Household Hazardous Waste

The only materials accepted at these depots are:

• Automotive motor oil (maximum 25 litres per day)
• Automotive oil filters (maximum 5 filters per day)
• Automotive antifreeze (maximum 25 litres per day)
• Automotive motor oil and antifreeze plastic containers 
• Aerosol cans (empty or containing product)
• Batteries
  • Automotive batteries (maximum 4 batteries per day)
  • Household batteries (separate rechargeable from single-use batteries, place in a clear sealable plastic bag)
  • E-mobility batteries are not acceptable; please visit the Call2Recycle website to find drop-off locations
• Propane cylinders (no larger than 30 lb. tanks)

• Paint and related products
  • Latex and oil-based paints, enamels, lacquers, varathane, epoxies, primer sealers, resins, wood finishes/preservatives, varnishes, paint thinners, paint strippers, water repellents, aerosol spray paints, linseed oil, stains, liquid waxes, plastic model rubbers/cement, hobby solvents, etc.
• Indoor household products 
  
  • Cleaners, disinfectants, drain openers, metal cleaners, polishes, bleach, acids, stain removers, rust removers, ammonia, wax strippers
  • Photographic chemicals, paint removers, nail polishes and nail polish removers, hair colour
  • Adhesives and glues
  • Flea sprays/powders, air fresheners, lighter fluid, kerosene, lubricating oils, mothballs, aerosol cans, etc.
• Batteries
  • Automotive batteries - including snowmobile, motorcycle, lawnmower, garden tractor, etc.
  • Household batteries - button cell, rechargeable, lithium, alkaline, etc.
  • E-mobility batteries are not acceptable; please visit the Call2Recycle website to find drop-off locations
• Fluorescent bulbs, tubes and ballasts
• Mercury thermometers and thermostats
• Outdoor household chemicals
  
  • Pool/spa chemicals, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, driveway sealers, aerosol cans, etc.
• Medication - prescription and non-prescription drugs
• Medical needles and syringes - medical "sharps" 
• Automotive products 
  
  • Antifreeze, motor oil, oil filters, empty motor oil containers, gasoline (in certified containers, which will be forfeited at the site), brake fluid, transmission fluid, waxes, windshield wiper solution, diesel fuel, etc.
• Fire extinguishers
• Propane cylinders

• Due to construction at the Erin Roads Garage, Brucedale is being substituted in for the month of May instead

There are many options for safe disposal of spent batteries:

• County residents can drop their alkaline batteries (up to D size) into the top of Battery Tubes, located in all 14 Wellington County Library Branches. There is no charge to participate.
• You may also take alkaline batteries to the Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Depot and the Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depots. 
• E-mobility batteries are not acceptable within our programme; please visit the Call2Recycle website to find drop-off locations and to learn more about battery disposal.

Are you curious about what happens to your collected batteries? Check out The Battery Recycling Journey.

Never dispose of medication down the toilet or sink, or throw it out in the garbage. These practices may have a harmful effect on the environment.

Safely dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medication:

• Drop at the Mobile HHW Depot
• Many pharmacies provide free medication disposal services. Visit the Health Products Stewardship Association and search by postal code or city for a participating pharmacy in your area.

Medical sharps include needles, syringes and lancets. It is essential that sharp objects are disposed of using safe practices to reduce the risk of injury.

We provide free sharp disposal services to County residents at HHW Depots. 

Here's how to safely deliver your sharps:

• place residential medical sharps inside a sealable, rigid, puncture-proof plastic container (maximum five litre container)
• pour bleach over the full container contents and leave for a minimum of 24 hours. Pour off the bleach.
• seal the container and clearly label it "SHARPS"

Many pharmacies also provide free medical sharps disposal services. Visit the Health Products Stewardship Association and search by postal code or city for a participating pharmacy in your area.

Please note that medical sharps generated by the commercial, institutional, industrial and agricultural sectors cannot be accepted. For more information, contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) at 1-800-565-4923, or MECP licensed hazardous waste carriers/haulers (listed in telephone books under headings such as Liquid Waste Removal and Waste Management).

It is essential that sharp objects are disposed of using safe practices to reduce the risk of injury.

Here's how to safely dispose of non-medical sharp objects:

• carefully wrap in newspaper and place inside a cardboard box suitable for the quantity of material
• seal the box and label it "SHARPS"
• deliver to a County waste facility - sharps will not be collected curbside
• let the site attendant know that you have "non-medical sharps" and follow the directions for proper disposal
• pay the appropriate fees based on the County's fee schedule

Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are NOT considered Household Hazardous Waste - these items can go into your regular garbage, However, you must first remove the 9V battery, which can be taken to Select HHW Depots. For more information, please visit the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission website.

Empty paint cans are not hazardous waste. Metal paint cans are accepted as scrap metal at all six waste facilities or may be placed in your regular garbage. Empty and dry plastic paint cans can also be placed in your regular garbage.