Household Hazardous Waste includes materials that are corrosive, oxidizing, flammable or poisonous.
Acceptable items include:
- Aerosol cans (full or partially full)
- Antifreeze
- Batteries
- Bleach
- Brake fluid
- Cosmetics and beauty products
- Detergents
- Disinfectants
- Fertilizers
- Gasoline (containers brought to the depot will not be returned)
- Fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs (broken ones are not accepted)
- Glues and adhesives
- Household cleaners (includes oven, drain, floor, glass and toilet cleaners)
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Mercury containing items
- Mildew remover
- Mothballs
- Motor oil
- Oil filters
- Paints (liquid and solid)
- Paint thinner and varnish remover
- Pesticides, insecticides and herbicides
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks
- Solvents
- Pharmaceuticals
- Prescription medicines
- Waxes
- Windshield washer fluid
Unacceptable items include:
- Materials containing PCBs (e.g. fluorescent light ballasts)
- Infectious or medical wastes (old syringes)
- Radioactive wastes (e.g. smoke detectors)
- Explosives, ammunition or flares
- If you have any of the items listed above, please contact your local police branch for further disposal information.
- Broken or leaking containers
- Unidentified wastes
- Empty containers, recycling and garbage
- Empty paint cans
- Material generated by farms, industrial, commercial and institutional sources