Quebec City has 5 ecocentres (municipal drop-off centres, often searched as “eco centre”): Beauport, Hêtrière (Sainte-Foy–Cap-Rouge area), Des Rivières, Jean-Talon and Val-Bélair, the last one closed for renovations in 2026. They are free with no annual limit for residents of Québec City, L’Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, up to 5 m³ per visit. Here are the addresses, summer and winter hours, what you can bring, and the rules that get a load turned away.

Information checked on October 19, 2026 with the Ville de Québec, the Ville de Lévis and RECYC-QUÉBEC. Hours change twice a year: when in doubt, the city’s 311 line has the final word.

Quebec City’s 5 ecocentres

Ecocentre	Address	Borough	Status
Beauport	425, boul. Raymond, Québec (G1C 5B4)	Beauport	Open
Hêtrière	3381, rue de l’Hêtrière, Québec (G3A 0M2)	Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge	Open
Des Rivières	1700, rue Provinciale, Québec (G1N 4A2)	Les Rivières	Open
Jean-Talon (Matrec)	1700, boul. Jean-Talon Ouest, Québec (G2K 2L8)	Les Rivières	Open
Val-Bélair	1472, rue Jean-Bardot, Québec (G3J 1R3)	La Haute-Saint-Charles	Closed for renovations

You can use any of the five, whichever borough you live in.

Beauport ecocentre

At 425 boulevard Raymond, this is the east-end ecocentre. Residents of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, which has no ecocentre of its own, can use it under their town’s terms (2 free visits a year, then $40 per visit). Same for Île d’Orléans residents: 5 free visits a year, then $39 per visit.

Hêtrière ecocentre (Sainte-Foy, Cap-Rouge, Saint-Augustin)

If you’re looking for “the Sainte-Foy ecocentre” or “the Cap-Rouge ecocentre”, this is the one: 3381 rue de l’Hêtrière, in the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough. Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and L’Ancienne-Lorette have no municipal ecocentre; their residents use Quebec City’s network, and Saint-Augustin points its residents to Hêtrière as the closest.

Des Rivières and Jean-Talon ecocentres (Lebourgneuf, Vanier, Charlesbourg)

Both are in the Les Rivières borough: Des Rivières at 1700 rue Provinciale, and Jean-Talon (Matrec) at 1700 boulevard Jean-Talon Ouest. There is no ecocentre in Charlesbourg or Lebourgneuf: depending on your address, the closest are Jean-Talon, Des Rivières or Beauport. The Lac-Beauport ecocentre (142 Traverse de Laval) exists, but it’s for Lac-Beauport residents only.

Val-Bélair ecocentre (closed for renovations in 2026)

The ecocentre at 1472 rue Jean-Bardot has been closed since April 20, 2026 for a major upgrade. In September the city announced a reopening around mid-November, but its ecocentres page says mid-December: call 311 before you go. During the work, the city added staff at the Hêtrière and Des Rivières ecocentres. Once it reopens, vehicles towing a trailer longer than 30 feet (9 m) overall may be turned away.

Quebec City ecocentre hours

All five ecocentres keep the same hours.

Summer hours — April 15 to November 15
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Friday	9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Winter hours — November 16 to April 14
Monday, Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Friday	9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Is an ecocentre open today? From April 15 to November 15, yes, 7 days a week. From November 16, they’re closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. They also close on June 24 (Fête nationale), December 24, 25 and 26, and December 31, January 1 and 2.

Loads can be refused up to 30 minutes before closing. The city also suggests going on a weekday rather than the weekend to avoid waiting.

Proof of residence: what to bring

You need photo ID and proof of residence:

Your situation	Accepted proof
Owner	Driver’s licence (it counts as proof of residence) or this year’s property tax bill
Tenant	Lease or recent electricity bill
New construction	Building permit
New occupant	Notarized deed
Coming on someone else’s behalf	The city’s proxy form, filled out and signed

Rules that get a load refused:

5 m³ maximum per visit. Anything more is turned away — but there’s no limit on visits per day.
Materials from businesses, shops and institutions are refused. Ecocentres are for residents only.
You unload yourself, by hand. Staff aren’t allowed to help, dump trailers are banned, and every item must be manageable by one person. Bring a helper for heavy furniture.
Small engines (lawn mower, snowblower) must be drained of oil and gas.
Children and pets stay in the vehicle.

What ecocentres accept (and refuse)

Accepted free of charge:

furniture, mattresses, appliances (including fridges and freezers), patio furniture and other bulky items;
electronics: computers, TVs, phones;
all kinds of metal, bikes, broken toys;
treated or untreated wood, construction, renovation and demolition materials;
concrete, asphalt, brick, soil, sand and gravel;
branches (2 to 30 cm in diameter, up to 1.2 m long), clean stumps, hedge trimmings, undecorated natural Christmas trees;
tires with or without rims (outside diameter under 48.5 inches);
paint, oils, thinners and other household hazardous waste, in their original containers;
flattened cardboard, fire extinguishers, and clothing in good condition in the donation bins.

Refused:

asbestos, in any form;
creosote-treated or tarred wood;
household garbage, grass clippings and flower-bed waste;
compressed gas cylinders (acetylene, oxygen, refrigerant gas…);
biomedical waste, ammunition, explosives and fireworks;
contaminated soil, invasive species;
oil or fuel tanks, unless emptied and cut in half;
anything coming from a business.

For a specific item, RECYC-QUÉBEC’s “Ça va où ?” tool (in French) tells you where it goes in Quebec City.

Where to take each item in Quebec City

Item	Where	Cost	Good to know
Furniture, bulky items	Ecocentres or the city’s bulky item collection	Free	Collection by registration through 311; items at the curb after 7 p.m. the night before
Mattresses, box springs	Ecocentres or bulky item collection	Free	Rarely accepted by donation charities
Fridge, freezer, air conditioner	Ecocentres or the refrigerated bulky item collection	Free	Separate 311 registration; door removed or secured
Stove, washer, dryer	Ecocentres or bulky item collection	Free	Disconnect and empty first
TVs, computers	Ecocentres or “Recycler mes électroniques” drop-off points (ARPE-Québec)	Free	Many retailers take them too
Paint, stain, aerosols	Ecocentres or Éco-Peinture retailers	Free	Original container, closed
Oil, antifreeze, filters	Ecocentres or SOGHU drop-off points	Free	Original container, 20 L maximum
Batteries	Ecocentres or “Recyclez vos batteries” drop-off points	Free	Lithium: tape the terminals; over 5 kg refused at ecocentres
Fluorescent bulbs and tubes	Ecocentres or RecycFluo drop-off points	Free
Tires	Ecocentres, garages and tire retailers	Free	RECYC-QUÉBEC program
Wood, drywall, renovation debris	Ecocentres	Free	5 m³ per visit
Concrete, brick, asphalt	Ecocentres	Free	5 m³ per visit
Asbestos	Specialized contractor	Paid	Refused at every ecocentre
Medication, needles	Pharmacies	Free	Needles in a sharps container, available at pharmacies
Furniture in good shape	Donation charities	Free	Don’t waste it at the ecocentre

Ecocentre, city collection or a removal service?

The ecocentre (free) is ideal if you have a big enough vehicle, someone to help you unload, and everything fits in 5 m³.

The city’s bulky item collection (free) comes to you, but only after you register through 311: you carry the items to the curb yourself, after 7 p.m. the night before or before 7 a.m. on the day. It serves residential properties in Quebec City’s six boroughs; L’Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin run their own collections.

A removal service like ours (paid) makes sense when:

the item is in the basement or upstairs and nobody can carry it out;
there’s more than 5 m³, or a mix of items to sort;
you have no vehicle, or no time to wait for a collection date;
the items come from a store or an office, which ecocentres refuse — see our commercial cleanout;
you’re clearing a whole house on a tight deadline — see our house cleanout.

A mix is often the cheapest route:

donate what’s in good shape;
take what’s easy to carry to the ecocentre yourself;
leave the rest to us — the heavy pieces, the stairs and the sorting.

For example, a basement that would fill half a truck can often drop to a quarter truck once donations and one ecocentre trip are done (see the price grid).

The Quebec City “dump”: where to go?

In everyday speech, “going to the dump” (“la dompe”) means going to the ecocentre. The city’s landfill is on the Côte-de-Beaupré, about fifty kilometres away, and the city doesn’t publish any public access to it. To get rid of your stuff, use one of the ecocentres above.

Lévis and nearby towns

Ville de Lévis — The Lévis ecocentre is at 3443 rue de Vulcain. Residents of western Lévis can also use the Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon ecocentre (517 rue Saint-Aimé), closed from December 1 to April 1. Proof of residence is required, with a maximum of 6 m³ per visit. Unlike Quebec City, some materials are charged: construction debris and non-metal bulky items beyond the first cubic metre, heat pumps and wall-mounted air conditioners. Hours and fees: levis.ca (in French).

North shore and neighbouring regions (for residents of the towns they serve):

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier: 150 rue Clément-Paquet — serves Sainte-Catherine, Shannon and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, among others.
Neuville: 1310 chemin du Site — run by Récolo, the Portneuf regional board.
Lac-Beauport: 142 Traverse de Laval — Lac-Beauport residents only.
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury: 100 chemin Plante — also takes non-residents and businesses, for a fee.
Côte-de-Beaupré: 6 municipal ecocentres, including Boischatel’s at 345 rue des Saphirs.

Mistakes to avoid

Forgetting proof of residence. Without photo ID and proof of address, you’ll be turned away. If you’re clearing a relative’s home, bring the filled-out proxy form.
Showing up at 4:45 p.m. Loads can be refused up to 30 minutes before closing.
Coming alone with a sofa bed. Nobody on site will help you unload it.
Pouring hazardous products into other containers. Keep them in their original, closed, labelled container; anything over 20 L is refused.
Leaving items outside a closed ecocentre. That’s illegal dumping.

Official resources

Ville de Québec — Ecocentres (in French)
Ville de Québec — Bulky item collection (in French)
RECYC-QUÉBEC — “Ça va où ?”
Ville de Lévis — Ecocentres and drop-off sites (in French)

If you’d rather not deal with it

We pick up at your door, carry everything down the stairs and sort it: donation, recycling or ecocentre, depending on each item’s condition. Published prices from $149 (full price grid). For one or two big items, see our bulky item pickup. Quote in 2 minutes: 418 506-0077.

Updated October 19, 2026: the list of ecocentres, addresses, hours and rules were fully rechecked against official sources. The previous version of this article contained incorrect addresses and hours; we apologize.

Quebec City ecocentres: addresses, hours and rules (2026 guide)