Garbage Pick-up

Residential garbage within the Village of Doaktown is regularly collected on Mondays (including holiday Mondays unless otherwise advised) by Breau’s Disposal Limited.  If you have a question or wish to lodge a complaint, please contact  Councillor Wayne Fowler at 506-365-7970 (Extension 111) or Breau’s Disposal Limited at 506-773-3829.

All residents are asked to place their bagged garbage within a reasonable distance of the curb in a location that provides the garbage removal personnel with easy access.  Please note that neither the Village of Doaktown nor their contractor is responsible for garbage pick-up when the refuse is not easily accessible because of snow, ice or other conditions.  Furthermore, if the garbage is not placed in a secure container, residents will be responsible for keeping the area free of debris. 

It is generally expected that weekly garbage generation for a normal household will not exceed four standard-size bags with no one bag weighing over 40 pounds. 

Non-residential garbage (refuse generated by businesses, service groups, churches or other organizations) is not included in the Village’s contract with Breau’s Disposal and is therefore the responsibility of the owner or operator.  Arrangements for the removal of this refuse can be made with any of the following:  Breau’s Disposal Limited (506-365-773-3829), Joe’s Garbage Pick-Up Limited (506-622-8021), Waste Management (506-451-0001), Papa and Boys Trucking (506-365-0225), or any other approved waste disposal company.  

Municipal Clean-Up Days:  To accommodate excess refuse, the Village contractor is obligated to provide for two general clean-up days per year.  In 2011, those dates have been scheduled for Monday, June 6 and Monday, October 24.  On those two occasions, the following items can be put out for collection:  yard waste (boxed, bagged or tied in 3' length bundles); stoves, barbecues, bicycles, beds, mattresses, furniture, etc.  Articles that will not be accepted under any circumstances include automobile or snowmobile parts, paint, tires, liquids, batteries, etc. 

Recycling

Blue Bins - The following materials can be deposited in blue bins (provided by the Northumberland Solid Waste Commission) in the Doaktown, Blackville and Boiestown area: 

• Paper - newspapers, magazines, flyers, telephone books, soft cover books, envelopes
• Cardboard - boxboard, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, corrugated cardboard
• Metal Cans - tin cans, aluminimum cans, tops and lids
• Plastic Bags - all malleable, soft plastic such as dry cleaning bags, clean freezer bags, and grocery bags
• #1 Plastic Containers - including mouthwash bottles, peanut butter jars, salad dressing containers 
• #2 Plastic Containers - including shampoo and conditioner bottles, trays from bagged cookies, containers from prepared salads, plastic milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles
• Milk Cartons - all types

In Doaktown, the NSWC blue bin is located on Prospect Street just above the Central Miramichi Health Centre; in Boiestown, adjacent to the Boiestown Fire Hall on Route 8; and in Blackville, across from the Post Office on Main Street (Route 8).   

Porter's Bottle Exchange - Accepts all types of pop and liquor bottles and cans.  Also coated cardboard containers for juice (they cannot accept milk cartons).  For more information, call 506-365-7326 or visit them at One Nelson Hollow Drive, Doaktown.  

Household Hazardous Waste

Leftover paint (in its original container with a cover and a label) can be dropped off at Betts' Home Hardware, 420 Main Street, Doaktown (506-365-7888).  For further information concerning the disposal of other types of household hazardous waste, please contact the Northumberland Solid Waste Commission at 506-778-6646 (TEL) or 506-778-6642 (FAX).