Partial Re-Opening of Queens Solid Waste Management Facility

Issued at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026

The Queens Solid Waste Management Facility has partially re-opened to public use today. The facility will be open to receive ONLY waste that is not billed by weight, such as curbside collected material, grey box site material, and residential drop-off material.

At this time, the Waste Management Facility is still unable to receive weight-based material from commercial drop-off clients and commercial haulers due to damage to the scale system on site caused by lightning strikes in the area last week. Repair work is expected to take a few days to complete.

Region of Queens Municipality will provide an additional update to commercial clients/haulers by Thursday, July 16.

Thank you for your patience as repairs take place. Regular curbside collection for residents will not be impacted by this work.

If you have questions, please call 902-354-7170.