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Household Hazardous Waste Event

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

The Town's Household Hazardous Waste and Special Waste collection event is a great way for residents to properly dispose of their household hazardous and special waste.



The event will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2024 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Archer Drive Snow Dump.

Location of event
Drop off area

The Following items will be collected:

  • Automotive and Garage products
    Antifreeze, Transmission fluid, batteries and battery acid, gasoline, diesel fuel kerosene, motor oil, auto waxes, automotive fluids.
  • Paints and paint related materials – DO NOT mix latex with oil base paints
    Oil base and latex paint, furniture and paint strippers, driveway sealers and roof patch, brush cleaners, primers, stains, varnishes, wood preservative, linseed oil, wood stains, varsol, solvents, thinners and turpentine
  • Pesticides and garden products
    Flea collars and sprays, mothballs, roach and ant poisons, arsenicals, fungicides, fertilizers, insecticides, weed killers (herbicide), molluscicides (slugs & snail bait), rat and mouse poisons
  • Household Cleaning Products
    Ammonia-based, chlorine bleach, disinfectants, drain decloggers (acids and bases), oven cleaners, window cleaners
  • Miscellaneous Products
    Aerosols (empty containers as well), dry cell batteries (disposable & rechargeable), propane cylinders, BBQ lighter fluids, fluorescent light tubes and bulbs (unbroken), photographic chemicals, pharmaceuticals (medicines & old prescriptions) and sharps (place in a rigid plastic container),nail polish & nail polish remover, thermometers, thermostats and switches, glues and adhesives, pool chemicals and bleach (DO NOT MIX. Keep separate from each other and from other chemicals)

This collection event is set up as a drive-thru event. Staff will offer to unload your vehicle (please make sure that items are clearly labelled and in the trunk of your car). Although residents are permitted to unload their own vehicle, staff are trained and equipped with PPE for the safe handling of the materials.

For more information please see the attached event posters.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event poster   Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event poster 2   Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event poster 3   Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event poster 4   Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event poster 5

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