HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

In accordance with Ministry of Environment (MOE) regulations, residents are reminded that the HHWD site is not open in the fall or winter and that only residential hazardous wastes are accepted.

ITEMS ACCEPTED

• motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters

• flammable liquids (gasoline, solvents, strippers, turpentine)

• latex paint, oil paint and stain

• organic flammable (adhesives, driveway sealant, caulk, resin)

• propane cylinders

• lead acid vehicle batteries or dry cell batteries

• aerosol cans

• acid or base corrosives (cleaners, drain openers, rust remover)

• pesticides

• oxidizers (pool chemicals, fertilizer)

• fire extinguishers

• pathological waste (syringes)

• pharmaceuticals (prescription or non-prescription drugs for human or veterinary use)

Items must be identifiable and in a sealed container or package.

THIS FACILITY CANNOT BULK FLAMMABLE OR HIGHLY VAPOUROUS LIQUIDS - THEREFORE ANY CONTAINERS HOLDING THESE LIQUIDS WILL NOT BE RETURNED. (Example is gasoline containers)

NO EXCEPTIONS

Re-Use Table

A Re-UseTable is available at the HHWD. Most items on the table are latex and oil paints, though you will sometimes find household cleansers and lubricants as well. To be eligible for re-use, items must be in the original manufacturer's (undamaged) container, with a clearly legible label containing product information use and product hazards.

Before your next paint job, check the HHWD Re-Use Table to see whether there is a paint that suits your needs! Re-using items instead of sending them to the landfill helps preserve our natural environment, extends the life of our waste sites, and saves the Township money.

WASTE ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED

The Province of Ontario mandates which materials we are legally allowed to accept and which ones we are not. We have attempted to compile the following information in order to ease your search to find a lawful and easy method to dispose of materials that are not handled by our HHW Depot. This is in no means meant to be a complete listing but more of a guideline to assist you to find local merchants. We thank you for your continued efforts to reduce the amount of products going to our landfill sites.

• MERCURY (MERCURY FILLED THERMOMETERS, THERMOSTATS)

■ These can possibly be taken back to the stores that sell them such as Home Depot. Canadian Tire

will not accept them nor will any of the local heating contractors contacted.

■ An alternate method is to mail them in a bubble pack envelope to Honeywell at the following

address: Returned Goods - Mercury Recycling

• P.C.B. CONTAMINATED WASTE (FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLASTS)

■ Ballasts manufactured prior to 1979 could contain PCB's. After 1979 they do not contain PCB's but

they contain oil and should not be disposed of in a landfill site. Safety Kleen Canada Inc. will recycle these products but the cost is high. A 20 litre pail of ballasts without PCB's costs $84. With PCB's costs $210.

• OXYGEN, FREON OR ACETYLENE GAS

■ Most bottles will have the company name imprinted on the side that initially supplied the bottle.

These companies will take them back. BOC is one such company and they can be reached at 613-745-9455.

• RADIOACTIVE WASTE (SMOKE DETECTORS)

■ According to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment smoke detectors should be discarded with

your regular household waste at the curb. Apparently the amount of radioactive waste contained in these units is negligible.

• AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES OR FLARES

■ Can be taken to any detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Best to take it in regular business

hours during the week.

• ASBESTOS

■ The homeowner should never handle asbestos. Please call a licensed demolition expert.

• TIRES

■ Can be taken to all waste sites. (Accepted at all waste sites for FREE)

NO COMMERCIAL OR FARM HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCEPTED

CONTACT INFORMATION

Scott Cameron, Public Works Superintendent

613-259-2398 ext. 239

scameron@lanarkhighlands.ca

Cathie Green, Administrative Assistant

613-259-2398 ext. 249

cgreen@lanarkhighlands.ca