Bulky items and construction residues
Bulky items are those that are too big to fit in bins for collection. There are three types of bulky items:
Before leaving your bulky items at curbside for the special collections, consider whether there might be another option, for instance reuse.
Residents wishing to give their reusable or recyclable bulky items a second life can call 311 to request a home pick-up. An organization mandated by Gatineau will then contact you to set a day for them to be picked up. It can take up to two weeks from the time a call is made to 311 until the items are picked up.
This service is free thanks to a partnership between Ville de Gatineau and the La Relance Outaouais and Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs de l'Outaouais social economy organizations.
In good condition (for reuse):
In any condition:
You can drop off your reusable and recoverable items at the ecocentres free of charge*. To find out which materials to bring to those places and their hours of operation, go to the Ecocentres and waste transfer centre page.
* For Gatineau residents, small businesses (including building owners) and not-for-profit organizations whose activities focus on the environment or social housing, including social housing cooperatives.
When you buy a new household appliance, for instance, you can ask the seller to take away your old one.
You can use this search tool to find other ways of disposing of your bulky items.
Bulky waste is any item that is intended for landfill but is too big for a garbage bin.
* These items will only be accepted in transparent plastic bags.
In 2019, the collection will take place in the first two full weeks of each month from April to October, on the same day as your household garbage collection.
Western sector
In 2019, in the western sector, bulky waste will be collected on the same day as your household garbage in the following weeks:
Estern sector
In 2019, in the eastern sector, bulky waste will be collected on the same day as your household garbage in the following weeks:
You can drop off your bulky waste at the waste transfer centre free of charge*. To find out which materials to bring to those places and their hours of operation, go to the Ecocentres and waste transfer centre page.
* For Gatineau residents, small businesses (including building owners) and not-for-profit organizations whose activities focus on the environment or social housing, including social housing cooperatives.
When you buy a new mattress, for instance, you can ask the seller to take away your old one.
Construction residues are construction materials that are to be recycled but are too big to fit into the bins.
In 2019, the collection will take place in the first two full weeks of each month from April to October, on the same day as your recyclables collection.
Western sector
In 2019, in the western sector, construction residues will be collected on the same day as your recyclables in the following weeks:
Eastern sector
In 2019, in the eastern sector, construction residues will be collected on the same day as your recyclables in the following weeks:
You can drop off your construction residues at the ecocentres free of charge*. To find out which materials to bring to those places and their hours of operation, go to the Ecocentres and waste transfer centre page.
* For Gatineau residents and not-for-profit organizations whose activities focus on the environment or social housing, including social housing cooperatives.
You can use this search tool to find other ways of disposing of your construction residues.
The special collection of natural Christmas trees takes place during the first two full weeks of the year, on the same day that your compostables are collected. If any decorations or lights are left on the tree, or if it is wrapped in plastic, it won't be collected. In the case of multi-unit residential buildings with collection from the loading area, the trees must be left curbside on the same day that curbside collection from residences takes place in their sector.
You can drop off your Christmas tree at the ecocentres free of charge*. To find out their hours of operation, go to the Ecocentres and waste transfer centre page.
* For Gatineau residents and not-for-profit organizations whose activities focus on the environment or social housing, including social housing cooperatives.
Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 285,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.
