collection.
To make it easier for the garbage collectors. You can tie them with string, ideally made of natural fibres such as hemp or jute.
Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 298,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.