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Stop hoarding household hazardous waste Take them to a depot near you.
Hazardous waste is unwanted materials or products that can cause illness or death to people, plants and animals.
Eliminate proper RDD household hazardous waste is important to prevent the spread of chemicals in our soil, air and water when RDD ends up in landfills, it can leech out and contaminate our soil and groundwater.
Proper disposal of waste ensures the workers are not at risk from inhalation of toxic substances and reduces the risk of fire or explosion Never pour HHW hunting or substances down the drain when they enter the system chemical sewage can corrode plumbing and cause failure in septic systems before they make their way to our waterways and oceans.
Examples of DTH are acetone, ant wasp spray, barbeque starters, antifreeze, car waxes and varnishes, adhesives, spray aerosol hair dye hair, caustic soda, nail polish remover, paint thinners, rechargeable batteries, shoe polish, spa and swimming pool chemicals, weed killers and windshield washer solution.
Some examples of household cleaners are considered HHW abrasive cleaners, deodorant sprays purpose cleaners, ammonia, bleach, disinfectants, drain cleaners, fabric softeners, cleaners for glass, laundry starch, stain removers laundry stain removers mold, oven cleaners, carpet and upholstery cleaners, toilet cleaners and bathtub, tiles.
Each Canadian province has set up a household hazardous waste collection program to make it easy for Canadians to dispose of these toxic elements with minimal impact on the environment.
Keep materials in their original packaging, or make sure containers are properly labeled.
A HHW collection program called Round it Up is coordinated by Alberta Environment and administered by the Alberta Recycling There are several permanent collection sites and household hazardous waste roundups conducted annually on Alberta material collected on the sites and collections are safely shipped and disposed of Swan Hills waste treatment Center.
Municipalities are responsible for the collection and disposal of household hazardous waste Residents Metro Vancouver can locate collecting deposits using the Metro Vancouver Recycles database and application iPhone Outside the Greater Vancouver area, residents can contact their municipality or visit the municipal web sites for HHW disposal options.
Provincially, the BC Recycling Council provides information on the disposal of HHW on their website and through direct recycling line 604 RECYCLE 604-732-9253 or drop-off certain products HHW at Care Product Paint More Depots.
The Manitoba government contracts the Miller Environmental Corporation to collect and dispose of HHW collection events occur periodically in Winnipeg and across the province in Winnipeg RDD can also be deposited with an appointment to the deposit to 1803 Hekla Avenue, or visit Green Manitoba household hazardous waste Page.
Saskatchewan Waste Reduction organizes frequent HHW collection events in Saskatoon contact local municipal offices to see when HHW event is planned near you, or how to organize a collection event.
Municipalities and Regional Municipalities RCM County are responsible for waste management within their jurisdictions Some may hold HHW collections, while others may be falling directly to a joint center Г To find out when and where RDD is recovered near you, contact Recyc-Québec.
Use the full contaminants recycling program in Ontario, the drop Orange and looking for a place HHW drop by postal code entirely funded by the industry as a model called EPR Extended Producer Responsibility, companies that produce and market products managed through the Orange Drop program cover the costs of collection and disposal, once the consumer has finished using their product.
Six HHW depots are at Waste Watch removal centers in the province Contact Island Waste Management Corporation for details at 1-888-280-8111.
The collection and disposal of HHW is managed by the multi-material stewardship board MMSB They organize regular municipal roundups and there are several permanent HHW Collection Depots across the province.
South West Solid Waste Commission has a permanent HHW depot in landfill Hemlock Knoll Lawrence Station RDD This deposit has a respectful way of the environment at no cost.
The City of Whitehorse has regular scheduled HHW collections and other communities can organize HHW collections with financial support for monitoring and inspections.
No program during collection or diversion RDD is currently operational in Nunavut learn directly what to do with your HHW.
Get Rid of Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup What you can do the David Suzuki Foundation, dispose of household hazardous waste.